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Troubleshooting module missing from ACQUITY or MS console (Guided Troubleshooting) - WKB97182

Article number: 97182

SYMPTOMS

One or multiple instrument modules are missing from the MS or ACQUITY console. 

ENVIRONMENT

  • ACQUITY console
  • ACQUITY QDa Mass Detector
  • ACQUITY UPLC
  • ACQUITY UPLC H-Class
  • ACQUITY UPLC I-Class
  • Empower
  • MassLynx 4.1
  • MassLynx 4.2
  • MS console
  • SQ Detector 2
  • SYNAPT G2
  • SYNAPT G2-S
  • SYNAPT G2-Si
  • SYNAPT XS
  • TQ Detector
  • Xevo QTof 
  • Xevo G2
  • Xevo G2-S
  • Xevo G2-XS
  • Xevo TQ MS
  • Xevo TQD
  • Xevo TQ-S
  • Xevo TQ-S micro
  • Xevo TQ-S cronos
  • Xevo TQ-XS

STRATEGY

SIMPLE SOLUTIONS
  1. Ensure that Windows user has full control of MassLynx and Waters Instruments folders - WKB24705
  2. Ensure that User Account Control Setting is set to "Never Notify" - WKB17373
  3. With MassLynx closed, restart MS electronics - WKB654
  4. Restart PC and all modules - WKB3194
  5. Ensure that the DHCP server configuration is set up correctly - WKB93827
  6. Delete module or modules from DHCP and repopulate - WKB4409
INTERMEDIATE SOLUTIONS
  1. Delete and regenerate ACQUITYSettings.xml file (and others, as needed) under MassLynx - WKB11966
  2. Delete and regenerate DHCP.xml file - WKB2631
  3. Inspect IntelliStart .xml files and replace corrupted ones - WKB11456
ADVANCED SOLUTIONS
  1. Install ICS as required for some standalone MS systems - WKB29933
  2. Load .net framework from appropriate driver pack - WKB23238
  3. Run ICSCompanionSetup.exe - WKB23234
  4. Disable or remove unsupported antivirus software - WKB31257
  5. Reinstall MassLynx - WKB11175
  6. Back up MassLynx data and restore PC to earlier point - WKB1557

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

id97182, A-SQ, A-SQ, EMP2LIC, EMP2OPT, EMP2SW, EMP3GC, EMP3LIC, EMP3OPT, EMP3SW, EMPGC, EMPGPC, EMPLIC, EMPOWER2, EMPOWER3, EMPSW, MLYNX, MLYNXV41, Q3100MSD, SQD, SQD2, SUP, SUPMM, SYNAPTXS, SYNG2HD, SYNG2HDMAL, SYNG2MS, SYNG2MSMAL, SYNG2SHD, SYNG2SHDML, SYNG2SIMS, SYNG2SMS, SYNG2SMSML, TQD, TQDIVD, UPBINARY, UPIBSM, UPIBSM+, UPISMFL, UPISMFL+, UPISMFTIVD, UPISMFTN, UPISMFTN+, UPQSM, UPQSM+, UPQSMBIO, UPQSMBIO+, UPSMFTN, UPSMFTN+, UPSMFTNB+, UPSMFTNBIO, XEVOG2QTOF, XEVOG2SQTF, XEVOG2STOF, XEVOG2TOF, XEVOG2XSQT, XEVOG2XSTF, XEVOQTOF, XEVOTQ, XEVOTQA, XEVOTQD, XEVOTQDIVD, XEVOTQIVD, XEVOTQS, XEVOTQSCRO, XEVOTQSIVD, XEVOTQSMIC, XEVOTQXS, XEVTQSMIVD, XEVTQXSIVD

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