Advantech POC-174, User Manual

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If required, insert your operating system's installation or setup diskette
into the diskette drive until the release button pops out. (See Fig. 2.2.)
The BIOS supports system boot-up directly from the CD-ROM drive.
You may also insert your system installation CD-ROM into the CD-
ROM drive. (See Fig. 2.2.) Refer to Chapter 9 if you wish to change the
BIOS settings.
Power on or reset the system by pressing the "Ctrl"+"Alt"+"Del"
keys simultaneously. The Point of Care Terminal will automatically load
the operating system from the diskette or CD-ROM.
If you are presented with the opening screen of a setup or installation
program, follow the instructions on screen. The setup program will
guide you through preparation of your hard drive, and installation of
the operating system.
If you are presented with an operating system command prompt, such
as A:\>, then you must partition and format your hard drive, and
manually copy the operating system files to it. Refer to your operating
system user's manual for instructions on partitioning and formatting a
hard drive.
Note: The color LCD display installed in the Point of Care Termi-
nal is high-quality and reliable. However, it may
contain a few defective pixels which do not always
illuminate. With current technology, it is impossible to
completely eliminate defective pixels. Advantech is
actively working to improve this technology.
2.5 Installing the Drivers
After installing your system software, you will be able to set up the
Ethernet, SVGA, audio, PCMCIA and touchscreen functions. All the
drivers except the CD-ROM drive driver are stored in a CD-ROM disc
entitled "Drivers and Utilities." The CD-ROM drive driver is stored in a
floppy disk. Both the CD-ROM and the floppy disk can be found in
your accessory box.
To set up the CD-ROM function, insert the floppy disk with the