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National Instruments NI PXIe-8105 User Manual - System Cmos

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Summary of NI PXIe-8105

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    Pxi express ni pxie-8105 user manual ni pxie-8105 user manual august 2006 371864c-01.

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    Support worldwide technical support and product information ni.Com national instruments corporate headquarters 11500 north mopac expressway austin, texas 78759-3504 usa tel: 512 683 0100 worldwide offices australia 1800 300 800, austria 43 0 662 45 79 90 0, belgium 32 0 2 757 00 20, brazil 55 11 326...

  • Page 3: Important Information

    Important information warranty the ni pxie-8105 is warranted against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one year from the date of shipment, as evidenced by receipts or other documentation. National instruments will, at its option, repair or replace equipment that proves to be defec...

  • Page 4: Compliance

    Compliance compliance with fcc/canada radio frequency interference regulations determining fcc class the federal communications commission (fcc) has rules to protect wireless communications from interference. The fcc places digital electronics into two classes. These classes are known as class a (fo...

  • Page 5: Contents

    © national instruments corporation v ni pxie-8105 user manual contents about this manual how to use the documentation set...............................................................................Ix conventions ........................................................................................

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    Contents ni pxie-8105 user manual vi ni.Com installing an expresscard ............................................................................... 2-18 removing an expresscard.............................................................................. 2-18 chapter 3 i/o information front panel ...

  • Page 7: About This Manual

    © national instruments corporation vii ni pxie-8105 user manual about this manual this manual contains detailed instructions for installing and configuring the national instruments pxie-8105 embedded computer kit. How to use the documentation set begin by reading the ni pxie-8105 installation guide ...

  • Page 8: Related Documentation

    About this manual ni pxie-8105 user manual viii ni.Com monospace bold bold text in this font denotes the messages and responses that the computer automatically prints to the screen. This font also emphasizes lines of code that are different from the other examples. Related documentation the followin...

  • Page 9: Introduction

    © national instruments corporation 1-1 ni pxie-8105 user manual 1 introduction this chapter provides overview information for pxi express and the ni pxie-8105 embedded controller. Benefits of pxi express the pxi (pci extensions for instrumentation) industry standard, an open specification governed b...

  • Page 10: Ni Pxie-8105

    Chapter 1 introduction ni pxie-8105 user manual 1-2 ni.Com not only are the trigger bus, 10 mhz system reference clock, and star trigger bus available in pxi retained by pxi express, but new timing and synchronization features that include a 100 mhz differential system reference clock for the synchr...

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    Chapter 1 introduction © national instruments corporation 1-3 ni pxie-8105 user manual figure 1-1. Ni pxie-8105 block diagram the ni pxie-8105 consists of the following logic blocks on the cpu module and the i/o (daughter card) module. The cpu module has the following logic blocks: • socket 479 cpu ...

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    Chapter 1 introduction ni pxie-8105 user manual 1-4 ni.Com • the watchdog timer block consists of a watchdog timer that can reset the controller or generate a trigger. • the chipset ich7m connects to the pci, usb, serial ata, expresscard, pxi express, and lpc buses. • the usb connectors connect the ...

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    Chapter 1 introduction © national instruments corporation 1-5 ni pxie-8105 user manual specialized functionality. For more information visit ni.Com/labview and ni.Com/toolkits . If you prefer to use microsoft’s visual basic, visual c++, and visual studio .Net for the core of your application, measur...

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    Chapter 1 introduction ni pxie-8105 user manual 1-6 ni.Com ni-visa is the national instruments implementation of the visa specification. Visa is a uniform api for communicating and controlling usb, serial, gpib, pxi, vxi, and various other types of instruments. This api aids in the creation of porta...

  • Page 15: Installing The Ni Pxie-8105

    © national instruments corporation 2-1 ni pxie-8105 user manual 2 installation and configuration this chapter contains information about installing and configuring your ni pxie-8105 controller. Installing the ni pxie-8105 this section contains general installation instructions for the ni pxie-8105. ...

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    Chapter 2 installation and configuration ni pxie-8105 user manual 2-2 ni.Com 4. Remove the protective plastic covers from the four bracket-retaining screws as shown in figure 2-1. Figure 2-1. Removing protective screw caps 5. Make sure the injector/ejector handle is in its downward position. Align t...

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    Chapter 2 installation and configuration © national instruments corporation 2-3 ni pxie-8105 user manual 8. Tighten the four bracket-retaining screws on the top and bottom of the front panel to secure the ni pxie-8105 to the chassis. 9. Check the installation. 10. Connect the keyboard and mouse to t...

