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Chapter 3: Starting Your PowerStation Using the BIOS Utility
PA PowerStation User Guide 3-15
Reformating the CompactFlash Card
Warning:Manually formatting a CompactFlash card in Windows NT, 2000,
XP, or Vista before using Flashback could possibly make the CF
card unusable.
Warning:Removing the CompactFlash card: During a disk transfer
procedure, do not remove the CF card before issuing a Stop or
shutting down the USB port service. Otherwise the last part of
the data will not transfer to the CF card.
To reformat a CF card for a PA PowerStation, complete the following steps
on a personal computer or laptop:
1 Insert the CompactFlash card into the CompactFlash card PC
reader/writer or the PCMCIA slot.
2 Insert the PA PowerStation CD into the CD-ROM drive.
3 Select the Drivers/Utilities selection from the CD menu. On the
Utilities page you will find a link to the web site that contains the
Flashback utility image.
4 Select the Flashback utility web link to open your browser to the
location of the utility.
5 Download the utility from the web site and install it on your
development laptop.
6 Double-click the executable file.
The Flashback Utility dialog box appears.
Note: Reformatting a CompactFlash card using Flashback will erase your
projects from the CF card. You will need to download your projects
to the CF card again. After using Flashback, you may also need to
recalibrate your PA PowerStation display. For instructions, see
Calibrating the Touchscreen on page 4-2.
7 Click the down arrow for the destination drive and choose the correct
drive letter that was assigned to the CF.
8 Press the Restore Image button.
Using the BIOS Utility
This section discusses how to use the BIOS utility on the PowerStation.
There are three instances in which you will need to use the BIOS utility
program:
1 You are starting your system for the first time.
2 You have changed the hardware attached to your system.
Note The Flashback Utility, will first format the compact flash, and then
copy ROM-DOS, the Shell, and the utilities to the compact flash.