This booklet has been designed to help the novice user to set up their Pegasus CTS notebook computer with Windows XPH. Some knowledge of computers is required
to follow through this booklet. If you experience any difficulties when setting
up the software, contact Mobile Support Customer Services.
Please ensure all extra devices (PC cards, Modems, Network cards, external
mice etc.) are removed before starting this installation.
If you have any queries regarding any part of this installation, please do
not hesitate to contact the Mobile support technical support department
Please have the following disks and CD's to hand, as theses will be required
during the process of installing Windows to your hard drive.
- Notebook Driver CD.
- Windows XP CD and windows licence number
- Windows DVD 2000 CD (only if your notebook has a DVD drive)
This Installation process may take up to 2 hours to install depending on the
speed of your machine. Please backup any files required, as the hard drive is
going to be completely wiped clean.
Complete Reinstall
WARNING: ALL DATA ON HARD DISK DRIVE WILL BE DELETED
These instructions assume a completely blank Hard Disk.
- Switch The Pegasus CTS on and, when
prompted, press F2 to enter bios set-up
- Select Boot. Highlight CD-ROM Drive and press '+' until it is at the top
of the list.
- Insert Windows XP CD and exit saving
the changes (OK to confirm )
- When prompted press any key to start
the installation (only do this once throughout the installation even if you
see the prompt again)
- Wait while Windows XP loads some files. This may make some time.
- Press Enter to set-up Windows XP.
- Press to agree with License agreement.
- Press [D] to delete current active partition. Press enter to continue and
[L] to confirm.
- Press Enter to install using un-partitioned space.
- Press Enter to 'format the partition using the NTFS file system' and continue
with the installation. This will take some time depending on the hard drive
capacity.
- Set-up will perform routine checks and continue to install windows. The
coping process can be view in the bottom right hand corner.
- After installation is complete windows will restart, press enter to avoid
waiting.
- DO NOT boot from the CDROM Drive windows has installed on your hard drive
now. After restarting it will continue to install final files and approximate
time can be view on the right hand side of the screen.
- Click Customize to change Regional and Language settings and then click
OK.
- Click Details to change input language and then click OK.
- Click Next.
- Type name and Organization. Press Next.
- Carefully enter the Product ID number found on your certificate of Authenticity,
which is found on the underside of your laptop. Click Next.
- Choose a name for your computer and enter an administrator password. Press
Next.
- Select NO to activate windows. Click Next.
- At least one user must be entered. Click Next.
- Click Finish to complete the installation.
- The machine will boot into Windows.
- Congratulations, you have now installed Windows XPHome. All that is left
is to check and install, if necessary the Video, Audio, Modem and Network
card drivers.
Installation of Video drivers on Pegasus CTS under Windows
XP
- Boot into windows.
- Double click CDROM drive from my computer
- Select the drivers folder
- Select the video driver folder and Windows XP folder
- Double click the Set-up Launcher file and follow the on screen instructions
- Restart the machine once complete and check the screen resolution from
display properties.
- Click the Settings tab from the menu above and change the screen area and
colours to Size: 1024x768, Colours: Highest (32 Bit)
- Apply these setting by clicking on apply then YES to keep changes and OK.
Installation of Sound Drivers on Pegasus CTS Under Windows
XP
- Boot into windows.
- You may find that Windows XP has already installed the Audio drivers. To
check right -click my computer, click properties, click hardware and then
click Device manager.
- If drivers are not installed or you wish to re-install from the drivers
disk, then continue.
- Insert the drivers CD-ROM supplied with the computer.
- Double click CDROM drive from my computer
- Select the drivers folder
- Select the video driver folder and Windows XP folder
- Double click the Set-up Launcher file and follow the on screen instructions
- Click Finish and restart the machine.
The Sound drivers are now installed - to test reboot the computer and you should
hear a jingle as Windows restarts
Installation of the PCI card (Modem) on Pegasus CTS for
Windows XP
- Boot into Windows.
- Insert the drivers CD supplied with the computer.
- Right click on My Computer, click properties, click hardware and then click
Device Manager.
- Double click PCI Modem; this device is listed under Other Devices.
- Click the reinstall driver tab.
- Click next and next again.
- Click Continue anyway.
- Change Country for modem settings. Click OK.
- Click Finish and then Close.
Installation of the Ethernet card on Pegasus CTS for Windows
XP
- Boot into windows.
- You may find that Windows XP has already installed the Audio drivers. To
check Right -click my computer, click properties, click hardware and then
click Device manager.
- If drivers are not installed or you wish to re-install from the drivers
disk, then continue.
- Insert the drivers CD-ROM supplied with the computer.
- The CD will auto-run and you will see the contents screen. Select open
folder to view files and click OK.
- Double click the LAN folder.
- Double click Set-up (Computer icon) from the menu.
- Click Next.
- Click Continue anyway.
- Click Finish and restart the machine as requested.