GE HEALTHCARE
DIRECTION FQ091013, REVISION 1 VIVID I N AND VIVID Q N SERVICE MANUAL
8-128 Section 8-5 - Software Loading
8-5-6 Full Re-ghost and Software Installation
NOTE: During software installation, all peripherals should be removed - including PCMCIA devices (but
excluding the DVD\CD-RW driver).
1) Connect the DVD\CD-RW to the USB port at the rear of the system.
2) Connect power to the DVD\CD-RW drive.
3) Place the CD containing the full software version into the DVD\CD-RW drive and close the tray.
4) Turn ON the Vivid i n/ Vivid q N system and allow it to boot-up from the GHOST CD.
The system powers ON and when system boot-up from the CD is complete, the following options
are displayed in the DOS screen, prompting you to select the required option:
5) If this is first installation, format the hard disk as described in Formatting and Partitioning the Hard
Disk - Automatic Procedure on page 8 - 121. When done, proceed to the next step, below.
6) Select option: 1: Vivid_i Full Clean Install (System + Application Software)
A menu will appear prompting for selection of the required option:
7) Select option A: Install Software
The system will prompt you to type in the service password.
8) Type: geulsservice and press <Enter>.
The software ghosting will take approximately 15 minutes.
IMPORTANT: Do not stop the software installation operation during this process!
After re-ghosting (requires approximately another 10 minutes), the software installation will be
complete. The system will re-start and prompt for the software License Password.
NOTICE
IMPORTANT It is recommended to store partition C:\ by using the Rollback tool (described in the
Software Roll-back Procedure on page 8 - 139) after full software installation or upgrade.