ADLINK EOS-1200 - Manual (Page 43)

Getting Started 31
EOS-1200
2.5.1 Windows XP
Installing AHCI on Windows XP
Windows XP can be installed on an AHCI-enabled system by
BIOS settings.
Press “Delete” to enter the BIOS, and go to “SATA Configura-
tion→SATA mode” to select AHCI.
Install the Intel(R) Mobile Express Chipset SATA AHCI Control-
ler driver over USB after pressing F6. If the driver is already
running in IDE (ATA) emulation mode, no installation is
required.
Windows XP
Windows XP supports EOS-1200 chipset drivers, allowing sim-
ple installation. ADLINK also provides pre-installation services
for Windows XP on the EOS-1200 (when the Windows XP
license is pre-purchased from ADLINK).
Windows XP Embedded
As a result of its overwhelming popularity, human-machine
interface, and plentiful development tools, Windows XP is well
suited to comparatively simple application development.
Embedded XP is simply a modularized Windows XP. System
developers select only the needed Windows XP components
and functions and then organize them to construct an XP
Embedded OS.
With this architectural modularization, system integrators can
readily reduce storage space requirements of XP Embedded.
The only factor determining storage space requirements is the
number of function modules needed.
Because XP Embedded is wholly compatible with Windows XP,
developers can compile controller software in the Windows XP
environment and transfer the code to Embedded XP for imme-
diate use. No new tools are required to use XP Embedded,
lowering software development costs. Another advantage is
the cost of licensing Embedded XP being much less than that
of Windows XP.