Industrial PCs are typically used in industrial production environments and require specific operating systems and applications to meet particular needs. However, installing an industrial PC system is not an easy task for many users. Therefore, to help everyone better understand how to install an industrial PC system, a detailed tutorial is provided below.
Prepare tools and materials for system installation
Before you begin installing the system, you will need to prepare some tools and materials, including:
Installation disk, which can be a Windows or Linux operating system installation disk.
A bootable USB drive needs to be formatted to FAT32 beforehand.
A computer capable of writing to a USB flash drive is required; a desktop computer is recommended.
Industrial PC
Creating a bootable USB drive
Insert the USB drive into your computer, and be sure to back up all the data on it.
Open your computer's built-in Disk Management or run the command "", and find the disk number assigned to your USB drive.
Run the command "diskpart" and execute the following commands:
list disk
select disk n (where n is the USB drive disk number)
clean
create partition primary
format fs=fat32 quick
active
exit
Extract the ISO image file of the Windows or Linux operating system from the USB drive.
Eject the USB drive; the bootable USB drive creation process is complete.
Install system
Insert the prepared bootable USB drive into the industrial control computer.
Enter the BIOS after powering on, and set the bootable USB drive as the first boot device in "Boot Sequence".
Press F10 to save and exit BIOS; the industrial control machine will automatically restart.
Follow the prompts to enter the system installation program.
During the installation process, you will need to choose the system installation location. Generally, you can choose the C drive of your hard drive. Then, follow the system prompts step by step to complete the installation.
After installation, the industrial control computer will automatically restart.
Driver installation and optimization settings
After the system installation is complete, some hardware device drivers may not be installed.
At this point, you need to download and install the corresponding drivers; for industrial control computers, the drivers that generally need to be installed include graphics card drivers, audio drivers, network card drivers, etc.
After the driver installation is complete, you can optimize settings, such as disabling automatic system updates, optimizing disk and network settings, etc.
Installing an industrial control computer system is not difficult. As long as you follow the steps above, you will have a deeper understanding of industrial control computer system installation after reading this tutorial.
