User's Manual

Windows XPe Thin Client User Manual

CHAPTER 4 Technical Notes

This chapter provides information about the configuration of

Neoware Windows XPe thin clients.

File Storage Configuration

Flash Disk Neoware Windows XPe thin clients contain a Flash memory-based

file system where the operating system and local application files

are stored. The Flash disk is divided into two partitions. These

partitions are drive C:, where the main operating system software is

stored, and drive D:, where files necessary to update your thin

client are stored. The D: drive always contains the boot files ntldir,

boot.ini and ntdetect.com. The unit will not boot without these

files, so do NOT delete them. The D: drive is also used to store

temporary files during a system update.

Note: It is recommended that you save files on a server and not on

the flash storage in your thin client. If the unused space on drive C:

is reduced to 3 megabytes or less the thin client may become unsta-

ble. If the unused space on drive C: is reduced to 2MB or less the

thin client may become inoperable. In addition, do not delete,

remove, or alter any files in drive D: or your thin client may not

perform properly.

Temporary RAM

Drive

Neoware Windows XPe thin clients use a virtual disk which uti-

lizes a portion of the system memory. This virtual drive is labeled

Z: and is used to store temporary data. However, this storage is vol-