11-154 BIOS Updating Procedure
Creating a Bootable USB Drive
The downloaded file contains the files necessary to create a bootable USB Memory
Drive.
1. Insert a USB drive that is formatted as FAT (or FAT32).
2. Unzip the downloaded files.
3. Copy the files to the root directory of the USB drive.
4. Open a DOS command window.
5. Change directory to the USB Memory Drive.
6. Execute the following command:
Syslinux -fma <USB drive letter>
Example: Syslinux -fma f:
This command erases any bootable methods that may be present on the USB drive
and replaces it with the SPI/BIOS update process.
If the resulting USB memory drive is not bootable, try the following command. This
runs slower but is more effective.
Syslinux -sfma <USB drive letter>
Important: Do not run syslinux by double-clicking on it because it may affect the
boot drive of the terminal being used to create the drive.
Windows 7 Note: The above commands must be executed as administrator. Failure
to run as administrator results in an MBR write failure. To open a command shell
with administrator privileges perform the following:
Start → All Programs → Accessories → Command Prompt →
[right-click] "Run as" → Administrator
SPI/BIOS Updating Procedures
1. Insert the USB device containing the SPI/BIOS update software into the 7616
terminal.
2. Connect a USB keyboard.
3. Apply power. Validate that the SPI/BIOS configuration setup has the device
containing the BIOS media as the first boot device in the Boot Menu or plan on
using the [F8] override to force the correct boot device. Select the USB device from
the list of boot devices.
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