Airtop BIOS Update

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Important:
* BIOS update recommended in case the system is unstable, or required fixes have been released. * Incorrect BIOS update has a risk for system brick, therefore follow the guide step-by-step.

BIOS update procedure

  1. Download the latest Airtop BIOS Files
  2. Extract the image file from the archive.
  3. Prepare bootable USB flash drive:
    • Windows users - use Win32DiskImager utility: Win32DiskImager
    • Linux users:
      • Run this command to figure out what device name was assigned to the USB drive: $ ls -all /dev/disk/by-id/
      • Assuming the USB drive was detected as /dev/sdx write the image on it by typing: $ sudo dd if=filename.img of=/dev/sdx bs=1MB
  4. Boot Airtop from the USB flash drive.
  5. Press F5 during boot until One Time Boot menu appears.
  6. Choose USB HDD: option.
  7. When boots up into FreeDOS command line run: bios_upd.bat. BIOS update process starts. Wait for it's completion without errors.
  8. When BIOS update process ends the system will shut down automatically.
  9. Boot the system
  10. Press F5 during boot until the One Time Boot menu appears.
  11. Choose USB HDD: option.
  12. When boots up into FreeDOS command line run: me_lock.bat. ME FW update process starts. Wait for it's completion without errors.
  13. Wait until message "Please disconnect this system from power for 15 sec for completion".
  14. Power cycle the computer.