Quintus System Recovery/Windows XP Embedded® installation guide

Version 2.0 for instruments with serial number: 70121 and above.

Mini-ITX mainboard IX945GSE PC mainboards:

mainboard backside cover plate should look like above

IMPORTANT: if the backside connectors of the PC mainboard for your analyzer have a different
layout, then you will have to use a different version of the recovery disc ( 1.3 version)

Before starting the procedure, make a backup file of the existing calibration factors for the analyzer
by connecting an USB pen drive to rear side and perform „Backup” function from Service menu-
Service calibration. During complete windows system recovery („install” option) the calibration
factors will be erased from the system. From the backup file, calibration factors can easily be
restored after the recovery procedure by using „Restore ” function from the same menu.

Tools needed:
- System Recovery DVD
- External USB DVD ROM
- External keyboard
- Mouse

Connect the external DVD ROM to one of the USB ports on the rear side of instrument and insert the
Recovery DVD into the DVD ROM. Connect the keyboard and the mouse to the instrument.
Start the instrument and press the ’Delete’ key on the keyboard continuously, to enter in the BIOS
setup
In BIOS setup choose ’Boot’ option, the ’CD/DVD Drives’ menu should appear. Select the ’Boot
Device Priority’ option and set the ’USB….’ on to be first.

If an undistinguishable display welcomes you, then the following procedure is necessary:

Exit to the main BIOS screen and choose Chipset/North Bridge/Onchip/Select Display Device and set
the ’LCD’ option (in case you use an external monitor you should set ’CRT+LCD’), set the ’Panel type’
to ’1’ and press F10 key and ’OK’ key.
The instrument will restart and on the black screen ’Press any key….” message will appear, press a
key on the keyboard. In case the black screen doesn’t appear, please repeat the BIOS setting
procedure.
Now the instrument will boot from the DVD drive. Booting is ready when the cursor appears in the
console window. Do not apply any directory changing commands, stay in the actual directory.
Type ’install’ and press ’Enter’key.
A message will appear on the screen offering two options:
1. Recovery process (keeping the original database files, it will install Windows, but without
deleting the database)
2. Install process (creating the two partitions on the hard drive, installing windows and loosing
the original database files, this option will delete and recover the complete database)
Note: this option can be also used if the original hard drive is replaced with a brand new hard drive
without any preparations.

When the selected procedure is ready type’exit’ and press ’Enter’.

The instrument will restart and ’Press any key…’ will appear on the screen, now you should NOT
press any key!. The Windows system will set up. The external DVD drive can be removed.
Make sure that the Boot device priority settings are restored with „Hard disc drive” in the first place
instead of „USB option.

Please note that at this point the touch screen is not calibrated, it is better to use a mouse to install
the high level software.

A gray square can be seen in the right bottom corner of the screen, it will disappear after the first
reboot of the instrument after the high level SW been installed.

The Windows XP Embedded installation/recovery is completed.

1. If display screen is turned 90 degrees, press ctrl+alt+delete and enter to task manager.
2. File-New Task (Run)
3. Type „control” and enter in to control panel, start Intel(R) GMA driver software
4. Go to Display settings, Click turn the screen to 0 (to see it, please pull the screen into the
middle with mouse). Click Hot Keys and then Apply to save settings
5. Install Quintus main software by using High Level software installation file from an USB
pen drive connected to rear side, double click the Quintus installer file from explorer and
software installation will start.
6. After restart, make sure that Low level software and High Level software has the same
versions, if not install same version for Low level version
7. Click Diagnostic-Calibrate screen, perform touch screen calibration by press X mark untill
it flash and then release it, repeat this for each corner of display.
8. Restore Calibration factors from Service menu-Service Calibration-Restore which was
saved to a pen drive before.
9. Perform background, controls and samples