Creating A Bootable Mass Storage Device For B&R Upgrade Files; Requirements; Procedure; How To Access Ms-Dos - B&R Industries MAPPC900-ENG User Manual

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2.5 Creating a bootable mass storage device for B&R upgrade files
When used in connection with a B&R Industrial PC, it is possible to upgrade (e.g. upgrade BIOS) from a mass
storage device (e.g. CFast card) available from B&R. To do this, the mass storage device must be prepared ac-
cordingly. This is done with the B&R Embedded OS Installer, which can be downloaded at no cost from the B&R
website (www.br-automation.com).

2.5.1 Requirements

The following is required to create a bootable mass storage device:
• B&R mass storage device (e.g. CFast card)
• PC with CFast slot
• B&R Embedded OS Installer (V3.00 or higher)

2.5.2 Procedure

1. Connect the storage device to the PC.
2. If the drive list is not refreshed automatically, the list can be updated using the command Drives > Refresh.
3. Select the desired mass storage device from the list of drives.
4. Change to the Action tab and select Install a B&R update to a mass storage device as the type of action.
5. Enter the path to the MS-DOS operating system files. If the files are part of a .zip archive, then click on the
button From .zip file. If the files are stored in a directory on the hard drive, then click on the button From
folder.
6. In the B&R upgrade text box, it is also possible to enter the path to the .zip file for the B&R upgrade disk
and select the file.
7. Click on the Start action button in the toolbar.

2.5.3 How to access MS-DOS

Information on creating an MS-DOS boot diskette can be found in section "Creating an MS-DOS boot diskette in
Windows XP" on page 237. The files from the diskette are then copied to the hard drive.
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Figure 171: Creating a mass storage device for B&R upgrade files
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