Manual

16 Getting Started

The Ethernet ports each include two LED indicators, one Active/

Link indicator and one Speed indicator, functioning as follows.

2.3.9 USB 3.0 Ports

The PXI-3980 provides two Type A USB 3.0 ports on the front

panel, supporting SuperSpeed, Hi-Speed, full-speed, and low-

speed transmission for downstream. Multiple boot devices, includ-

ing USB flash, USB external HD, and USB CD-ROM drives are

supported, with boot priority configured in BIOS.

LED Status Description

Active/Link

(Yellow)

Off Ethernet port is disconnected

Ethernet port is connected with no

data transmission

Flashing

Ethernet port is connected with

data transmitted/received

Speed

(Green/

Orange)

Off 10 Mbps

Green 100 Mbps

Orange 1000 Mbps

NOTE:

When operating in DOS mode, the PXI-3980 does NOT sup-

port:

X KVM switches connected to the USB 3.0 ports

X USB keyboards connected through a USB hub

connected to the USB 3.0 ports

NOTE:

While the USB 3.0 ports allow boot from CD-ROM, OS installa-

tion via CD-ROM is not supported