Chapter 4
Common Configuration Questions
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My NI PXI-8186 does not have an internal floppy drive. Is there a way
to use an external drive?
Yes. The NI PXI-8186 controller supports and can boot from USB floppy
drives. A USB floppy drive will not work with Windows NT4, but will
work with Windows 2000 or Windows XP. Refer to the
section for more information.
A USB floppy drive is available from National Instruments, part number
778492-02.
PXI Configuration
How do I use the SMB trigger on the front panel?
For details, refer to the
section of Chapter 2,
Why doesn’t the NI PXI-8186 work with the PXI-8220?
A serialized IRQ conflict with the PXI-8220 and the NI PXI-8186 prevents
PC cards using ISA interrupts from working with the NI PXI-8186
controllers. The PXI-8221 is designed to work with the NI PXI-8186
and should be used instead.