Workstation 5 Field Service Guide
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Workstation 5 Troubleshooting
Workstation Recovery and Platform Update Procedures
Workstation Recovery and Platform Update Procedures
There are several methods of restoring a workstation and these are described in
the following pages.
Windows Embedded CE 6.0
After replacing the USB Flash Drive and Compact Flash Card, or should the
CF card file system become corrupt, the workstation can be restored in one of
several ways. You can also use one of the following methods of clearing the CF
card to simply switch between one client application or another.
Using WCF
If the WS5 can boot to Windows CE, the Wipe Compact Flash (WCF)
Utility can be used. This program is located in the \DOC\ Utilities folder.
WCF powers off the unit after completing the operation.
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WCF starts with a warning about clearing the Compact Flash Card.
Press [YES] to continue.
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WCF Version 6.0 presents three options:
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‘Clear All Registry Settings’ erases the registry files only. All other
files remain.
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‘Erase Compact Flash’ erases all files on the CF card including
SAR files and e7 totals files.
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‘Format Compact Flash’ does just that. It formats the CF Card File
Allocation table, clearing all files (and possible corruption) from
the card.
The CF Card File system (FAT) in Windows Embedded CE 6.0 can
over time become corrupt. CF Card file system corruption is defined as
inaccurate File Allocation Table (FAT) data that can result in files or
folders that are stored or read incorrectly. The amount of corruption and
the symptoms it causes varies.
Should corruption of the CF file system occur, it can only be removed
through formatting. Using the WCF Utility to ‘Erase Compact Flash’
may temporary resolve the corruption related symptoms, but this does
not remove corruption from the FAT and symptoms may return.
After completing the command, WCF power-off the workstation.
When the OS starts, it finds that the CF card does not contain a registry,
forcing it to use the default registry from the operating system image.
The default registry always starts the CAL so it can assist in locating an
application.
