[Greg McKaskle]

Perhaps you need to use MAX, Start>>National Instruments>>Measurement and Automation Explorer.

In the left column it will have an entry for remote targets which you can open and it will hopefully list your cRIO. If it does, you can determine its IP address, change the IP address, etc.

If MAX also cannot locate your cRIO, it could possibly be a firewall issue. You stated it was off, but it is certainly worth verifying. Also, you may need to toggle one of the DIP switches on the cRIO to reset the IP address and then try formatting again either using the format utility. Finally, there is a safe mode DIP for cRIOs that have corrupted Flash. You may be able to find the step by step instructions on ni.com/FIRST searching for safe mode reformat or some similar query.

Greg McKaskle