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7 Operating System Reference
7.1 Installing Windows* 7
This section provides step-by-step instructions for installing Windows* 7 on platforms
tel® NM10
Express Chipset.
Intel® NM10 Express Chipset Development Kits. However, the information in this
N2000 or D2000 Series and Intel® NM10 Express Chipset.
For customers evaluating or using the Development Kit(s) as a basis for their
embedded design and Windows 7 as their operating system, this is the primary
guidance Intel provides for installing the drivers and operating system to deliver
optimized performance.
Windows 7 is the 2009 release of Microsoft Windows which is a series of operating
systems produced by Microsoft for use on all different types of personal computers,
including home and business desktops, laptops, netbooks, tablet PCs, and media
center PCs.
Windows 7 is an officially supported OS for this platform. Starter, Home Basic and
Home Premium are the supported versions of this OS for this platform.
Note: Six additional plan of record operating systems exist for this platform as well:
Windows XP, Windows XP Embedded (XPe), Yocto Project, MeeGo 1.2, VxWorks,
Windows Embedded Compact 7, and Windows Embedded Standard 7 (WES7).
Hardware and software required for installation of Windows 7 and the drivers made by
Intel on this platform include:
40 GB or larger blank hard disk drive (HDD) or SSD
USB DVD-ROM drive (or USB flash drive depending on how Microsoft Windows
7 is downloaded and installed)
7.1.1 Downloading and installing Windows 7 onto the
Target SSD/HDD
Windows 7 is a closed source platform that includes the kernel, core OS, UI libraries
and tools, reference user experiences for multiple devices and applications, a standard
set of APIs across all target device types, and the flexibility to support add-ons and
applications. Since Windows 7 is the exclusive property of Microsoft, Intel is legally not
allowed to distribute a BSP or full OS image with Intel drivers already pre-installed in
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