Restoring and Installing Software
Installing the Operating
System and TLA
Application Software
This procedure overwrites all data on the hard drive with the new product software
image. Because this procedure reformats the hard disk drive, be sure to back
up any
fi
les or software that you want to preserve by following the steps in the
previous section.
CAUTION.
To avoid losing user
fi
les on your hard disk, back them up before
proceeding.
Change the BIOS Boot Settings.
Before installing the Hard Disk Image, you may
need to change the BIOS settings to enable booting the logic analyzer from the
CD-ROM.
1.
Restart the logic analyzer and then press the F2 function key to enter the
BIOS setup.
2.
In the BIOS setup, go to the Boot menu.
3.
Set the Boot devices for your instrument. (See Table 3.) Follow the on-screen
instructions to change the settings.
Table 3: BIOS Boot settings for reinstalling software from the CD-ROM
Instrument
Setting
First Boot Device: [ATAPI CDROM Drive]
Second Boot Device: [Floppy]
TLA5000 series
Third Boot Device: [IDE-HDD]
4.
Save the settings by pressing function key F10 and con
fi
rm that you want to
save the new settings.
Load the Hard Disk Image.
Complete the following steps to load the Hard Disk
Image:
1.
Insert the Hard Disk Image CD in the CD-ROM drive.
2.
Reboot the logic analyzer and follow the on-screen instructions. The
procedure automatically installs and sets up the logic analyzer application.
3.
After the image is loaded, remove the CD and reboot the logic analyzer.
4.
The Systems Settings Change error message displays, prompting you to
restart the instrument before your changes can take effect. Click Yes to restart
the instrument.
5.
Reinstall any user
fi
les that you backed up previously. Reinstall any software
(such as the microprocessor support software) to use on the logic analyzer.
6.
If desired, recon
fi
gure the TLA network interface.
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