1 windows 98 (only applies to panel pc 670) – Siemens Simatic PC Panel PC 870 User Manual

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Release 11/02

Connecting and Switching On the Panel PC 670/870

SIMATIC Panel PC 670/870 Start-Up Instructions

2–11

2.6.1 Windows 98 (only applies to Panel PC 670)

When the Panel PC 670 is started up for the first time, the system requests
entry of the appropriate OEM license number during the operating system boot
routine. Please refer to the label supplied for this information. After entering the
license number, enter a name for the computer so that it can be identified
within a network.

Special features

The Panel PC 670 is shipped with BIOS setting

LEGACY SUPPORT

DISABLED

. That means the full functional range of a USB keyboard is not

available during the initial boot sequence (before Windows is started). There
are no restrictions for using a USB keyboard to make changes in the BIOS
Setup. When using an operating panel with touchscreen front, changes can
only be made to the BIOS using an externally connected USB or PS/2
keyboard.

Following a faulty operation, e.g. uncontrolled system shutdown or power
failure, the Panel PC 670 starts the Scandisk program during the subsequent
boot routine. It is not possible for the user to stop this automatically started
program using an integrated membrane keyboard or external USB keyboard.

The following steps are recommended in order to interrupt this automatic
process:

1. When Scandisk has been completed, switch the device off and on again.

Windows reboots without any keyboard input.

If Windows is not rebooted, switch the operating unit off again. Carry out the
following steps:

2. Plug in the USB keyboard and switch on the power supply.

3. Press the "F2" key during the boot routine.

4. Select

Hardware Options

in the BIOS Setup and switch the

LEGACY

SUPPORT

setting to

ENABLED

.

The USB keyboard is also supported in Enabled mode.

Notice

If

Legacy Support

is activated in the BIOS (enabled), individual problems

may occur with specific ISA/PCI extension boards.

5. After rebooting the system again, select

Hardware Options

in the BIOS

Setup and switch

LEGACY SUPPORT

back to

DISABLED

.

If Windows 98 is terminated and Start in MS DOS Mode is selected, input is
only possible using an external PS/2 keyboard.

Power management

The default

Power Saving

setting

Disabled

must not be changed in the

BIOS setup.

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