Service and maintenance
11.9 Reinstalling the software
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Operating Instructions, 04/2013, A5E02722710-04
11.9
Reinstalling the software
11.9.1
General installation procedure
If your software no longer functions correctly, you can reinstall it from either the
Recovery DVD, the "Documentation and Drivers" CD/DVD or the Restore DVD.
Recovery DVD
The recovery DVD contains the installation program with tools for configuring the drives and
installing the operating system and the supported languages (MUI package).
The basic language of the installed operating system is English. To add other languages,
install these languages from the Recovery DVD at a later time.
"Documentation and Drivers" CD/DVD
The "Documentation and Drivers" CD/DVD contains the documentation and the hardware
drivers.
Restore DVD
The Restore DVD is included in the scope of delivery when you have ordered a device with
operating system. The DVD contains an image file with the original software package:
Operating system with installed hardware drivers and monitoring software, e.g. DiagBase.
11.9.2
Restoring the delivery state
You can restore the original factory software using the Restore DVD. The DVD contains the
necessary images and tools for transferring the factory software to the drive of your device.
Restoration of the entire C drives: (system) and D: or only drive C: is possible. This allows
you to retain any user data on drive D:.