Chapter 2
Installation and Configuration
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8.
Check the installation.
9.
Connect the keyboard and mouse to the appropriate connectors. If you
are using a PS/2 keyboard and a PS/2 mouse, use the Y-splitter adapter
(see Figure 4-1,
) included with your controller to
connect both to the PS/2 connector.
10. Connect the VGA monitor video cable to the VGA connector.
11. Connect devices to ports as required by your system configuration.
12. Power on the chassis.
13. Verify that the controller boots. If the controller does not boot, see
the
What if the NI 8171 series does not boot?
section in Chapter 5,
Figure 2-1 shows an NI 8176 installed in the system controller slot of a
National Instruments PXI-1000 chassis. You can place PXI devices in any
other slot.
Figure 2-1.
NI 8171 Series Controller Installed in a PXI Chassis
1
PXI-1000 Chassis
2
NI 8171 Series Controller
3
Injector/Ejector Rail
1
2
3
