Instruction Sheet

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Installation Instructions for InPower™ 8.0

Be sure to review these instructions before starting PC SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
the installation. Improper installation can result in
equipment or systems problems. Recommended PC
The following are the recommended PC specifica-
ADMINISTRATOR RIGHTS tions.
Administrator rights are required to install InPower • An IBM PC or 100% compatible PC
8.0. • Supported Operating Systems: Windows XP
Pro, Windows Vista, or Windows 7 (see de-
User’s Guide tails in the following table)
The InPower User’s Guide is installed on the PC in Please note that InPower 8.0 does not support Win-
the InPower program group. After installing this dows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000, or Windows
product, use the Start menu to access the InPower NT.
start menu group to select and view the User’s • Windows Vista Capable or Windows Vista
Guide. Premium Ready
Adobe Reader is required to view the User’s Guide. • Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5.5 or
Information on obtaining a free copy of Adobe higher
Reader is available on the Adobe web site. • SVGA (1024 x 768) color display
• Windows compatible pointing device and
InPower Registration
101-key enhanced keyboard
This section does not apply to InPower Onan. • 16X CD-ROM

Following a successful InPower installation, the • One free serial communications port
user is prompted to register the product the first time • Windows compatible printer (optional)
InPower is launched. This applies to all users, in-
cluding those who have previously registered the Windows Vista requires the use of Adobe Acrobat 8
or newer.
product.

For more information about registration, click Help

Security Hardware Lock
in the InPower registration wizard. The dongle is not required in InPower 8.0.

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InPower is a trademark of Cummins Inc.
Cummins and PowerCommand are registered trademarks of Cummins Inc.
 Windows Vista Premium Ready*
Windows XP Pro Windows Vista Capable*
or Windows 7**
Processor 500 MHz 800 MHz 1 GHz
Memory 256 MB RAM 512 MB RAM 1 GB RAM
Graphics Card − DirectX 9.0 DirectX 9.0 capable and WDDM
1.0 driver support
Graphics Memory − 32 MB RAM 128 MB RAM (1920 x 1200 reso-
lution) or 512+ MB for greater
resolution such as 2560 x 1600
Hard Drive Capacity 1.5 GB 20 GB 40 GB
Hard Drive Free Space − − 15 GB
Other Drives − − DVD-ROM
Audio − − Audio Output
* Only 32-bit Windows Vista is supported. 64-bit Windows Vista is not supported.
** Both 32-bit and 64-bit Windows 7 are supported.

INSTALLATION PROCEDURE 4. Click Start Installation.

The installation procedure is the same on all operat- 5. If there are no previous versions of InPower on
ing systems. The examples in this section are from
the computer, the installation proceeds to step
Windows 7.
8.
During installation, pop-up messages may be dis-
played behind an open window. If the installation
program is not responding, check the taskbar, or
press Alt+Tab to display hidden windows. Review
and close any pop-up messages.
For help at any time, click Installation Help.

1. Close all other programs, including those FIGURE 2. INPOWER SETUP WIZARD
docked to the taskbar.
If a previous version of InPower is installed on
2. Open the folder in which you downloaded In-
the PC, the InPower setup wizard notifies you
Power, and double-click the file you down-
that you have to remove it.
loaded.

3. If the PC asks for an administrator password, If you do not want to remove it, click No, and the
provide the required information. Otherwise, rest of the installation is cancelled.
the InPower setup wizard appears.
Click Yes to remove the previous version.

FIGURE 3. INPOWER SETUP WIZARD

6. Click OK to confirm the removal of the previous

version. The InPower setup wizard removes
the previous version of InPower.

If you do not want to remove it, click Cancel,

FIGURE 1. INPOWER SETUP WIZARD and the rest of the installation is cancelled.
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 FIGURE 6. INPOWER SETUP WIZARD

9. If you are installing InPower Lite, InPower Pro,

FIGURE 4. INPOWER SETUP WIZARD or InPower Onan, select the software and tools
you want to install at this time, and click Next.
7. When the removal is complete, click Finish to
If you are installing InPower GOEM or InPower
proceed with the installation of InPower.
ATS, the InPower setup wizard skips this step.

FIGURE 7. INPOWER SETUP WIZARD

FIGURE 5. INPOWER SETUP WIZARD
10. Select the folder in which you want to store strip
chart and monitor files, and click Next. This
8. Select the folder in which you want to install In- folder will not be removed when you uninstall
Power, and click Next. InPower.

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 FIGURE 10. INPOWER SETUP WIZARD
FIGURE 8. INPOWER SETUP WIZARD
14. Click Finish to close InPower setup wizard.
11. Review the settings. Click Next to continue, or
click Back to change them.

When you click Next, the InPower setup wizard

will install InPower. When the installation is
complete, the following screen appears.

FIGURE 11. INPOWER SETUP WIZARD

UNINSTALLATION PROCEDURE
The uninstallation procedure is the same on all oper-
ating systems. The examples in this section are from
Windows 7.
Administrator rights are required to install InPower
8.0.
FIGURE 9. INPOWER SETUP WIZARD
The uninstallation procedure does not remove the
12. Select View ReadMe if you want to review the folder in which you store strip chart and monitor
release notes now. You can also review this file files.
later. Click Next to continue. 1. Open the InPower start menu folder. The path
varies by version of InPower and by operating
13. If you selected View ReadMe, the readme file system. For example, for InPower ATS on Win-
appears in the InPower setup wizard. Other- dows 7, click Start > All Programs > InPower
wise, the InPower setup wizard skips this step. ATS.

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 3. If the PC asks for an administrator password,
provide the required information. Otherwise,
the InPower uninstallation wizard appears.

4. Follow the directions in the InPower uninstalla-

tion wizard to remove InPower from the PC.

SERVICE AND SUPPORT

If you have a problem with the software, follow
these steps.
1. Take a screenshot of the error message. For
example, press Prnt Scrn, open Microsoft
Paint, and save the file.

2. Copy the latest installation log at

<installed location>\Program Files\Power

Generation\Installation Logs

3. Send the screenshot and latest installation log

to your distributor.
FIGURE 12. INPOWER SETUP WIZARD
If you are a distributor, contact Cummins Power
2. Select Uninstall. Generation using standard channels.

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