Speedtouch™ System Software Upgrade - THOMSON SpeedTouch 510 Setup And User Manual

4 SpeedTouch™ System Software Upgrade
Introduction
System software
updates (all OSs)
System software
updates on a Windows
platform
Upgrade mechanisms
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The SpeedTouch™500Series products continue to evolve as extra and new functionali-
ties are made available.
This chapter describes how to upgrade the SpeedTouch™ system software.
You can check for system software upgrades via the SpeedTouch™ web pages.
See " System" on page 57
Firmware upgrades may also be available from your Service Provider. Please contact
your Service Provider for more information.
If your computer runs a Microsoft Windows operating system you can access the
SpeedTouch™ web site using the SpeedTouch™ CD Browser:
Insert the SpeedTouch™ Setup CD-ROM in your PC's CD-ROM drive. The
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SpeedTouch™ CD Browser will start automatically.
If the SpeedTouch™ CD Browser window does not appear automati-
Note
cally, open a Run window via Start > Run from the Start menu and
enter the following path: D:\Menu.exe, where D stands for the drive
letter of your CD-ROM drive.
Choose a language in the Choose Language window.
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Click
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Diagnostics & Maintenance
Click
4 Check for new System
Your web browser appears and loads the SpeedTouch™ upgrade web page.
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Firmware upgrades may also be available from your Service Provider. Please contact
your Service Provider for more information.
Depending on your Operating System and specific requirements, following options are
available to upgrade the SpeedTouch™ system software:
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In case you run an MS Windows Operating System or Mac OS X 10.1/10.2:
For your convenience a SpeedTouch™ Upgrade wizard will guide you through the
system software upgrade procedure.
See "4.1 The SpeedTouch™ Upgrade Wizard" on page 64
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In case you run another Operating System, e.g. linux or Mac OS 8.6/9.x, or for
extra information about advanced system software management:
See "4.2 Manual System Software Management via BOOTP Server" on page 68
more information.
4 SpeedTouch™ System Software Upgrade
for more information.
in the SpeedTouch™ CD Browser menu.
Software.
for more information.
for
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