Eaton XP-503-10-A10-A01-1B Manual

Also see for 174474: Instruction leaflet

5 Commissioning and operation5.7 Operating system XP-503 with Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC52 XP-503 04/2020 MN048014 EN Eaton.comProtect-Mode data organizationC:\ drive Protected by Protect Mode when enabledFiles to be installed and changed only at initial device setup and should remain unchanged undernormal operation.Other drives (such as D:\) Not protected, even when Protect Mode is enabledFiles to be stored through normal operations: process data, trends, recipes, alarm lists, ... If Protect Mode is active and extensive changes are made to the C:\ drive (e.g.software installations), volatile memory may become full resulting in system errors.Enabling Protect ModeIn the delivery state, the Protect Mode is deactivated. During first setup of XP, all needed changesshould be made to drive C: , (Change of default password, installation of required software, change ofsettings ...), the Protect mode should be activated.For this please start the Protect Mode Manager under Windows " StartEaton Protect ModeManager",select the "Advanced" tab and press the "Enable Protect Mode" button.This will force a reboot and return the XP-503 unit to its normal protected state.Disabling Protect ModeThe protection feature can be disabled for software program that is very large or one that requiresmultiple reboots to complete its installation.To do so, open Protect Mode Manager by selecting “StartEatonProtect Mode Manager”. Fromthe Protect Mode Manager window select the “Advanced” tab and click on the “Disable Protect Mode”button.The system will then reboot. After the restart is the Protect mode inactive. Upon reboot Protect Modewill be disabled and while in this mode the XP unit will behave like any other Windows PC, meaningthat it is subject to all forms of malware including viruses, and adware and it must be shut downthrough the normal Windows shutdown mechanism to prevent potential corruption of the operatingsystem.It is recommended that the XP-503 unit be removed from any plant network while Protect Mode isdisabled and that all media used for software installation to be connected to the unit are scanned formalware prior to attachment. We recommend operating the device always with protect mode activated.