Maintenance and service
11.2 Reinstalling the software
SIMATIC Rack PC 840 V2
Operating Instructions, Edition 05/2006, A5E00248055-04
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11.2.4.2 Installation from the Recovery CD for Microsoft Windows 2000
This CD contains encrypted data that can only be transferred to a SIMATIC PC.
The data can be copied using the program OEMSETUP.EXE on the CD-ROM or after
booting from the CD with the Recovery function.
After the required data have been copied to the hard disk, you can run Windows 2000 Setup
to install the operating system.
Notes for systems with SATA-Raid controller
In case of systems with RAID controllers these have to be made known to the operating
system.
1. During the booting phase, press the F6 key and follow the instructions on the screen.
During the installation phases that follow, you are prompted several times for a floppy
disk containing the missing drivers of the module. These are contained on the supplied
"Documentation and Drivers" CD in the directory Drivers\RAID\Promise\TX2300
2. Copy the corresponding driver to an empty floppy disk.
Note
Please also observe the information in den electronic manuals of the controllers. These
are available on the included "Documentation and Drivers" CD.
Windows 2000 Setup sequence
If a Windows operating system is already installed or if the PC has been started with a user
boot disk, the transfer of the data can be performed with the program OEMSETUP.EXE. To
do this, start the program OEMSETUP.EXE from the root directory of the recovery CD and
continue the sequence beginning with point 5.
If you have not installed an operating system yet, proceed as follows:
1. Insert the Recovery CD into the CD drive and reboot the system.
2. To boot from the CD, when the BIOS message appears press:
<F2> to enter SETUP or <ESC> to display the boot menu
the ESC key. After initialization, a Boot Menu screen is displayed for selecting the boot
device.
3. Select
CD-ROM drive
4. From the ”Microsoft Windows 98 Startup Menu” screen form, select
1. Boot for CD Recovery
