Yaskawa DriveWizard AC Drive - Manual (Page 12)

Installation
Installing the DriveWizard
™ PC Software
When installing a newer version of DriveWizard it is recommended that you
first uninstall the previous version and re-boot your PC to make sure the
installation executes correctly.
Note!
Installation
To install DriveWizard
™, please follow these steps below based on the source of the
DriveWizard
™ program:
• From a Yaskawa CD-ROM
1. Close all open programs currently running on the PC to prevent interference with
the installation process.
2. Insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive (the D: drive for example).
3. If "Autoplay" is enabled, the CD-ROM will automatically start when the CD-
ROM is inserted. The CD ROM main navigation menu will appear in a new
window on the PC display. Click on the Software menu button and select the
DriveWizard
™ PC support tool item .
4. If "Auto play" is not enabled, a manual method may be used to start installation
once the CD-ROM is inserted in the PC CD-ROM drive.
o
Open the Windows Explorer and click on drive D.
o Use the path D:\Software\DriveWizard5\Install DW to find the installation file
o Double click on the install icon to start the installation (If the CD-ROM drive
is not D: , replace D: with the appropriate CD-ROM drive letter). The
installation program will start and a welcoming screen will appear.
• From the yaskawa.com Website.
1. Go to http://www.yaskawa.com/site/products.nsf/products/Industrial AC
Drives~DriveWizardTM.html
2. Click on the Download section.
3. You have two choices to download the main program: a single file (if you have a
fast internet connection) or multiple files (for you modem users). Select the zip
file(s) to download and save them to a folder on your hard drive.
4. Unzip the files. If you have elected to download the multiple files version, be
sure to unzip all of the files into 1 folder.
5. Close all open programs currently running on the PC to prevent interference with
the installation process.
6. In the folder that you unzipped the files you will find an icon called Install.exe.
Double click this icon to start the installation. The installation program will start
and a welcoming screen will appear.
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