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# Copy to the root directory on the thumb drive files '''SFlash16.exe'''
 
# Copy to the root directory on the thumb drive files '''SFlash16.exe'''
 
# Copy to the root directory on the thumb drive the [[BIOS ROM Files|desired ROM file]]
 
# Copy to the root directory on the thumb drive the [[BIOS ROM Files|desired ROM file]]
 
  
 
== To update BIOS ==
 
== To update BIOS ==

Revision as of 13:16, 9 July 2009

To prepare bootable USB image on Windows based machine

  1. Download and extract bios_update.zip
  2. Insert thumb drive into USB socket (ensure you don't have any other USB mass storage devices connected).
  3. Run ImWriter.exe
    1. select Target - desired disk (by letter/size).
    2. select Source image - 128MBDOS.img.
  4. Press Start Restore to proceed.
  5. Wait until completion.
  6. Take out thumb drive and insert it again. It should now be assigned a drive letter.
  7. Copy to the root directory on the thumb drive files SFlash16.exe
  8. Copy to the root directory on the thumb drive the desired ROM file

To update BIOS

  1. Insert thumb drive and boot. Press F2 during boot to enter CMOS Setup Utility
  2. Set 1st boot priority to USB KEY
  3. Save and exit

fit-PC2 should boot to DOS from the thumb drive.

  1. Type SFlash16.exe <ROM file name>
  2. Wait until completion
  3. Reboot