How do I upgrade my E4990A Impedance Analyzer?
1. Hardware Upgrades
| Frequency upgrade option for the E4990A Impedance Analyzer | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product option (From) | Product option (To) | Order with this number | Description | Type | eDelivery | Upgrade Contents | Minimum Firmware | Incompatible With | Adjustments required after installation | Installed by & Installation Time | Installation note |
| E4990A-010 | E4990A-020 | E4990AU-020 | Upgrade from 10 MHz to 20 MHz | Hardware | No | Customer Not Installable | A.01.00 | n/a | Yes | Keysight Technologies Service Center | n/a |
| E4990A-010 | E4990A-030 | E4990AU-030 | Upgrade from 10 MHz to 30 MHz | Hardware | No | Customer Not Installable | A.01.00 | n/a | Yes | Keysight Technologies Service Center | n/a |
| E4990A-010 | E4990A-050 | E4990AU-050 | Upgrade from 10 MHz to 50 MHz | Hardware | No | Customer Not Installable | A.01.00 | n/a | Yes | Keysight Technologies Service Center | n/a |
| E4990A-010 | E4990A-120 | E4990AU-120 | Upgrade from 10 MHz to 120 MHz | Hardware | No | Customer Not Installable | A.01.00 | n/a | Yes | Keysight Technologies Service Center | n/a |
| E4990A-020 | E4990A-030 | E4990AU-031 | Upgrade from 20 MHz to 30 MHz | Hardware | No | Customer Not Installable | A.01.00 | n/a | Yes | Keysight Technologies Service Center | n/a |
| E4990A-020 | E4990A-050 | E4990AU-051 | Upgrade from 20 MHz to 50 MHz | Hardware | No | Customer Not Installable | A.01.00 | n/a | Yes | Keysight Technologies Service Center | n/a |
| E4990A-020 | E4990A-120 | E4990AU-121 | Upgrade from 20 MHz to 120 MHz | Hardware | No | Customer Not Installable | A.01.00 | n/a | Yes | Keysight Technologies Service Center | n/a |
| E4990A-030 | E4990A-050 | E4990AU-052 | Upgrade from 30 MHz to 50 MHz | Hardware | No | Customer Not Installable | A.01.00 | n/a | Yes | Keysight Technologies Service Center | n/a |
| E4990A-030 | E4990A-120 | E4990AU-122 | Upgrade from 30 MHz to 120 MHz | Hardware | No | Customer Not Installable | A.01.00 | n/a | Yes | Keysight Technologies Service Center | n/a |
| E4990A-050 | E4990A-120 | E4990AU-123 | Upgrade from 50 MHz to 120 MHz | Hardware | No | Customer Not Installable | A.01.00 | n/a | Yes | Keysight Technologies Service Center | n/a |
| Digital H/W Module, OS upgrade option for the E4990A Network Analyzer | |||||||||||
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| Product Serial-prefix (From) | Product Serial-prefix (To) | order with this number | Description | Type | eDelivery | Upgrade Contents | Minimum Firmware | Incompatible With | Adjustments required after installation | Installed by & Installation Time1 | Installation note |
|
MY541 to MY542, SG541 to SG542 |
MY543 and above, SG543 and above |
E4990AU-0402 |
Digital H/W Module upgrade (from Win-7 to Win-10) |
Hardware Upgrade | No | Customer Not-Installable Hardware | n/a | n/a | Yes | Keysight Technologies Service Center - 2.0 hrs | n/a |
1 The installation time stated does not include adjustment and verification time. Additional labor charges may apply.
2 Digital H/W Module Upgrade includes SSD (Qty.1) by default. If an additional spare storage (2nd SSD) is required, spare removable SSD is made available.
About E4990A Windows 7
- The E4990A with Windows 7 has the serial prefix of MY541 to MY542 or SG541 to SG542.
- There are no plans to upgrade to Windows 8.
About E4990A Windows 10
- The E4990A with Windows 10 has the serial prefix of MY543 and above or SG543 and above.
| High Stability Timebase upgrade option for the E4990A Impedance Analyzer | ||||||||||
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| Product | Order with this number | Description | Type | eDelivery | Upgrade Contents | Minimum Firmware | Incompatible With | Adjustments required after installation | Installed by & Installation Time | Installation note |
| E4990A-1E5 | E4990AU-1E5 | High stability timebase | Hardware | No | Customer Not installable | n/a | n/a | Yes | Keysight Technologies Service Center | n/a |
2. Software Upgrades
| Software Upgrades for the E4990A Impedance Analyzer | ||||||||||
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| Product | Order with this number | Description | Type | eDelivery | Upgrade Contents | Minimum Firmware | Incompatible With | Adjustments required after installation | Installed by & Installation Time | Installation note |
| E4990A-001 | E4990AU-001 | Enhanced measurement speed, Fixed perpetual license | Software | Yes | License Key (*1) | A.02.10 | n/a | No | Customer - 0.5 hrs | Instruction is provided by e-mail. |
(*1) This software upgrades will require the redemption and installation of a license key file to activate the option. Once a redemption certificate is received the license key file can be redeemed at the Keysight Software License Redemption Website.