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PC doesn't boot when adding PXI card

Got a problem today. I have a PXI1042Q chassis running to a PC

The chassis had a slot free and I added another PXI5922 and the PC stall at the bios splash screen 😞

 

More into details:

The PC is a DELL Optiplex GX620 running XP (current update) with BIOS Rev. A07

LabVIEW 2011 full Dev as august 2011 distribution

PXI chassis 1042Q filled with:

1: 8360 (1.0.2.0)

2: 6652

3: 5124

4: 5900

5: 5922

6: (5922)

7: 5422

8: 6251

 

Slot6 free, no problem

Add another 5922 in slot 6 , system doesn't boot and stall at the BIOS start splash screen

Free slot6: no problem

Pull out slot5 5922, enter slot6 5922: no problem (system found new card,installs driver..., selftest OK)

Reinstall slot5 5922: no Bootup

Pull out Slot6 5922: no problem

 

Before I start shuffling the cards (well some of them 😉 ) any ideas someone (at NI) ?

Or might there a DMA/PCIchannel/Interupt limit?

(I just want to avoid wild card swapping ... )

 

 

Greetings from Germany
Henrik

LV since v3.1

“ground” is a convenient fantasy

'˙˙˙˙uıɐƃɐ lɐıp puɐ °06 ǝuoɥd ɹnoʎ uɹnʇ ǝsɐǝld 'ʎɹɐuıƃɐɯı sı pǝlɐıp ǝʌɐɥ noʎ ɹǝqɯnu ǝɥʇ'


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Hi,

 

can you install the new BIOS-version A11 and try again?

 


A11GX620.EXE (524KB)

 

http://www.dell.com/support/drivers/de/de/dedhs1

 

 

Kais Mekacher
Applications Engineer
Germany - Munich
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Thanks for the BIOS hint, will give it a try..

 

Greetings from Germany
Henrik

LV since v3.1

“ground” is a convenient fantasy

'˙˙˙˙uıɐƃɐ lɐıp puɐ °06 ǝuoɥd ɹnoʎ uɹnʇ ǝsɐǝld 'ʎɹɐuıƃɐɯı sı pǝlɐıp ǝʌɐɥ noʎ ɹǝqɯnu ǝɥʇ'


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Updated the BIOS... no change 😞

 

I pulled out the 5900 : not booting

pulled out the 5124 : is booting

swapped 5900 with 5124: not booting

 

seems that I have no chance to run three scope cards in this setup 😞

 

Greetings from Germany
Henrik

LV since v3.1

“ground” is a convenient fantasy

'˙˙˙˙uıɐƃɐ lɐıp puɐ °06 ǝuoɥd ɹnoʎ uɹnʇ ǝsɐǝld 'ʎɹɐuıƃɐɯı sı pǝlɐıp ǝʌɐɥ noʎ ɹǝqɯnu ǝɥʇ'


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Hi,

 

i had the same issue. I fix it by installing MXI-Express BIOS Compatibility Software 1.4.1 and set the PCIE card on Mode 1

 

Read the Readme file for more detail before installing the software.

 

http://download.ni.com/support/softlib//PXI/MXIe%20Compatibility%20Software/1.4.1/readme.html

 

 

Regards,

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