Hard Drive Recovery Process - Keysight Technologies S8780A Getting Started Manual

Test Set Operating System
System Maintenance

Hard Drive Recovery Process

The Keysight Recovery System can be used to repair errors on the test set's C:
drive partition, or to restore the original factory configuration of the system
software. The Keysight Recovery System is stored in a separate hidden hard
disk drive partition.
Repairing errors on the hard disk drive may result in loss of data or files. If you
need more information about the Windows "chkdsk" error repair process, see
the chkdsk documentation in the Microsoft Windows Help and Support Center.
Restoring the original factory system software does not restore any of the
following items:
— Windows system configurations that were made after the test set was
— Additional software that was installed after the test set was shipped from
— Any data or programs saved on the D: or E: drives.
— Any upgrades that were made to the Keysight measurement application
Restoring the original factory system software will not synchronize the code in
the Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) on the various hardware
assemblies. As a result, you may see an error dialog box appear during the final
boot-up at the end of the recovery process. This typically occurs when there
are significant differences between the software version installed prior to
performing the recovery and the version restored by the recovery. In these
situations, upgrade the software to the latest version.
It is recommended that routine backups of the test set information be
performed to keep current archives of the test set information. This allows a full
recovery of the test set information after the test set recovery system
operations are performed. See
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shipped from the factory. For example, Windows and Service Pack updates,
user accounts, and Windows configuration settings. After an Keysight
Recovery, these configurations need to be redone.
the factory. After an Keysight Recovery, that software needs to be
re-installed.
software.
It is recommended that you use a regular back up strategy. Your IT department
may already have a back up strategy in place which is suitable for the test set and
its data. See
the Keysight Recovery System in conjunction with a regular back up strategy
should allow you to fully recover the test set software and data.
for more details.
"Hard Drive Partitioning and Use" on page 104
"Hard Drive Partitioning and Use" on
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