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IBM® Carrier Grade Server X3650 T

Revision 3.0

The install script restarts the SysConMonitor service so the USB device will no longer have a DOS drive

letter mapping. In this case, it is remapped under the Windows system root directory generally

"C:\Windows\SysCon\IntelTSD SYSCN HS-NAND USB Device"

The SysCon device now has been prepared for use. See Activating/Deactivating the SysCon Feature for

the procedure to enable the SysCon feature.

3.1.3 Installation Issues using Microsoft* Software

3.1.3.1 Deleted SysCon device partition

When installing to Windows*, setup presents the SysCon device as a detected DOS partition and assigns

it a DOS drive letter - usually C:. This partition must be deleted if the user wants the Windows installation

to be assigned the DOS drive letter C:. Deleting the SysCon device’s partition removes the FAT file

system on the device, so it must be recreated to install the SysCon feature. While the Windows Disk

Manager will do this, the FAT file system that is created using this method is not recognized by EFI. The

SysCon device needs to be formatted with the EFI format utility. An EFI menu option is provided for this

purpose - see Installing a SysCon Device using a SysCon Key

3.1.3.2 Introducing a new SysCon Key

If Windows is started with a SysCon key inserted in a USB port, and the device is “new “to Windows (i.e.

it has not yet been configured as a Windows device on the target system), it will not be mapped under the

System Root in the “SysCon” folder. Using Windows Services, restart the SysConMonitor service - the

SysCon key will now be mapped properly whenever Windows starts.

If the SysCon device or a SysCon key needs to be reformatted, first use Windows Services to stop the

SysConMonitor service. This will remap all the SysCon environments to a DOS drive letter. Use Windows

Explorer to reformat the USB device, and then restart the SysConMonitor service.

3.1.3.3 Reinstalling the SysCon device

In the event that the SysCon device needs to be reinstalled, open a Windows Command prompt and

change to the “device” directory of the SysCon installation, typically “C:\Program

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