Hi Brian,
Looks like quite the setup! So you have been able to successfully install the first 7 boards in your chassis. When you say that you get the "BSOD error" I am assuming that you mean the Blue Screen of Death - is this correct? At what point do you receive this error (e.g. during boot up, after you run a certain application, etc.)? Also, from your email it looks like you get errors when attempting to install anything into either slots 6 and 8. Which boards have you tried to install in these slots that produce this error? Were you ever able to install boards into these slots before, or is this a new chassis?
Here is what I would suggest for right now (let me know if you have done any of these things already):
- Make sure you have all of the require
d drivers installed before installing the hardware. From the list of hardware that you mentioned, I believe you should have NI-DAQ (looks like you have version 6.9.3), NI-Serial, NI-DMM, NI-Scope and NI-FGEN. You can check for these in Add/Remove Programs (Start >> Settings >> Control Panel >> Add/Remove Programs). Also verify what versions of each you have installed.
- You may have tied this already, but install each of these boards one at a time and verify that your system runs correctly (i.e. no blue screens). If it causes you problems, try installing it in another slot. If it continues to cause you problems, it may be conflicting with one of the other boards. As such, try removing (one at a time) one of the original boards in slots 2-9.
Note: this is the same response as the one I gave in your email. Since troubleshooting this issue might get more involved lets continue our discussion via email.
Regards,
Julia Dinolfo
Applications Engineering
National Instrum
ents