  • Page 18: Bios Setup

    Chapter 2 installation and configuration ni pxie-8105 user manual 2-4 ni.Com 3. Press the injector/ejector handle down. 4. Slide the unit out of the chassis. Bios setup you can change the ni pxie-8105 configuration settings in the bios setup. The bios is the low-level interface between the hardware ...

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    Chapter 2 installation and configuration © national instruments corporation 2-5 ni pxie-8105 user manual • —use this key to return the parent menu of a submenu. At the top-level menus, this key serves as a shortcut to the exit menu. • and —use these keys to cycle between all available settings for a...

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    Chapter 2 installation and configuration ni pxie-8105 user manual 2-6 ni.Com caution changing settings in this menu may result in an unstable or unbootable controller. If this happens, follow the procedures outlined in the system cmos section to restore bios settings to their factory defaults. The a...

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    Chapter 2 installation and configuration © national instruments corporation 2-7 ni pxie-8105 user manual caution be careful when choosing the any os option for this setting, as instantly removing power from an os such as windows can lead to data corruption. Integrated peripherals submenu use this su...

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    Chapter 2 installation and configuration ni pxie-8105 user manual 2-8 ni.Com function with this option set to either analog or dvi . The ddc communication path is only enabled when set to analog for an analog monitor, so certain advanced features of your analog monitor may only be enabled when routi...

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    Chapter 2 installation and configuration © national instruments corporation 2-9 ni pxie-8105 user manual only for modern operating systems such as windows xp or 2000. The default setting is enabled . Note refer to knowledgebase 3sic67d8 at ni.Com/support for detailed information about switching betw...

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    Chapter 2 installation and configuration ni pxie-8105 user manual 2-10 ni.Com boot setup menu this screen displays the boot order of devices associated with the controller. The bios proceeds down the boot priority order list in search of a bootable device. Devices under the excluded from boot order ...

  • Page 25: System Cmos

    Chapter 2 installation and configuration © national instruments corporation 2-11 ni pxie-8105 user manual • discard changes —any changes made to bios settings during this session of the bios setup program are discarded. Unlike exit discarding changes , however, the bios setup continues to be active....

  • Page 26: Drivers and Software

    Chapter 2 installation and configuration ni pxie-8105 user manual 2-12 ni.Com figure 2-3. Clearing the cmos contents drivers and software your hard drive includes a directory called images in its root that contains software and soft copies of manuals for the peripherals. The directory structure unde...

  • Page 27: Pxi Express Features

    Chapter 2 installation and configuration © national instruments corporation 2-13 ni pxie-8105 user manual the os directory contains a subdirectory corresponding to the operating system installed on your computer. The drivers directory contains driver installers for the system peripherals. These file...

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    Chapter 2 installation and configuration ni pxie-8105 user manual 2-14 ni.Com figure 2-4. Multichassis configuration in max pxi-1 system configuration 1. Launch max. 2. In the configuration tree, click the devices and interfaces branch to expand it. 3. Click the pxi system controller. The chassis (o...

  • Page 29: Upgrading Ram

    Chapter 2 installation and configuration © national instruments corporation 2-15 ni pxie-8105 user manual products. Pxi express devices must provide a driver and .Ini file for identification. These files are provided as part of the pxi platform services software included with your controller. The mi...

  • Page 30: Hard Drive Recovery

    Chapter 2 installation and configuration ni pxie-8105 user manual 2-16 ni.Com figure 2-5. Installing a ddr2 so-dimm in an ni pxie-8105 controller hard drive recovery ni pxie-8105 controllers include two methods of restoring the original factory condition of your hard drive. Hard drive-based recovery...

  • Page 31: Installing An Os

    Chapter 2 installation and configuration © national instruments corporation 2-17 ni pxie-8105 user manual if you need to recover your factory-installed operating system from a cd, you can use the included os re-installation cd with an external usb cd/dvd-rom drive such as a usb cd/dvd-rom drive. Boo...

  • Page 32: Expresscard

    Chapter 2 installation and configuration ni pxie-8105 user manual 2-18 ni.Com expresscard this section provides information on the installation and removal of expresscard modules. Installing an expresscard you can install an expresscard module while the ni pxie-8105 is running. The ni pxie-8105 will...

  • Page 33: I/o Information

    © national instruments corporation 3-1 ni pxie-8105 user manual 3 i/o information front panel connectors table 3-1 lists various peripherals and their corresponding ni pxie-8105 external connectors, bus interfaces, and functions. Table 3-1. Ni pxie-8105 peripherals overview peripheral external conne...

