Replacing the storage media
Chapter 7.2 Maintenance shows where the storage media are located.
For new storage media, please contact your Beckhoff Sales only. Hard disks from Beckhoff are optimized for industrial applications. SSDs from Beckhoff have a considerably higher lifetime expectancy than commercially available SSDs.
Data transmission before replacement
If you want to exchange a storage medium according to Beckhoff's recommendation, you must copy the data from the old to the new storage medium. You can use the Beckhoff Service Tool (BST) for this purpose. BST is a graphical backup and restore program for PCs with a Windows operating system. You can create an image of your operating system and use it to back up the operating system. Then you can restore the created image to a new data carrier. The BST is available on a bootable BST USB flash drive. This includes Windows and a backup software. Select the size of the BST USB flash drive according to the size of the backup copy of your operating system. You can then keep the flash drive as a backup copy. For this purpose, the BST USB flash drives are designed for particularly long data preservation by means of special flash. For more information on the function of the BST, please refer to the corresponding manual.
If your storage medium is defective and there is no backup, Beckhoff Service can provide you with a fresh Windows image. For this to be possible, the Beckhoff PC must already have been shipped with a valid operating system license. After installing the fresh image, the applications must be reinstalled.
Replacing the CFast
To replace the CFast, follow the steps below:
- 1. Carefully pull the CFast out of the guides (see Fig. 14).
- 2. Reinsert the new CFast into the guides in the same orientation.
- You have replaced the CFast.
The old storage media must be disposed of in accordance with the national electronic waste regulations.