Upgrading the software

To ensure that your system is ready for upgrade, do the following:
  • For more information on installing or upgrading the software, consult the release notes available on www.waters.com.
  • To prevent data loss from workstation or network failure, potentially leading to a delay in patient treatment, back up project settings and data regularly. If you store files in a network location, the location must be robust. Otherwise, data loss may occur.
  • Back up data, review the changes, ensure that the changes adhere to the lab requirements, and prepare to verify the methods again.
  • Verify all requirements before upgrading any system.
  • Maintain appropriate laboratory procedures and processes for backing up and archiving data.
  • A Waters representative must perform the software upgrades.
  • After a Waters representative installs or upgrades your system, perform a system suitability test and verify your system for each upgrade as specified in the Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) C62 Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Methods guidance to ensure that the system is suitable for your application. Also, perform any additional post-installation testing required by your organization's standard operating procedures.
  • Ensure that all data is backed up and that any identifiable personal information is removed from the system before you dispose of it.