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Chapter 4 Install the Standalone Layout
Set Up the Computer
Applied Biosystems StepOne
™
and StepOnePlus
™
Real-Time PCR Systems
Installation, Networking, and Maintenance Guide
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Notes
Prepare the StepOne
™
Software for Standalone Use
After installing the StepOne
™
software, set the software preferences so that the software
does not attempt to connect to the instrument at startup or confirm the status of the
RNase P experiment.
Start the
Software
1. In the desktop, double-click StepOne Software v2.0 (or select
StartAll Programs Applied BiosystemsStepOne Software
StepOne Software v2.0).
2. When the StepOne
™
software splash screen appears, compare the software version
number on screen to the version number on the software box that arrived with your
StepOne
™
instrument.
If the version number is less than the version on the software box, close the
StepOne
™
software, then load the Applied Biosystems StepOne
™
Real-Time PCR
System Software CD into the computer to update the software.
3. When the Instrument Connection Failed dialog box appears, click Continue
without connection.
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