Teledyne LeCroy WaveRunner МXi-A Getting Started Manual - Manual (Page 106)

WaveRunner Xi-A and MXi-A Oscilloscopes
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System Recovery
Your WaveRunner Xi-A series oscilloscope was designed to operate very
reliably for many years. However, the application software that operates the
instrument runs on a Windows platform. The loading or incomplete removal of
additional Windows applications may eventually cause problems in the
stability of the operating system. In severe cases, it may be necessary to
reload the base operating system and oscilloscope application. This can be
done by using a recovery routine to restore a clean copy of the image
originally installed on the C: drive. Any user data and calibration data located
within the D: partition is unaffected by the recovery process.
Teledyne LeCroy has provided a recovery application, along with a backup
image, in an extra partition on the instrument’s hard drive. The recovery
process is easy to perform, using the instructions provided as follows.
After the recovery procedure is done, you must activate Windows, either by
internet connection to Microsoft’s Web site or by telephone. For this, you
need to provide the Windows Product Key number, which is affixed to the
bottom of the oscilloscope.
NOTE: The recovery process produces a replica of the operating system and
oscilloscope application software at the revision levels that were current when
the oscilloscope was manufactured. Any later revisions of the application
software, Windows operating system, and virus scan definition files are not
automatically loaded. After completion of the disk image recovery, it is highly
recommended that you search the vendors’ Web sites to upgrade the
individual components to their current revision level. The current oscilloscope
application software can be downloaded directly from the Teledyne LeCroy
Web site at
teledynelecroy.com .
Since the calibration data for the oscilloscope is stored in the D: drive, the
current calibration constants are preserved during the recovery process.
About the Recovery Tool
Your oscilloscope is designed to operate reliably for many years. However, the
application software operating the instrument runs on a Windows platform.
The loading or incomplete removal of additional Windows applications may
eventually cause problems in the stability of the operating system. Severe
cases may require a reloading of the base operating system and oscilloscope