  • Page 34: Front Panel

    Chapter 3 i/o information ni pxie-8105 user manual 3-2 ni.Com front panel figure 3-1 shows the front panel layout and dimensions of the ni pxie-8105. Dimensions are in inches [millimeters]. Figure 3-1. Ni pxie-8105 front panel layout and dimensions 1.997 [50.72] 2.221 [56.41] 2.328 [59.13] 2.847 [72...

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    Chapter 3 i/o information © national instruments corporation 3-3 ni pxie-8105 user manual dvi-i figure 3-2 shows the location and pinouts for the dvi connector on the ni pxie-8105. Table 3-2 lists and describes the dvi connector signals. Figure 3-2. Dvi connector location and pinout table 3-2. Dvi-i...

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    Chapter 3 i/o information ni pxie-8105 user manual 3-4 ni.Com 11 tmds data1/3 shield 12 reserved 13 reserved 14 +5 v power 15 ground (for +5 v) 16 hot plug detect 17 tmds data0– 18 tmdsdata0+ 19 tmds data0/5 shield 20 reserved 21 reserved 22 tmds clock shield 23 tmds clock + 24 tmds clock – c1 analo...

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    Chapter 3 i/o information © national instruments corporation 3-5 ni pxie-8105 user manual com1 figure 3-3 shows the location and pinouts for the com1 connector on the ni pxie-8105. Table 3-3 lists and describes the com1 connector signal. Amp manufactures a serial port mating connector, part number 7...

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    Chapter 3 i/o information ni pxie-8105 user manual 3-6 ni.Com note the pound symbol (#) indicates an active low signal. Ethernet figure 3-4 shows the location and pinouts for the ethernet connector on the ni pxie-8105. Table 3-4 lists and describes the ethernet connector signals. Amp manufactures a ...

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    Chapter 3 i/o information © national instruments corporation 3-7 ni pxie-8105 user manual note the ethernet controller can perform an automatic crossover, thus eliminating the need for crossover cables. 7 nc rx_d+ 8 nc rx_d– table 3-5. 10/100/1000 lan connector led states led color led state conditi...

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    Chapter 3 i/o information ni pxie-8105 user manual 3-8 ni.Com parallel port figure 3-5 shows the location and pinouts for the ieee 1284 (parallel) connector on the ni pxie-8105. Table 3-6 lists and describes the ieee 1284 connector signals. Parallel port adapter cables are available from national in...

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    Chapter 3 i/o information © national instruments corporation 3-9 ni pxie-8105 user manual note the pound symbol (#) indicates an active low signal. 7 pd1 data bit 1 8 pd 2 data bit 2 9 pd3 data bit 3 10 pd4 data bit 4 11 pd5 data bit 5 12 pd6 data bit 6 13 pd7 data bit 7 14 init# initialize printer ...

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    Chapter 3 i/o information ni pxie-8105 user manual 3-10 ni.Com universal serial bus figure 3-6 shows the location and pinouts for the universal serial bus (usb) connector on the ni pxie-8105. Each controller has 4 usb ports on the front panel. Table 3-7 lists and describes the usb connector signals....

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    Chapter 3 i/o information © national instruments corporation 3-11 ni pxie-8105 user manual trigger the trg connector is the software-controlled trigger connection for routing pxi triggers to or from the backplane trigger bus. Figure 3-7 shows the trg connector location on the ni pxie-8105. Table 3-8...

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    Chapter 3 i/o information ni pxie-8105 user manual 3-12 ni.Com gpib (ieee 488.2) figure 3-8 shows the location and pinouts for the gpib connector on the ni pxie-8105. Table 3-9 lists and describes the gpib connector signals. Itt canon manufactures a gpib mating connector, part number mdsm-25sc-z11-v...

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    Chapter 3 i/o information © national instruments corporation 3-13 ni pxie-8105 user manual note the pound symbol (#) indicates an active low signal. 8 ndac# not data accepted 9 ifc# interface clear 10 srq# service request 11 atn# attention 12 shield chassis ground 13 dio5# data bit 5 14 dio6# data b...

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    Chapter 3 i/o information ni pxie-8105 user manual 3-14 ni.Com expresscard/34 slot the ni pxie-8105 controller is equipped with an expresscard/34 slot on the front panel, which provides i/o expansion and options for removable storage. Figure 3-9 shows the location and pinouts for the expresscard/34 ...

