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If you have a RAID system and no SSD or mSATA device, create the volume before proceeding:

Press Alt-3 to enter the 3ware RAID BIOS.
Select Non-recoverable Array with the space bar and press the Tab key.
Navigate to Delete Unit and press Enter.
Press Enter to confirm.
Select all available drives by navigating to Direct Attached and pressing the space bar.
Press the Tab key to navigate to Create Unit.
Set Array Name to Exacq.
Set RAID Configuration to RAID 5.
Set StorSave Profile to Performance.
Navigate to Advanced and press Enter.
Set Boot Volume Size to 57.
Set Initialization Method to Background.
Navigate to OK and press Enter.
Navigate to OK and press Enter again. Confirm write cache by pressing Y.
Press any key.
Press F8 and confirm the array creation.

As a security measure, booting your system from the CD is disabled at the factory. To change this:

Start your exacqVision Server
At the BIOS startup screen, press F2 to edit the BIOS.
The BIOS password has been set to admin256 at the factory.
On the boot menu, enable Boot from CD and move the UEFI Optical option to the top of the boot order.
Save the BIOS settings and exit.

Install Windows 7 64-bit:

Insert the Windows 7 64-bit CD into the drive and restart the system.
Press any key to boot from CD.
Click Next and then Install Now.
Read the license information and select I Accept the License Terms. Click Next.
Click Custom (Advanced).

If installing Windows on a RAID system, you must first load the controller drivers to see the partitions:

Remove the Windows 7 CD and insert the Exacq Utilities CD.
Click Load Driver and browse to the Utilities CD
Navigate to \Recovery\Drivers\Current\RAID, select your RAID Controller, and then select x64
Click OK to load drivers.

Continue the procedure:

Press Shift+F10 on the keyboard to open a command prompt.
Type diskpart and press Enter.
To find the drive number of the desired OS Drive, type list disk and press Enter. Note the disk number (X) of the desired operating system drive.
To find the volume letter of the CD drive, type list volume and press Enter. Note the volume letter (Y) of the CD drive.
Type exit and press Enter. You should see X:\Sources.
Type diskpart /s Y:\Recovery\EFIPart\EFIPartX.txt and press Enter.
Press F5 to refresh the menu and select the Primary Partition labeled OSDrive. Click Next.
When prompted, enter exacq as the username and computer name. Do not use admin or user as the username. Click Next.
Enter the password vision for the username, retype the password, and enter a password hint. Click Next.
Enter the 25-character license found on the sticker attached to the system chassis. Click Next.
Click Use Recommended Settings.
Select the time zone and date/time information. Click Next.
Select the Network type. Windows then starts up.
Remove the Windows 7 CD.

Install motherboard drivers:

Click Start and type devicemgmt.msc in the Search bar and press Enter. This opens Device Manager.
Note the drivers not installed (those with a yellow exclamation point) and close Device Manager.
Create a new folder on the Desktop and name it temp1.
Insert the exacqVision CD.
Browse to the CD drive and open the Recovery\Drivers\Current\Intel directory.
Run the executable beginning with INF to install the Intel Chipset support.
Click No when it asks you to restart your computer.
Run the executable beginning with AUD_Win7 to install the audio drivers.
Run the executable beginning with GFX_Win7 to install the Intel Graphics driver.
If a self-extractor pops up, browse to the temp1 folder on the Desktop and click Unzip.
Open the temp1 folder on the desktop and run Setup.
Click No when it asks you to restart your computer.
Run the executable beginning with PROWin7_64 to install the network drivers.
Install the drivers and select Drivers, IntelPROSet, and Advanced Network Services.
Run the executable beginning with USB_3.0_Win7 to install USB 3.0 drivers.
Restart the exacqVision server.
If you have a RAID system, install setupWindows_x64.exe located in \Recovery\Drivers\Current\RAID\3Ware-RAID-97xx.

Partition disks and adjust display settings:

Click Start, Computer, and Open C: Drive (leave open).
Open the Utilities Disk in another window, navigate to \Recovery, and copy the entire Maintenance folder to C:\.
To partition the rest of the drives, right-click RUNWinDiskPrep.bat and select Run as Administrator. Close Auto-Play boxes for new drives.
Right-click any open space on the Desktop and select Screen Resolution. Choose any resolution 1024×768 and higher.

Set up Windows user accounts:

Open the \Recovery\Exacq folder on the CD and run UserAccountSetup.exe. The system will reboot three times during this process.
When the system reboots, it automatically logs in as a user. To perform the remaining steps, you must log in as an administrator. Click Start and then Log Off User…. When the login screen appears, choose admin. The default password is admin256.
Hybrid systems only (skip this step if you have an IP only system):
1. Click Start, Computer, and Open C: Drive.
2. Navigate to Maintenance.
3. Right-click on BoardPrep.bat and select Run as Administrator (requires Exacq Utilities CD).
4. Confirm board type and installation by pressing Y.
5. Restart system after installation completes.

Run evSysPrep:

Run the exacqVisionSystemSetup program from the \Recovery\Exacq directory.
Click the Scan Hardware button and let it detect the hardware.
Enter the chassis serial number from the sticker on the side of the box, starting with ER.
Click Prepare System and then restart the exacqVision system.

Install exacqVision Software:

Run RUNME.exe from the CD.
Click Install exacqVision Server Software. This installs exacqVision Client, exacqVision Server, and exacqVision Web Service.

For security, you might want to disable booting your system from CD: