Instrument Image Recovery System - Keysight N8973B Service Manual

CPU/Disk Drive Troubleshooting
A5 Disk Drive Description

Instrument Image Recovery System

The Instrument Image Recovery System can be used to repair software errors
on the instrument's disk drive, or to restore the original factory configuration of
the system software. The Instrument Image Recovery System is stored in a
separate hidden disk drive partition. Repairing errors on the disk drive may
result in loss of data or files.
Restoring the original factory system software does not restore any of the
following items:
— Operating system configurations that were changed or updated after the
— Additional software that was installed be the end user. After a recovery, that
— Any updates that were made to the instrument measurement application
Any user data saved to the D: partition will be retained and not altered by the
recovery process. The same is true for the instrument calibration database
since it resides on the E: partition.
To restore the C: drive using the image stored in this recovery partition see the
section titled
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instrument was shipped from the factory. After a recovery, these
configurations will have to be redone by the end user.
software will need to be re-installed by the end user.
software.
"Disk Drive Recovery Process" on page
Keysight NFA Series Noise Figure Analyzers Service Guide
300.