Maintenance and service
11.2 Reinstalling the software
SIMATIC Rack PC 847B
Operating Instructions, 06/2008, A5E02203168-01
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11.2.2
Restoring the Factory State of the Software Using the Restore DVD
You can restore the software to the original factory state using the Restore CD (not included
in all package variants). The DVD contains the necessary images and tools for transferring
the factory software to the hard disk of your PC. You can restore the entire hard disk with
drive C: (system) and drive D: or only drive C:. This allows you to retain any user data on
drive D:.
Retrieving authorizations or license keys from the hard disk
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Check whether you can retrieve your authorization or license key from the hard disk and
perform this procedure as described below if possible.
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If backup is not possible, please contact Customer Support. There you can obtain
information necessary for software authorization.
CAUTION
If "Restore system partition only" is set all data on drive C: (system partition) will be
deleted. All data, user settings and all authorizations or license keys on drive C: are lost!
All data on drive C: of the hard disk will be deleted. Setup formats the hard disk and
installs the original factory software.
If "Restore entire hard disk" is set ALL data, user settings, authorizations or license keys
will be lost on the hard disk.
Restoring factory state
To restore the delivery state:
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Place the Restore DVD into the drive and restart the device using the on/off switch.
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When BIOS outputs the message
Press <F2> to enter Setup or <ESC> to show Boot menu
the ESC key. The "Boot Menu" is displayed when initialization is completed.
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Select the optical drive using the cursor keys.
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Follow the on-screen instructions.
CAUTION
All existing data, programs, user settings and authorizations or license keys will be
deleted from the hard disk and are therefore lost.
For information on the functions, refer to the README.TXT file on the Restore DVD.