Chapter 2
Installation and Configuration
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NI PXIe-8103 User Manual
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Quick Boot Mode
—When you enable this option, certain lengthy
BIOS tests that rarely fail are skipped to shorten controller boot time.
The default is
Enabled
.
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Summary Screen
—This setting controls the display of the summary
screen shown after BIOS completes its initialization, but before
booting takes place. You can disable this screen in the interest of
shortening controller boot time. The default is
Disabled
.
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PXE Network Boot
—This setting enables the option for booting from
a network PXE server on the subnet. The default is
Disabled
.
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After Power Failure
—This setting controls how the PXI Express
controller should behave after an AC power loss event occurs. The
controller can be configured to
Stay Off
when power is restored or
Turn On
when power is restored. The default is
Stay Off
.
Note
Removing the PXIe-8103 controller from a chassis will trigger a “Power Failure”
event. When set to
Turn On
the controller will attempt to power on the chassis during
re-insertion.
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Power Button Instant-Off
—This setting selects the OS environments
where the PXI Express chassis power button should instantly power off
the system. The controller can be configured to power off instantly in
a
Non-ACPI OS
environment only (for instance, LabVIEW RT and
DOS, but not Windows), power off instantly in
Any OS
environment
(including Windows), or to not power off instantly in any OS
environment. The default is
Non-ACPI OS Only
.
Caution
Be careful when choosing the
Any OS
option for this setting, as instantly
removing power from an OS such as Windows can lead to data corruption.
Integrated Peripherals Submenu
Use this submenu to apply nondefault configurations to the front panel
peripherals of an NI PXIe-8103 controller. Normally, you do not need
to modify these settings, as the factory default settings provide the most
compatible and optimal configuration possible.
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Serial Port A
—This setting enables or disables COM1. You also can
change this setting to
Enabled
and modify the base address and
Interrupt Request Level (IRQ) of a port. The default is
Auto
, which
places COM1 at 0x3F8 IRQ 4.
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Parallel Port
—Use this setting to enable or disable LPT1. You also
can change this setting to
Enabled
and modify the base address,
IRQ level, and ISA Direct Memory Access (DMA) channel of the
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