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PXIe-8840 User Manual
Hard Drive Recovery
PXIe-8840 controllers preinstalled with Windows include two methods of restoring the original
factory operating system of your hard drive. Hard drive-based recovery stores a factory backup
on a separate portion of your hard drive allowing you to restore your controller without
additional media. The PXIe-8840 controller also ships with an OS Recovery DVD that
allows you to reinstall your operating system onto your hard drive through an external USB
CD/DVD-ROM. For more information about these tools, refer to KnowledgeBase 2ZKC02OK,
Hard Drive Recovery and OS Installation for PXI and VXI Controllers, at
ni.com/support.
Note The hard drive recovery hot key is <F4>. To access the hard drive-based
recovery tool, press and hold <F4> when video first appears during the boot process.
If you need to recover your factory-installed operating system from a DVD, you can use the
included OS re-installation DVD with an external USB CD/DVD-ROM drive. Boot the
PXI Express controller using the OS re-installation DVD to recover the OS. You also may need
to reinstall other software after using the DVD to recover the OS.
Note Recovering the OS erases the contents of your hard disk. Back up any files
you want to keep.
Installing an OS
PXIe-8840 controllers may include a preinstalled OS. In some cases, you may want to install a
different OS. When doing so, consider the following guidelines.
Installing from a USB CD/DVD-ROM
The PXIe-8840 supports the installation of Windows 7 from a USB CD/DVD-ROM. As an
alternative to a USB CD/DVD-ROM drive, you can use an external SCSI CD/DVD-ROM with
a PXI-SCSI adapter.
Note For additional assistance with installing or changing an operating system,
refer to KnowledgeBase 2ZKC02OK, Hard Drive Recovery and OS Installation for
PXI and VXI Controllers, at ni.com/support.
ExpressCard
Note This submenu is available on the PXIe-8840 ExpressCard variant only.
This section provides information about the installation and removal of ExpressCard
™
modules.
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