Siemens PANEL PC 877 User Manual

Maintenance and service

12.5 Installing Software

SIMATIC Panel PC 877
Operating instructions, Release 07/2006, A5E00877780-01

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12.5

Installing Software

12.5.1

General installation procedure

If the system is unstable or if the operating system reports errors, the delivery status of the

device can be easily restored using the Restore DVD. You can re-install the operating

system and relevant drivers using the Recovery CD and the "Documentation and Drivers"

CD.

Recovery CD:

The new recovery procedure is based on Windows PE (Preinstalled Environment). The CD

contains a Windows PE user interface with tools for configuring the hard drives and the

operating system.

Documentation and Drivers CD:

Contains the documentation and the hardware drivers.

Restore DVD:

Contains a hard disk image file with the original software (operating system with installed

hardware drivers).