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PRELIMINARY
8-8-1 Software Upgrade Procedure Overview (cont’d)
NOTE: The Vivid™ S5 N and Vivid™ S6 N BT11 to BT12 upgrade software can only be purchased by
the customer through the Sales Dept, using the appropriate ordering number (HCat #),
Normally the Vivid™ S5 N and Vivid™ S6 N system is supplied with the software already installed. In
some cases, it is necessary to re-install the software (for example, after replacing the Back-end
Processor) by following the software re-installation procedure shown in Table 8-2 on page 8-213.
NOTE: After performing an upgrade, all logs are deleted. It is recommended that these should be
recorded should they be needed in the future.
IMPORTANT Before performing a Vivid S5 N / Vivid S6 N Software Upgrade from Version BT11 to
BT12, it is mandatory to backup the Archive, then format and partition the Hard Disk (due to
partitioning changes). Follow the workflow/instructions as described in “Preparation” on page 8-
209.