3.4 - INSTALLING SOFTWARE AND USB DRIVERS
3.4.1 - Minimum Computer Requirements
• 3GHzQuadCoreor2.4GHzmulticoreprocessor
• 2GBRAM
• 100MBfreeharddisctoinstallsoftware(atleast1GBrecommendedfordataspooling)
• USB2.0HighSpeedHostControllercapableofsustainedrateof40MB/s
• Windows(XP,Vistaor7)orLinux
3.4.2 - Installing Solis Software and USB Driver
1. Terminate & exit any programmes which are running on the PC.
2. Insert the Andor Solis CD. The InstallShield Wizard should now start. If it does not start automatically, run the
le setup.exe directly from the CD.
3. Select appropriate location for installation of software and drivers on your computer / network.
4. When prompted, select New iStar as shown below.
5. Continue installation and restart your computer - when prompted - to successfully complete the installation.
6. The shortcut icon
for Solis will appear on the desktop on re-start.
7. The New iStar is now ready to be connected to a PC / laptop and powered on.
Installing the New iStar