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    Chapter 3 i/o information © national instruments corporation 3-15 ni pxie-8105 user manual table 3-10. Expresscard connector signals pin signal name signal description 1 gnd ground 2 usbd– usb data – 3 usbd+ usb data + 4 cpusb# usb presence 5 reserved reserved by spec for future use 6 reserved reser...

  • Page 48: Front Panel Features

    Chapter 3 i/o information ni pxie-8105 user manual 3-16 ni.Com note the pound symbol (#) indicates an active low signal. Front panel features the ni pxie-8105 has the following front-panel features: • a system reset pushbutton (press the button to generate a reset to the controller) • two front pane...

  • Page 49: Common Configuration

    © national instruments corporation 4-1 ni pxie-8105 user manual 4 common configuration questions this chapter answers common configuration questions you may have when using a ni pxie-8105 embedded controller. General questions what do the leds on the ni pxie-8105 front panel mean? Refer to the led s...

  • Page 50: Boot Options

    Chapter 4 common configuration questions ni pxie-8105 user manual 4-2 ni.Com boot options what devices can i boot from? The ni pxie-8105 can boot from the following devices: • the internal serial ata hard drive • an external scsi hard drive or usb cd/dvd-rom if an scsi adapter, such as the pxi-8214,...

  • Page 51: Software Driver Installation

    Chapter 4 common configuration questions © national instruments corporation 4-3 ni pxie-8105 user manual figure 4-1. Y-splitter cable what if i don’t have a y-splitter cable? Can i still use a mouse and keyboard? If you do not have a y-splitter cable, plug a usb keyboard into any usb connector. You ...

  • Page 52: Upgrade Information

    Chapter 4 common configuration questions ni pxie-8105 user manual 4-4 ni.Com how do i install software from a cd? The compact size of the ni pxie-8105 does not allow for an integrated usb cd/dvd-rom drive. If you are using windows xp, you have the following options: • usb cd/dvd-rom —windows xp supp...

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    Chapter 4 common configuration questions © national instruments corporation 4-5 ni pxie-8105 user manual figure 4-2. Installing a ddr2 so-dimm in an ni pxie-8105 controller how do i flash a new bios? You can download the new bios from ftp.Ni.Com/support/pxi/ . For more information, refer to knowledg...

  • Page 54: Pxi Express Configuration

    Chapter 4 common configuration questions ni pxie-8105 user manual 4-6 ni.Com pxi express configuration how do i use the smb trigger on the front panel? For details, refer to the pxi express features section of chapter 2, installation and configuration . Why doesn’t the ni pxie-8105 work with the pxi...

  • Page 55: Troubleshooting

    © national instruments corporation 5-1 ni pxie-8105 user manual 5 troubleshooting this chapter answers common troubleshooting questions you may have when using the ni pxie-8105 embedded computer. What if the ni pxie-8105 does not boot? Several problems can cause a controller not to boot. Here are so...

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    Chapter 5 troubleshooting ni pxie-8105 user manual 5-2 ni.Com my controller boots fine until i get to windows, at which point i cannot read the screen. This may include garbled output, white screen, black screen, or an out of synch message from the monitor. This problem usually results from having t...

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    Chapter 5 troubleshooting © national instruments corporation 5-3 ni pxie-8105 user manual 3. Move the jumper on w2 from pins 1–2 to pins 2–3 as shown in figure 5-1. 4. Wait one second. Move the jumper back to pins 1–2. 5. Reinstall the controller in the chassis. Caution do not leave the jumper on pi...

  • Page 58: Specifications

    © national instruments corporation a-1 ni pxie-8105 user manual a specifications this appendix lists the electrical, mechanical, and environmental specifications of the ni pxie-8105 embedded computer. Features ni pxie-8105 cpu intel core duo processor t2500 (dual core 2.0 ghz/667 mhz fsb) on-die l2 ...

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    Appendix a specifications ni pxie-8105 user manual a-2 ni.Com electrical physical board dimensions ...................................Four-wide 3u pxi express module slot requirements ....................................One system slot plus three controller expansion slots compatibility ...............

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    Appendix a specifications © national instruments corporation a-3 ni pxie-8105 user manual operating environment ni pxie-8105 ambient temperature range ............ 5 to 50 °c (tested in accordance with iec-60068-2-1 and iec-60068-2-2. Meets mil-prf-28800f class 3 high temperature limit.) ni pxie-810...

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    Appendix a specifications ni pxie-8105 user manual a-4 ni.Com shock and vibration operational shock ...................................30 g peak, half-sine, 11 ms pulse (tested in accordance with iec-60068-2-27. Meets mil-prf-28800f class 2 limits.) random vibration operating ..........................

