Chapter 2
Installation and Configuration
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Installing from a Network
Complete the following steps to install an OS from a network.
1.
Create a network bootdisk. (Refer to the
readme.txt
file in the
netboot
folder on your OS installation CD.)
2.
Use another PC on the network with a CD-ROM drive. Share the drive
and load the OS installation CD.
3.
Boot your NI PXI-8184/8185 using the network boot disk.
4.
Run the net utility from the
a:
drive. Map the shared CD-ROM
(for example, drive
z:
).
5.
Run
winnt.exe
from the
\os\i386
directory.
Note
To launch the installation in unattended mode, type
z:\os\i386\winnt.exe /u:z:\os\pxi8180.txt /s:z:\os\i386
Note
For additional assistance with installing or changing an operating system, refer to
KnowledgeBase 2ZKC02OK at
ni.com/support
.