National Instruments PXI NI 8171 Series User Manual

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Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration© National Instruments Corporation 2-11 NI 8171 Series User ManualUsing the Controllers with PXI-1020 andPXI-1025 ChassisThe NI 8176 and NI 8175 controllers interface directly to the NationalInstruments PXI-1020 and PXI-1025 chassis. The interface containssignals to interface to the chassis LCD display, IDE CDROM drive,and PS2 mouse and keyboard.LCD DisplayTo enable/disable the LCD display for a PXI-1020 or PXI-1025 chassis:1. Install the controller in a PXI-1020 or PXI-1025 chassis.2. Connect a CRT monitor to the VGA connector on the NI 8171 seriescontroller.3. Power on the chassis and enter the BIOS setup program during theboot. (When the message Press ~~to enter SETUP~~ appears,press or ~~on the numeric keypad. The message~~Entering Setup… appears, and the setup program is loaded after ashort delay.)4. In the PXI Setup menu, set the LCD chassis setting to the correctvalue:• PXI-1020—Enables the LCD display and sets the resolution to640 × 480.• PXI-1025—Enables the LCD display for the PXI-1025 chassisand sets the resolution to 800 × 600.• Disabled—Disables the LCD display even if the controller isinstalled in a PXI-1020 or PXI-1025 chassis.Note If an LCD display does not exist or is malfunctioning, the BIOS Setup option is notvisible.IDE CD-ROM DriveThe PXI-1020 and PXI-1025 chassis have integrated CD-ROM drives. TheBIOS automatically detects the CD-ROM and enables the IDE interface.The OS loads drivers to access the CD-ROM. Refer to the Boot Setup Menusection for information on booting from the CD-ROM drive.