What if I can’t see the video?
If you do not see your BIOS screen on boot up, check all cables, adapters, and monitor
connections and power.
What if MAX warns me that my chassis is not
supported?
Only PXI Express chassis that support 82 W slot cooling capacity, such as the PXIe-1092 or
PXIe-1095, support the PXIe-8881. Operation and performance is not guaranteed in other
chassis across the operating conditions outlined in the
PXIe-8881 Specifications.
My system boots fine as long as a particular module is
not in my chassis. How do I boot the chassis with the
module installed?
The most common cause of this problem is a damaged module. Try the module in a different
chassis or with a different controller. Also, remove any external cables or terminal blocks
connected to the system. If the module does not work in these cases, it is likely damaged.
Contact the module manufacturer for further troubleshooting.
What if some modules installed in a remote
Thunderbolt chassis show up in Windows Device
Manager with yellow exclamation points?
Thunderbolt does not allow peripherals to take advantage of legacy IO Space. Some devices
(such as serial or Ethernet modules) may rely on IO Space, creating resource allocation issues
in the system. These modules should not prevent boot or operation of other devices, but will
not function using IO Space.
What if some devices, when installed in a system with
many remote chassis, show up in Windows Device
Manager with yellow exclamation points?
PCI Express systems are allocated 256 unique bus segments. The Thunderbolt 3 ports on the
PXIe-8881 consume 50 segments each (two ports total), leaving the residual segments for
remote chassis connections. Disabling the Thunderbolt 3 ports from your PXIe-8881 BIOS
allows those 100 bus segments to be allocated to remote chassis.
PXIe-8881 Getting Started Guide
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