Keysight Technologies X-Series Installation Notes

Keysight Technologies X-Series Installation Notes

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Keysight X-Series
Multi-touch Signal Analyzers,
N9048B PXE EMI Receiver
N9038B MXE EMI Receiver, Multi-Touch
Option SS2
Additional Solid State Drive, Windows 10, for PC8 or PC9
Installation Note

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  • Page 1 Keysight X-Series Multi-touch Signal Analyzers, N9048B PXE EMI Receiver N9038B MXE EMI Receiver, Multi-Touch Option SS2 Additional Solid State Drive, Windows 10, for PC8 or PC9 Installation Note...
  • Page 2 The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. Keysight Technologies makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this material, including but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.
  • Page 3 Estimated Adjustment and Verification Time: 0 Hours This document provides detailed instructions for the installation and use of a solid state disk drive in an X-Series signal analyzer . Please be sure to , MXE EMI receiver, Multi-Touch, or PXE EMI receiver read this entire document before attempting to put this solid state disk drive into use.
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Solid State Disk Drive What you will find in this User’s Guide Overview ........................page 5 Disk Drive Interconnect Life Expectancy ..............page 5 Putting the Additional Disk Drive Into Service ............. page 6 When Ordered as an Upgrade from a Smaller Solid State Disk Drive ....
  • Page 5: Overview

    Solid State Disk Drive Overview This option provides a removable solid state disk drive for your X-Series Signal Analyzer, MXE EMI receiver, Multi-Touch, or PXE EMI receiver. This option could have been purchased for one of the following reasons: 1. To provide an additional solid state disk drive for use when the original solid state drive must be left inside of a controlled secure environment.
  • Page 6: Putting The Additional Disk Drive Into Service

    Solid State Disk Drive Putting the Additional Disk Drive Into Service As mentioned in the Overview section of this document this option could have been purchased for a number of different reasons. This section will outline what steps are required to properly configure the new solid state disk drive before putting it into use.
  • Page 7: When Ordered As An Upgrade From A Smaller Solid State Disk Drive

    Solid State Disk Drive When Ordered as an Upgrade from a Smaller Solid State Disk Drive 1. With the original solid state disk drive still installed in the instrument, determine what version of the instrument software is currently installed on it. For instructions on how to verify the currently installed software version see the Software Updates section in this document for...
  • Page 8 Solid State Disk Drive 7. Determine what version of the instrument software is currently installed on the new solid state disk drive. Record the installed software version below. Instrument S/W Revision: ______________________ 8. Compare the instrument software revision as recorded in step 7 to that which was recorded in step...
  • Page 9: When Ordered As An Additional Disk Drive When An Instrument Is Being Used In A Controlled Secure Environment

    Solid State Disk Drive When Ordered as an Additional Disk Drive When an Instrument is Being Used In a Controlled Secure Environment If the instrument that this solid state disk drive upgrade was purchased for has not yet been placed in the controlled secure environment follow the steps below under the heading Before the Instrument Has Been Placed Into a Secure Environment...
  • Page 10: After The Instrument Has Already Been Placed In A Secure Environment

    Solid State Disk Drive After the Instrument Has Already Been Placed in a Secure Environment If the instrument that this additional disk drive is intended to be used with is already inside of a controlled secure environment you will not be able to transfer the instrument specific factory calibration data to the additional disk drive.
  • Page 11: Initializing The Instrument Operating System

    1. Connect a mouse to one of the instrument USB ports. This process may take 20 minutes to complete. 2. The Keysight Technologies screen appears followed by a screen that automatically loads the operating system. 3. The License Agreement dialog box as shown in...
  • Page 12 Solid State Disk Drive Select Agree to continue, or Do Not Agree to turn off the instrument before initializing the software. After launching the setup, do not turn off the instrument or remove power before the setup routine completes and the system restarts. Turning off the instrument may corrupt the system and the instrument software may need to be recovered.
  • Page 13 Solid State Disk Drive 9. Once the instrument application software completes loading the instrument initialization will be completed. A screen will appear as shown in Figure 5. The instrument may reboot one more time, and then the initialization will be complete. Figure 5 Instrument Initialization Installation Note N9032-90007...
  • Page 14 Solid State Disk Drive 10.If the screen in Figure 6 appears, refer to page 7 step 3 to determine which FPGA was loaded when the original SSD was installed. Use this information to determine what is selected under "FPGA Load Preference" and "Selected FPGA" fields in the configuration screen. Click Load FPGA button if you selected a different FPGA than shown in the "Currently Loaded:"...
  • Page 15: Determining Installed Options & Processor Assembly Type