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    Appendix a specifications © national instruments corporation a-5 ni pxie-8105 user manual ce compliance this product meets the essential requirements of applicable european directives, as amended for ce marking, as follows: • 73/23/eec; low-voltage directive (safety) • 89/336/eec; electromagnetic co...

  • Page 63: Technical Support and

    © national instruments corporation b-1 ni pxie-8105 user manual b technical support and professional services visit the following sections of the national instruments web site at ni.Com for technical support and professional services: • support —online technical support resources at ni.Com/support i...

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    Appendix b technical support and professional services ni pxie-8105 user manual b-2 ni.Com if you searched ni.Com and could not find the answers you need, contact your local office or ni corporate headquarters. Phone numbers for our worldwide offices are listed at the front of this manual. You also ...

  • Page 65: Glossary

    © national instruments corporation g-1 ni pxie-8105 user manual glossary symbol prefix value n nano 10 –9 μ micro 10 – 6 m milli 10 –3 k kilo 10 3 m mega 10 6 g giga 10 9 t tera 10 12 symbols ° degrees. Ω ohms. % percent. A a amperes. Ac alternating current. B b bytes. Backplane an assembly, typical...

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    Glossary ni pxie-8105 user manual g-2 ni.Com c c celsius. Cache small portion of high-speed memory used for temporary storage of frequently used data. Cmos complementary metal oxide semiconductor—a process used in making chips. Compactpci express an adaptation of the pci specification for industrial...

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    Glossary © national instruments corporation g-3 ni pxie-8105 user manual epp enhanced parallel port. Expansion rom an onboard eeprom that may contain device-specific initialization and system boot functionality. F fcc federal communications commission. G g 1. Grams. 2. A measure of acceleration equa...

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    Glossary ni pxie-8105 user manual g-4 ni.Com irq# interrupt signal. Isa industry standard architecture—the original pc bus architecture, specifically the 16-bit at bus. K kb kilobytes of memory. L lan local area network—communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. It...

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    Glossary © national instruments corporation g-5 ni pxie-8105 user manual p pci peripheral component interconnect—the pci bus is a high-performance 32-bit or 64-bit bus with multiplexed address and data lines. Pcmcia personal computer memory card international association. Peripheral any hardware dev...

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    Glossary ni pxie-8105 user manual g-6 ni.Com u usb universal serial bus. V v volts. Vga video graphics array—the minimum video display standard for all pcs. W w watts..

  • Page 71: Index

    © national instruments corporation i-1 ni pxie-8105 user manual index a advanced bios setup menu, 2-5 apic routing bios setup, 2-8 b bios checking settings, 4-1 flashing new bios, 4-5 setup advanced setup menu, 2-5 booting, 2-10 discarding bios changes, 2-10 discarding bios changes without exiting, ...

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    Index ni pxie-8105 user manual i-2 ni.Com d data storage, 3-16 ddr so-dimms installing, 2-15, 4-4 figure, 2-16, 4-5 ddr2 so-dimms from national instruments (note), 2-15, 4-4 declaration of conformity (ni resources), b-1 diagnostic tools (ni resources), b-1 directories and files installed on hard dri...

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    Index © national instruments corporation i-3 ni pxie-8105 user manual g gpib (ieee 488.2), 3-12 connector location and pinout (figure), 3-12 connector signals (table), 3-12 driver installation, 4-3 gpib device connector, 3-1 h hard drive, 3-16 files and directories installed on, 2-12 recovery, 2-16 ...

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    Index ni pxie-8105 user manual i-4 ni.Com ni pxie-8105 benefits of pxi express, 1-1 bios setup, 2-4 block diagram, 1-3 connectors com1 connector and signals, 3-5 expresscard connector and signals, 3-14 gpib (ieee 488.2) connector and signals, 3-12 parallel port connector and signals, 3-8 trigger con...

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    Index © national instruments corporation i-5 ni pxie-8105 user manual r ram ddr2 so-dimms from national instruments (note), 2-15, 4-4 upgrading, 2-15, 4-4 related documentation, viii s safety specifications, a-4 saving bios changes without exiting, 2-11 serial ata controller, using scsi hard drive i...

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    Index ni pxie-8105 user manual i-6 ni.Com w waste electrical and electronic equipment (weee) specifications, a-5 web resources, b-1 y y-splitter cable figure, 4-3 using mouse and keyboard without, 4-3 using with ps/2 mouse and keyboard, 2-3.