Upgrading The Generator Locally; Manually Upgrading Using Pcmcia Compact Flash Card - Quantum Data 881 User Manual

Upgrading the generator locally

Manually upgrading using PCMCIA Compact Flash card

882 Video Test Instrument User Guide (Rev A.35)
This section provides procedures for upgrading a generator locally. Procedures for
upgrading multiple generators over a network are provided in
network" on page 140.
There are two methods for upgrading a generator locally:
• Upgrading using PC card
• Upgrading without using PC card
Upgrading using the PC card is the recommended approach to upgrade the generator
locally. However, you may prefer to leave the current files on the PC card so you can
return to a known operational state should the upgrade fail. In this case, you can upgrade
by transferring the new release files directly to flash memory in the generator.
This procedure requires that you put the new release files (System and Library directories)
on the PC card, then use the Restore function to transfer the files from PCMCIA Compact
Flash card (PC Card) to flash memory on the generator.
Note: Please note that you must us a PCMCIA card that is formatted in FAT16 filesystem.
If you use an card that is formatted in FAT32, the 882 will not boot.
Important: If you have custom files stored in flash memory or PC card, you must back
them up to your PC before upgrading your generator. These files will be deleted during this
upgrade procedure. See
the FTP Browser to back up generator files. Once your generator is upgraded, you will need
to restore these files.
Follow this procedure to upgrade a generator using the PC card.
To upgrade a generator using the PC card:
1. Download the new release zip file from the Quantum Data download page
(http://www.quantumdata.com/downloads/index.asp) and extract into a folder on your
PC.
2. If you have a PCMCIA slot accessible with your PC, perform the following steps.
Otherwise, proceed to Step 3.
a. Insert the PC card into the PC's PCMCIA slot.
"Copying files from a 882 to a
"Upgrading 882s over a
PC" on page 25 for details on using
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