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Embedded Intel® Atom™ Processor N2800 with Intel® NM10 Express Chipset Development Kit User's Manual
7.1.2
Downloading and installing processor, graphics,
chipset and other optional drivers
Though the standard OS may contain several drivers compatible with the platform it is
recommended that you install the latest platform drivers found here:
http://downloadcenter.intel.com/SearchResult.aspx?lang=eng&ProductFamily=Deskto
p+Boards&ProductLine=Intel%c2%ae+NM10+Chipset+Family+Boards&ProductProduct
=Intel%c2%ae+Desktop+Board+DN2800MT&DownloadType=Drivers
These drivers, in pre-release and release forms, are also available in the same package
format from https://platformsw.intel.com. Please see your Intel field representative for
access.
Driver files are generally available as an executable file. If you have downloaded the
package file to your platform, and it is in ZIP format, extract the contents of the file
using a file decompression program such as WinZip* or 7-Zip*.
7.2
Installing Windows* Embedded Standard 7
This section provides step-by-step instructions for installing Windows* Embedded
Standard 7 on platforms based on the Intel® Atom™ Processor N2000 or D2000 Series
and Intel® NM10 Express Chipset.
The instructions in this section have been validated with the Intel® Atom™ Processor
D2700 with Intel® NM10 Express Chipset and Intel® Atom™ Processor N2800 with
Intel® NM10 Express Chipset Development Kits. However, the information in this
section is applicable to any Intel platform based on the Intel® Atom™ Processor
N2000 or D2000 Series and Intel® NM10 Express Chipset.
For customers evaluating or using the Development Kit(s) as a basis for their
embedded design, and Windows Embedded Standard 7 as their operating system, this
is the primary guidance Intel provides for installing the drivers and operating system
to deliver optimized performance.
Windows Embedded Standard 7, abbreviated WES7, is a Windows 7 compatible
operating system from Microsoft designed specifically for use in embedded systems.
With WES7 software developers and system engineers have the ability to customize
the operating system by selecting components they most need to run their advanced
commercial and consumer devices and existing Windows applications and drivers.
Developers can use Windows Embedded Standard 7 and the component selection
menu built into it to create a custom, segment specific and highly space conscious OS
build for a variety of connected, and service-oriented advanced commercial or
consumer devices. Examples include operating system customizations for set-top
boxes, full featured point of service appliances, gaming devices, industrial controls,
multimedia internet devices, kiosks, digital signage, monitoring devices, and thin
clients.
According to Microsoft, Windows Embedded Standard 7, is based on Windows 7 which
was previously codenamed Windows Embedded ‗Quebec'. Windows Embedded
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