Repairing And Recovering Option Data - Agilent Technologies N5242A Service Manual

PNA Series Microwave Network Analyzers
N5241A/42A

Repairing and Recovering Option Data

License, option, and model number data are stored in an EEPROM on the frequency
reference board and written into the gen.lic file on the hard disk drive. If the data stored in
either of these items is lost, it can be recovered from the other item.
If the data on both the hard disk drive and the frequency reference board is lost, it can not
be recovered. Contact Agilent for assistance. Refer to
Recovery of Data After Repair
• If the frequency reference board is replaced, use the
has been lost as a result of the repair:
1. Select from the
Repair
2. Click the
Freq Ref board has been replaced
3. Click
Begin Repair
• If the hard disk drive is replaced, a new gen.lic file is automatically created when the
application starts, by retrieving the data from the EEPROM.
Network Analyzer
Recovery of Data if Option or Model Numbers are Incorrect
If the analyzer option or model numbers are not listed correctly on the analyzer display, in
either the Option Enable Dialog Box or the About Network Analyzer display, you should
regenerate the options license file, gen.lic:
1. Exit the
Network Analyzer
2. Remove (or rename) the existing gen.lic file:
a. Open
Windows Explorer
Analyzer.
b. Delete (or rename) gen.lic.
3. Exit the
Windows Explorer
4. Open the
Network Analyzer
when it starts.
5. Check the option listing:
a. Press UTILITY
b. Press UTILITY
6. If the options are still not listed correctly, contact Agilent for assistance. Refer to
"Contacting Agilent" on page
Service Guide N5242-90001
menu bar (see
Option Enable
. The data is written from the gen.lic file into the EEPROM.
application.
and navigate to C:\Program Files\Agilent\Network
application.
application. The application will generate a new gen.lic file
, then Service
System
Help
, then , then
System
2-15.
General Purpose Maintenance Procedures
"Contacting Agilent" on page
selection to recover data that
Repair
Figure 8-6 on page
check box.
, then Option Enable
About NA...
.
Option Enable Utility
2-15.
8-13).
or
8-15