    Solid State Disk Drive Determining Installed Options & Processor Assembly Type To determine your instrument’s installed options and processor assembly type: 1. Press the System hardkey on the front panel, or tap the gear icon in the user interface. The System Settings panel opens.
  • Page 16: Data Backup Or Restore Using Alignment Data Wizard (For Processor Type Pc8 Or Pc9)

    Solid State Disk Drive Data Backup or Restore using Alignment Data Wizard (for processor type PC8 or PC9) Determine what processor assembly type is in your instrument (see previous section, Determining Installed Options & Processor Assembly Type page 15). If your instrument has a PC8 or PC9 processor, use the following data backup or restore using Alignment Data Wizard procedure.
  • Page 17: Backup Operation

    Solid State Disk Drive Click Next to proceed. 5. The next screen allows you to select either Backup or Restore. — To complete a Backup operation, follow the instructions in “Backup Operation” on page — To complete a Restore operation, follow the instructions in “Restore Operation”...
  • Page 18 Solid State Disk Drive 2. The content of the next screen displayed depends on the Processor Assembly type. To determine your instrument’s Processor Assembly type, see “Determining Installed Options & Processor Assembly Type” on page If the instrument has a PC8 or PC9 Processor Assembly, then the screen contains the selections shown in Figure Figure 9...
  • Page 19 Solid State Disk Drive If the instrument has a PC6 or PC7 Processor Assembly, then the dialog contains only the External Removable Drive selection, as shown in Figure 10. In this case, do not proceed; this upgrade is only for instruments with PC8 or PC9 processors installed. Figure 10 Alignment Data Wizard Storage Options for PC8/PC9 3.
  • Page 20: Restore Operation

    Solid State Disk Drive Restore Operation 1. From the Select Operation screen, select Restore, as shown in Figure 11, then click Next to proceed. Figure 11 Selecting Restore Operation Installation Note N9032-90007...
  • Page 21 Solid State Disk Drive 2. If the instrument has a PC8 or PC9 Processor Assembly, then you can choose to perform a Restore operation from Internal Flash Memory. Select that option as shown in Figure 12. To determine your instrument’s Processor Assembly type, see “Determining Installed Options &...
  • Page 22 Solid State Disk Drive Alternatively, you can perform a Restore from an External Removable Drive. This option is shown selected in Figure 13. In this case, use the Browse button to select the appropriate backup location for Calibration files Figure 13 Restore Operation from External Removable Drive (PC8 or PC9) 3.
  • Page 23: Disk Drive Removal And Installation

    Solid State Disk Drive Disk Drive Removal and Installation Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage or destroy electronic components. All work on electronic assemblies should be performed at a static-safe workstation. Refer to the documentation that pertains to your instrument for information about static-safe workstations and ordering static-safe accessories.
  • Page 24: Software Updates

    The software revision can be found on this screen as the: Instrument S/W Revision Updating the Instrument Software: If an instrument software update is required, the latest revision of the X-Series software may be downloaded from: http://www.keysight.com/find/xseries_software FPGA Code Compatibility...
  • Page 25: Fpga Code Update

    Solid State Disk Drive FPGA Code Update There is FPGA program code on many different assemblies inside of the instrument, and all of these must be a compatible version with the instrument software revision. In order to ensure that this requirement is met you need to either install the latest software version on all disk drives used with the instrument or run an FPGA update program.
  • Page 26: Instrument Security Information

    Utilities, Adjustments, and Performance Verification Tests Utilities Required None Adjustments Required None Performance Testing Required None For assistance, contact your nearest Keysight Technologies Sales and Service Office. To find your local Keysight office access the following URL: http://www.keysight.com/find/assist Installation Note N9032-90007...
  • Page 27 This information is subject to change without notice. © Keysight Technologies 2021-2022 Edition 1, April 2022 N9032-90007 www.keysight.com...

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