..........................4 REATE INDOWS 2.2 M USB F ....................6 AKE A INDOWS OOTABLE LASH RIVE 2.3 B -150 USB F ................ 10 WITH INDOWS OOTABLE LASH RIVE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ............................. 14 DE2i-150 Win7 User Manual www.terasic.com April 5, 2017...
This document provides an introduction to the installation of Windows 7 to the mSATA SSD (Solid State Drivce) on the DE2i-150 board. Examples of how to develop a C/C++ application program on the system, using the PCI Express channels between the CPU and FPGA, are also provided.
The process described below will convert a Windows 7 .iso image on a CD/DVD to a flash drive. The flash drive can then be used to boot the DE2i-150 or be transferred to the SSD on the DE2i-150 board. There are several software applications available to convert Windows installation DVD to .iso file.
A “Record CD/DVD” window will show up. Select a folder on the host PC and then click “Next”. Figure 2-2 Record CD/DVD window Wait for Windows 7 ISO image creation to complete and then click “Finish” to exit. DE2i-150 Win7 User Manual www.terasic.com April 5, 2017...
Plug in a USB flash drive into your PC. Execute Windows 7 USB DVD Download Tool from the ALL PROGRAMS list by clicking the Windows START button and then Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool. DE2i-150 Win7 User Manual www.terasic.com April 5, 2017...
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Select the Windows 7 image source file. This file is in the directory that you chose to store in file in Step 6 of the last section. Click Next. Figure 2-5 Select Windows 7 image source file Select the “USB device” as the media type rather than the DVD. DE2i-150 Win7 User Manual www.terasic.com April 5, 2017...
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When the next window appears, click on “Begin copying”. Figure 2-7 Record CD/DVD window Click on the “Erase USB Device” option when a pop-up window appears. Please note that any information that was on the Flash drive will be erased. DE2i-150 Win7 User Manual www.terasic.com April 5, 2017...
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10. Click “Yes” to erase Disk. Figure 2-9 Erase USB device 11. Wait for bootable USB device creation to finish and then click Start over. Figure 2-10 Bootable USB device created successfully 12. Close the tool. DE2i-150 Win7 User Manual www.terasic.com April 5, 2017...
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13. The Windows 7 bootable USB flash drive has now been created and is ready to be used with the DE2i-150 board. 2.3 Boot DE2i-150 with Windows 7 Bootable USB Flash Drive Plug in your Windows 7 bootable USB flash drive to one of the USB ports on DE2i-150, as shown in Figure 2-12.
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Insert the connector(s) for the mouse and keyboard to the other USB ports and connect a monitor with VGA input to the VGA port of DE2i-150. Connect the power adapter to the power jack of the DE2i-150. Press the power on button on the bottom-left corner. The board should power on, emitting some beeps to indicate a successful load of the BIOS.
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OS image. Figure 2-14 Select boot device in BIOS The DE2i-150 will reboot and enter the Windows loading screen. Figure 2-15 Windows loading screen DE2i-150 Win7 User Manual www.terasic.com...
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Users can follow the instructions to install the Windows 7. The DE2i-150 will automatically restart several times during the installation of Windows note: Users will need to set the boot device from USB Flash drive back to the mSTAT SSD after the installation is successful (press “F10”...
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