DRAFT
September 25, 2007 1:07 am, 4376782_Standalone_Installation.fm
Chapter 4 Install the Standalone Layout
About the Standalone Installation
Applied Biosystems StepOne
™
and StepOnePlus
™
Real-Time PCR Systems
Installation, Networking, and Maintenance Guide
50
Notes
About the Standalone Installation
This chapter explains how to install the system for standalone operation.
When to Perform
a Standalone
Installation
In this layout, the instrument is not connected to the computer running the StepOne
™
software. Instead, a USB drive ( ) is used to transfer data between the system
components. Install the system in the standalone layout when the computer and the
instrument must be placed in separate locations. See “Standalone Layout” on page 10 for
complete descriptions of the layouts.
Note: If you want to connect the computer to the instrument, perform the colocated
installation as described in Chapter 3, “Install the Colocated Layout.”
Standalone
Installation
Workflow
Chapter 5, Connect the System
to a Network
Set Up the Computer
1. Unpack the computer.
2. Install the StepOne
™
software.
Note: Perform step 2 only if you did not order a
computer from Applied Biosystems.
Analyze the RNase P Experiment
1. Transfer the experiment data.
2. Analyze the experiment.
Perform the RNase P Experiment
1. Set up the experiment.
2. Run the experiment.
Chapter 2, Set Up the Instrument