GE
DRAFT
V
OLUSON
™ P8/V
OLUSON
™P6
DIRECTION 5775469, R
EVISION
3
DRAFT (J
ULY
19, 2018)
B
ASIC
S
ERVICE
M
ANUAL
Chapter 5 - Components and Functions (Theory)
5-65
Section 5-17LINUX - Voluson Maintenance System
5-17-1
Overview
The Voluson™ P8/Voluson™P6 systems contains the “Voluson Maintenance system” with improved
service functionality (e.g., restore software/recover partitions) +
possibility to perform extended PC Memtest (see:
5-15-1-4 "Memtest(Memory Check)" on page 5-62
NOTE:
It is highly recommended to use the System DVD(see ), which contains:
•
Linux rescue partition
•
System “C:” image
•
Ultrasound Application Software [UIS]
•
Image (Application) Settings [Backup]
•
Service Platform
•
Electronic User Manual [EUM]
•
Drivers for Peripherals (e.g., printer)
•
Scripts
5-17-1-1
General Operation and Selection in LINUX (and BIOS) menu
5-17-2
Access/Security
There are different possibilities to access the LINUX “Maintenance System” and its available functions:
•
System is still responsive
: (starts up without problems, application software is running as usual)
* via Boot Screen Functions - GE Service: functions are secured by service password (class C)
* via Windows Start Menu (for GE Field Engineers ONLY): by means of service dongle and GE
password
•
System is NOT responsive:
(booting from System DVD is required)
* via NewDisk: changing the BIOS “Boot Priority Order” Setting is necessary
General operation and selection in BIOS and LINUX menu is done with:
•
the alphanumeric keyboard
•
the “
Arrow
” keys [
left] , [
right] , PG UP [
up] , PG
DN [down] and
•
the “Enter” key on the keyboard