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Step 3: Prepare and Power up the Signal Generator
Windows Configuration
Recovery must be performed. Also, this facilitates convenient backup by copying the
contents of the D: drive to external media. All user accounts created by the factory
already have My Documents mapped to the D: drive. It is recommended to map all
new users’ My Documents folders to the D: drive.
Windows Configuration
The Windows settings have been optimized for the best measurement performance.
Any modifications to these settings may degrade instrument performance and
measurement speed. In general, most Windows System settings (typically set
through the Windows Control Panel) should not be modified. Those that can be
safely modified are listed below:
To recover from problems caused by changing Windows
Systems settings, you may have to reinstall the Windows system
and instrument applications using the Instrument Recovery
process.
Settings that can be Changed
You may change the following Windows settings or administrative tasks (available
from the Windows Control Panel) to suit your own personal preferences. It is
recommended that you document any changes to the instrument’s configuration in
case an Instrument Recovery is performed and the configuration is reset.
Some of these actions can only be performed with Administrator
privileges.
You May Use This
Feature: To Do This…
Configure Microsoft Windows Automatic Updates.
Microsoft recommends that you always get the latest critical Windows
updates to ensure that the instrument's Windows operating system is
protected. If the instrument has Internet access, the instrument
default is set to automatically check for critical Windows Updates and
notify you.
Setup new user accounts.
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