National Instruments NI PXI-8104 User Manual

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Chapter 4 Common Configuration QuestionsNI PXI-8104 User Manual 4-2 ni.com• An external USB mass storage device such as a USB hard drive orCD-ROM• An external USB floppy drive• Most PCI-based boards that provide an Option ROMNote There are some limitations when booting from a USB device. Windows XPcan be installed from a USB CD-ROM, but earlier versions of Windows cannot. TheNI PXI-8104 BIOS configures the USB devices so that they will work in a DOSenvironment.How do I configure the controller to boot from these devices?There are two methods.• Enter Setup and select the Boot menu. You will see a list of all bootabledevices, ordered by device type. You can set the boot order using <+>and <–>. Set the order by device type and set the order for the deviceslisted within the device type.• To boot from a different device without permanently changing the bootorder, press during POST. After the BIOS completes the POSTand just before the controller boots the OS, the Boot menu is displayed.You can select the device type you want to boot from.Cables and ConnectionsHow do I plug both a PS/2 mouse and PS/2 keyboard into thecontroller?The NI PXI-8104 has no PS/2 connector, and you need to use a USBY-splitter cable as shown in Figure 4-1, or a similar device, to connect botha PS/2 mouse and PS/2 keyboard. National Instruments Part Number778713-01 is such a cable and is available through the online catalogat ni.com/products.Figure 4-1. Y-Splitter Cable