Operating instructions

Commissioning
8.2 Switching on the device
SIMATIC Panel PC 677B
52 Operating Instructions, 05/2007, A5E01035609-01
8.2 Switching on the device
Procedure
1. Switch on the external AC or DC supply.
2. Connect the external keyboard and mouse.
3. Switch on the equipment using the switch next to the supply connector.
4. The "POWER" LED will light up: The device starts up and boots.
Self-test
After switching on, the device performs a self test. During the self test, the message
"Press <F2> to enter SETUP" appears briefly. Do not press this key during this first start
up.
When the self-test is finished, the operating system will be loaded. You will see this from
the screen display.
5. Before you install additional hardware in the SIMATIC Panel PC, such as a PCI card,
please start up the equipment once without it.