2-14 | ni.comChapter 2 Installation and ConfigurationBIOS Diagnostic UtilitiesYou can test the hard drive and memory of your controller with the included BIOS diagnosticutilities.Accessing BIOS Diagnostic UtilitiesComplete the following steps to start the BIOS Diagnostic Utility.1. Power on or reboot your controller.2. When the message to run diagnostics appears, press the key. The firstdiagnostic utility loads after a short delay.Hard Drive Diagnostic UtilityThe hard drive is tested first upon entry into the BIOS Diagnostic Utilities. A quick test isperformed initially, and a more comprehensive test is performed second. The user may abort andskip any test by pressing the key at any time during that test. After both tests have finishedor been skipped, the user is presented with the testing results. If both tests have succeeded orbeen skipped, Press any key to continue is displayed. In order to continue with testing, userinteraction is required to press a key on the keyboard.Note If either hard drive test fails, the controller is not permitted to boot, and theuser is instructed to turn off the controller and replace the hard drive.Memory Diagnostic UtilityThe memory diagnostic utility is started immediately after the user presses a key to exit the harddrive diagnostic utility. The user may abort and skip the memory test by pressing the keyat any time during this test. After the memory utility has finished or been skipped, the user ispresented with the testing result. If the memory test was successful or skipped, Press any keyto continue is displayed. In order to continue to boot the controller, user interaction is requiredto press a key on the keyboard.Note If the memory test fails, the controller is not permitted to boot, and the user isinstructed to turn off the controller and replace the memory.System CMOSThe NI PXIe-8880 contains memory backed up by a battery to store BIOS configurationinformation.Complete the following steps to clear the CMOS contents:1. Power off the chassis.2. Remove the controller from the chassis.Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com
