National Instruments PXIe-8133 User Manual

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© National Instruments 5-1 NI PXIe-8133 User Manual5TroubleshootingThis chapter answers common troubleshooting questions you may havewhen using the NI PXIe-8133 embedded computer.What if the NI PXIe-8133 does not boot?Several problems can cause a controller not to boot. Here are some thingsto look for and possible solutions.Things to Notice:• Which LEDs come on? The PWROK/FAULT LED should stay litgreen. The Drive LED should blink during boot as the disk isaccessed.• What appears on the display? Does it hang at some particular point(BIOS, Operating System, and so on)? If nothing appears on thescreen, try a different monitor. Does your monitor work with adifferent PC? If it hangs, note the last screen output that you saw forreference when consulting National Instruments technical support.• What has changed about the system? Did you recently move thesystem? Was there electrical storm activity? Did you recently adda new module, memory chip, or piece of software?• Refer to your chassis user manual for additional troubleshooting steps.Things to Try:• Make sure the chassis is plugged in to a working power source.• Check any fuses or circuit breakers in the chassis or other powersupply (possibly a UPS).• Make sure the controller module is firmly seated in the chassis.• Remove all other modules from the chassis.• Remove any nonessential cables or devices.• Try the controller in a different chassis.• Try a similar controller in this same chassis.• Clear the CMOS. (Refer to the System CMOS section of Chapter 2,Installation and Configuration.)Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com