User Guide

Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration
NI PXI-8108 User Manual 2-12 ni.com
Boot Setup Menu
Use this menu to configure settings related to the boot process and boot
device priority.
• Boot Settings Configuration—Use this setting to access the Boot
Settings Configuration submenu. Refer to the Boot Settings
Configuration Submenu section for more information.
• SCSI Drive Boot—This setting specifies whether or not boot support
is enabled for legacy mass storage devices, such as SCSI drives. When
enabled, legacy mass storage controllers with boot support will be
displayed in the Boot Option Priorities menu. The default value is
Enabled.
• PXE Network Boot—This setting specifies whether or not the PXE
network boot agent is enabled. When enabled, the Intel Boot Agent
will be displayed in the Boot Option Priorities menu, allowing you to
boot from a PXE server on the local subnet. Note that the Intel Boot
Agent device is named IBA GE Slot 00c9 v1310 in the Boot Option
Priorities menu. The system must be restarted for this setting to take
effect. The default value is Disabled.
• Boot Option Priorities—These settings specify the order in which the
BIOS checks for bootable devices, including the local hard disk drive,
removable devices such as USB flash disk drives or USB CD-ROM
drives, or the PXE network boot agent. The BIOS will first attempt to
boot from the device associated with 1st Boot Device, followed by
2nd Boot Device, and 3rd Boot Device. If multiple boot devices are
not present, the BIOS setup utility will not display all of these
configuration options. To select a boot device, press <Enter> on the
desired configuration option and select a boot device from the resulting
menu. You can also disable certain boot devices by selecting Disabled.
Note Only one device of a given type will be shown in this list. If more than one device
of the same type exists, use the Device BBS Priorities submenus to re-order the priority of
devices of the same type.
The following submenus will be displayed if one or more bootable devices
of the corresponding type is present:
• Hard Drive BBS Priorities—Use this setting to access the Hard
Drive BBS Priorities submenu to re-order or disable bootable hard
drive devices. Refer to the Hard Drive BBS Priorities Submenu section
for more information.