User`s manual

Installation 31
3.4 Software Installation
3.4.1 OS Installation
Install the operating system that your system controller supports.
For more information, refer to the documentation provided by the
operating system vendor and the system controller manual. Most
operating systems require installation from a floppy or optical disk
drive. These devices must be configured, installed, and tested with
the supplied drivers before attempting to install a new operating
system. Consult the release notes and installation documentation
provided by the operating system vendor for documentation dis-
crepancies and/or compatibility issues, problems, and solutions.
3.4.2 Install the Chassis Description File (chassis.ini)
To allow inter-operability of PXI platform and modules from differ-
ent vendors, the PXI specification requires hardware description
files in ASCII text format to describe the hardware characteristics.
System integrators can use the hardware description files to con-
figure the system with various PXI controller, PXI chassis, and PXI
modules.
ADLINK provides a complete list of the chassis description file
(chassis.ini) for PXI chassis. The chassis description file can be
found in
X:\Driver Installation\PXI Platform\PXI Platform Description\
(X: is the CD-ROM drive where you placed the ADLINK All-in-One
CD). A simple how-to document is also exists in the directory to
illustrate the procedures of using the chassis description file with
third-party software to build a PXI-based system.