Chapter 2
Installation and Configuration
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9.
Check the installation.
10. Connect the keyboard and mouse to the appropriate connectors. If you
are using a PS/2 keyboard and a PS/2 mouse, a Y-splitter adapter is
available to connect both to a single USB connector. Refer to
Figure 4-1,
11. Connect the VGA monitor video cable to the VGA connector.
12. Connect devices to ports as required by your system configuration.
13. Power on the chassis.
14. Verify that the controller boots. If the controller does not boot, refer
to the
What if the NI PXI-8195/8196 does not boot?
section of
Chapter 5,
.
Figure 2-2 shows an NI PXI-8196 installed in the system controller slot of
a National Instruments PXI-1042 chassis. You can place PXI devices in any
other slot.
Figure 2-2.
NI PXI-8196 Controller Installed in a PXI Chassis
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PXI-1042 Chassis
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NI PXI-8196 Controller
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Injector/Ejector Rail
1
2
3
NI PXI-1042