
Installing System Software
This chapter provides information about how to install system software.
The E-45 ships with system software pre-installed on the hard disk drives (HDDs).
A reinstallation of the system software DVDs will be required if:
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You have replaced the hard disk drive.
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Restoring the system from backup images did not solve the problem you are troubleshooting.
When you reinstall from the System Software DVDs
The following issues apply to the scenario where you reinstall the system from the System Software DVDs.
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Jobs:
When you reinstall system software, all jobs in all print queues and all jobs archived locally on the E-45 hard
disk are deleted. To save jobs, ask the site administrator to save them to removable media or a network location, so they
can be re-imported to the E-45 after system software installation. For more information, see Command WorkStation
Help.
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Job Log:
When you reinstall system software, the list of jobs in the Job Log and any jobs in the queues are deleted. The
site administrator can use Command WorkStation to save a current list of jobs (not the actual jobs) from the Job Log.
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Fonts:
When you reinstall system software, all fonts on the hard disk drives are deleted. Resident fonts are reinstalled
when you reinstall system software. Any customer-supplied fonts must be reinstalled by the site administrator (see
Command WorkStation Help).
To determine which additional fonts were downloaded to the E-45, print the Font List before you reinstall the system
software and again after you complete the system software installation. Any fonts
not listed
after installation will need
to be reinstalled. For more information about managing fonts, see Command WorkStation Help.
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User software:
The E-45 ships with preinstalled user software on the hard disk drives. During system software
reinstallation, you are prompted to reinstall user software (including Command WorkStation) using the User Software
DVD.
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Server Configuration page:
Before you reinstall a new version of system software, print the Server Configuration
page. The Server Configuration page provides a record of the customer’s current Setup configurations.
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Backing up and restoring the configuration:
All Setup configurations, as well as all custom files and templates
stored on the hard disk drives, are deleted when you reinstall system software. Always back up the current E-45
configuration before you reinstall system software. After the installation is completed, be sure to restore the
configuration that you saved earlier. For instructions, please see
“Performing Backup and Restore”
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Compatibility:
After you upgrade system software, remind the site administrator to upgrade user software on all
computers connected to the E-45. Using old user software with new system software may negatively affect the system.