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IRECTION KTI106052, REVISION 10 SERVICE MANUAL
5-24 Section 5-4 - Back End Processor
5-4-7 Hard Disk
The Hard Disk is the main storage device of the Voluson i / Voluson e ultrasound unit.
The Voluson i / Voluson e 80 GB Hard Disk, which is controlled by the CPU via signals from the IDE
Bus, is divided into 4 partitions:
C: System partition:
- Operating System (Windows XP or Windows XP embedded), including all Windows settings
(IP-address, Network Name, etc.)
- US-Application Software (UIS APP)
- Global Service Platform Software
- Software Options
NOTE: Voluson i / Voluson e with Software 6.x.x and 7.x.x: Operating System is Windows XP.
Voluson i / Voluson e with Software 8.x.x: Operating System is Windows XP embedded.
D: User partition:
- User Presets (Backup) database
- Images (Sonoview), Patient-ID´s and Reports database
- Service database
- System settings database
R: Rescue partition:
- Factory Images of C:Partition for System recovery after HDD (Windows) crash
- Printer Drivers
LINUX partition: (not visible in Windows)
- Linux operating system for rescue functionality
5-4-8 Monitoring
The monitoring device is controlled via the SMBus.
Figure 5-7 Data Location
System
(~ 7 GB)
USER
(~ 62 GB)
Linux
(~ 150KB)
Rescue
(~ 8 GB)
HDD 160GB
HDD 320GB
HDD 80GB