Device maintenance and repair
7.4 Installing the software
SIMATIC IPC427D
92 Operating Instructions, 05/2017, A5E31347215-AB
Installing the software
7.4.1
Reinstalling the operating system
7.4.1.1
General installation procedure
If your operating system is no longer functioning correctly, you can reinstall it from the
supplied USB stick:
● With the Recovery function of the supplied USB stick
● With the Restore function of the supplied USB stick
Recovery function (only with Windows 7 Ultimate)
The Recovery function is not available for Windows Embedded operating systems.
The Recovery function contains the installation program with tools for configuring the drives
and installing the operating system and the supported languages (MUI package).
The basic language of the installed operating system is English. To add other languages,
install these languages from the supplied USB stick ("Language packs" directory).
Contents of the "DocuAndDrivers" directory
The supplied USB stick contains the documentation, hardware drivers and updates.
In Windows, these contents are available via a menu.
If you have ordered IPC427D with operating system, the supplied USB stick contains the
Restore function.