Chapter 2
Installation and Configuration
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Device drivers and other utility software read the
pxisys.ini
file to
obtain system information. For detailed information about initialization
files, refer to the PXI specification at
www.pxisa.org
.
Upgrading RAM
You can change the amount of installed RAM on the NI PXI-8101/8102 by
upgrading the SO-DIMM.
National Instruments offers the following types of SO-DIMMs for use with
the NI PXI-8101/8102 controller.
•
PC2-6400 1 GB, 128 MB
×
64, 1.18 in. max
•
PC2-6400 2 GB, 256 MB
×
64, 1.18 in. max
•
PC2-6400 4 GB, 512 MB
×
64, 1.18 in. max
Note
National Instruments has tested and verified that the DDR2 SO-DIMMs we sell
work with the NI PXI-8101/8102. We recommend you purchase your DDR2 SO-DIMM
modules from National Instruments. Other off-the-shelf DDR2 SO-DIMM modules
are not guaranteed to work properly.
Figure 2-7.
Installing a DDR2 SO-DIMM in an NI PXI-8101/8102 Controller
1
DDR2
S
O-DIMM Mod
u
le
2
DDR2
S
O-DIMM
S
ocket
1
2