Installing The Software; Reinstalling The Operating System; General Installation Procedure - Siemens SIMATIC IPC427E Operating Instructions Manual

Device maintenance and repair

7.4 Installing the software

7.4 Installing the software
7.4.1

Reinstalling the operating system

Note
Further information on the delivered operating system can be found on the USB stick
provided.
7.4.1.1

General installation procedure

If the supplied operating system is no longer functioning correctly, you can reinstall it from
the supplied USB stick:
• Using the Recovery function of the USB stick
• Using the Restore function of the USB stick
For these functions, set up the USB stick as bootable. To boot from the USB stick, "USB Boot"
must be set to "enabled" in the BIOS Setup.
Note
Installing the operating system in UEFI mode
To install an operating system in UEFI mode, the USB stick must also be booted in UEFI mode.
Since Windows Embedded operating systems are installed in MBR mode, the USB stick boots
automatically for the Restore function in MBR mode (Legacy mode).
Note
GPT partitioning with Windows 10
Please note that GPT partitioning should be selected for Windows 10 (GPT: GUID Partition
Table).
Recovery function (only with Windows 7 Ultimate and Windows 10)
NOTICE
Windows Embedded
The Recovery function is not available for Windows Embedded operating systems.
The supplied USB contains the installation program with tools for configuring the drives and
installing the operating system with the supported languages.
The basic language of the installed operating system is English. To add other languages,
install these languages from the supplied USB stick ("Language packs" directory).
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