GE HEALTHCARE
DIRECTION FC091194, REVISION 11    VIVID 7 SERVICE MANUAL 
8 - 54 Section 8-9 - Software Loading Procedure - Software Version v2.x
Section 8-9
Software Loading Procedure - Software Version v2.x
8-9-1 Introduction
This procedure describes how to perform a complete installation of the software on the Vivid 7 hard disk. 
8-9-2 Preparations To Be Done Before Software Re-installation
• Export Patient Images from the internal hard disk to removable MO disks. 
• Make backup of Customer Presets, Patient Database (Patient Archive, Report Archive, System 
Configuration and User Defined Configuration) to MO disks.
• TCP/IP Addresses, Computer Name and Software Option Password (alphanumeric string) settings 
must be manually recorded.
NOTICE
Do not use this procedure when upgrading a unit’s software. Additional software and procedures, not 
described here, may be needed for such upgrades.
Use this procedure if you need to reinstall the existing software on a Vivid 7.
NOTICE
In order to complete a successful restore of the Patient Database, if needed, the images must be moved 
to MO disks before doing backup of Patient Database. If the backup procedure is not completed 
correctly, the images and database information could be lost.