Maintenance and service 12.5 Installing Software

12.5Installing Software

12.5.1General installation procedure

If the system is unstable or if the operating system reports errors, the delivery status of the device can be easily restored using the Restore DVD. You can re-install the operating system and relevant drivers using the Recovery CD and the "Documentation and Drivers" CD.

Recovery CD:

The new recovery procedure is based on Windows PE (Preinstalled Environment). The CD contains a Windows PE user interface with tools for configuring the hard drives and the operating system.

Documentation and Drivers CD:

Contains the documentation and the hardware drivers.

Restore DVD:

Contains a hard disk image file with the original software (operating system with installed hardware drivers).

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Siemens PANEL PC 877 Installing Software, General installation procedure, Recovery CD, Documentation and Drivers CD