Preventing Pna Hard Drive Problems; Observe Proper Shutdown Procedures; Do Not Modify Or Reconfigure The Operating System; Install Antivirus Protection - Agilent Technologies PNA Series Installation And Quick Start Manual

Installing Your Analyzer

Preventing PNA Hard Drive Problems

Preventing PNA Hard Drive Problems
The leading cause of PNA failures is problems with the PNA Hard Disk Drive (HDD).
These problems are usually preventable, and in many cases, recoverable. The following
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could save you weeks of downtime and the cost of replacing your PNA HDD

Observe Proper Shutdown Procedures

See previous pages.

Do NOT Modify or Reconfigure the Operating System

The Microsoft Windows operating system has been modified and optimized by Agilent to
improve the performance of the PNA.
• Do NOT install a standard version of the Windows operating system on the PNA.
• Do NOT change advanced performance settings or group policies.
• Do NOT add or delete any hard disk drive partitions on the PNA.
• Do NOT delete the Agilent user account unless in a secured environment.
• Do NOT modify any of the Agilent software registry entries.

Install Antivirus Protection

The PNA does NOT have antivirus protection when shipped. Use of an antivirus program
is strongly recommended if you connect the PNA to the Internet.
In addition, the use of a firewall could help to protect the PNA from viruses. However,
some firewalls could limit DCOM connectivity of the PNA.

Install Windows Critical Updates

The PNA is always shipped with the latest service packs and critical updates that were
available at the time that the PNA is produced. We recommend that you maintain the
latest available protection for your PNA by automatically accepting and installing the
latest critical security patches from the Microsoft Windows Update website:
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com.

Use AgileUpdate

If your PNA is connected to the Internet, use AgileUpdate to obtain the latest firmware.
On the PNA, click System, Service, AgileUpdate to automatically update your firmware
to the current revision.
If your PNA is NOT connected to the Internet, you must update firmware using a pen
drive. When updating, avoid skipping a major PNA firmware revision. For example, to
update from A.02.xx to A.04.xx, first install any version of A.03.xx, then update to A.04.xx.
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