Using NI PXie-8861 Controller With Daisy Chained Chassis Setup

Updated Jun 24, 2024

Environment

Hardware

  • PXIe-8861

NI chassis comes with an option to expand the chassis number by using remote control module (MXI card). The expansion configuration are listed here .

However, when using a Thunderbolt port controller such as the NI PXIe-8861, we might encounter the Windows Unsupported Slot Path error which does not let us to enter the Windows OS but BIOS instead and will need to conduct the following steps to resolve it.

  1. In the BIOS screen, navigate to Advanced tab.
  2. Disable the Thunderbolt Support.

After the steps mentioned above, user can boot into the OS.