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Stage B - Create a startup diskette

For this stage you will need a
3½
existing contents that are no longer required. The write protect tab must be
moved to the 'unprotected' position. Depending on your operating system, use
one of the following to create a startup disk:
To create a startup disk in Windows XP
1 Insert a diskette into the floppy disk drive.
2 Select 'Start' and then 'My Computer'.
3 Right mouse click on the '3½ Floppy (A:)' icon and select 'Format'.
4 Check the 'Create an MS-DOS startup disk' box and select 'Start'.
To create a startup disk in Windows 95/98/Me
1 Insert a formatted diskette into the floppy disk drive.
2 Select 'Start', then 'Settings' and then 'Control Panel'.
3 Double click on the 'Add/Remove Programs' icon.
4 Select the 'Startup Disk' tab.
5 Click 'Create Disk' and follow the instructions.
To create a startup disk in Windows 95/98 (alternative method)
1 Insert a diskette into the floppy disk drive.
2 Right mouse click on the '3½ Floppy (A:)' icon and select 'Format'.
3 Select the 'Full format' option and ensure that the 'Copy system files' box is
checked.
4 Select 'Start' to format the disk.
To create a startup disk from MS-DOS or a DOS window within Windows
95/98
1 Insert a diskette into the floppy disk drive and check that the drive is
configured as drive A (it usually is).
2 At the DOS prompt (C:\>) type:
FORMAT A: /S
and follow the instructions given by DOS.
Copy the downloaded files to the disk
Once the diskette has been formatted, using Windows Explorer or the My
Computer option, copy the downloaded and decompressed files from your
computer to the floppy diskette.
Now please follow Stage C.
floppy diskette that is either blank or has
Stage C – Reconfigure the connections and begin
1 On the computer from which you will run the upgrade, ensure that its BIOS
settings will allow it to boot from the floppy diskette drive, rather than
booting immediately from the hard drive.
2 Switch off the computer and Dual Video Transmitter (if a power supply is
connected).
3 Disconnect both twisted pair cables from the Dual
Video Transmitter. For the upgrade process, the
only connection that is essential, between
the computer and the Dual Video
Transmitter, is the keyboard port
connection.
4 So that you can check
upgrade progress,
connect a monitor
directly to the primary
video port of the
computer.
5 On the Dual Video
Transmitter, change
switch 1 to the ON
position. Ensure that
the upgrade diskette is in the floppy disk drive of the computer.
6 Power on the computer (and Dual Video Transmitter, if it is using the power
adapter). The upgrade process will start automatically and confirmation will
be given on screen.
Now please follow Stage D.
Remove the twisted pair
connections and ensure that the
link to the computer's keyboard
port is correct - the mouse and
video port connections are
unimportant for this operation