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====== Prepare USB Stick for BIOS Update ======
==== Prerequisites ====
* FAT formated USB-Stick with at least > 32 MiB storage
* Latest H2OFFT™ (Firmware Flash Tool)
Due to licensing restrictions the H2OFFT is only available on request.\\
Please contact [[Support@tq-group.com|TQ Support]] for further information.
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==== USB Stick ====
Copy Insyde Firmware Flash Tool to USB-Stick\\
├───H2OFFT-Sx64.efi
The BIOS-Update-USB Stick is now ready for updating and flashing BIOS images.\\
For further Information please see the [[:::bios_update#bios_update|BIOS Update]] section.
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====== BIOS Update ======
==== Prerequisites ====
*[[:::bios_update#prepare_usb_stick_for_bios_update|Prepared USB Stick with BIOS Update Tool]]
*BIOS File _.bin
*Copy BIOS File to USB Stick
├─── H2OFFT-Sx64.efi
├─── _.bin
==== Perform BIOS Update ====
Attention: keyboard layout is US by default in the BIOS setup!
*Insert BIOS-Update-USB Stick stick to a Starterkit USB port
*First enable option in the BIOS Menu
* to save the settings and reboot the system
*After reboot navigate into the EFI Shell (Boot Manager > Internal EFI Shell)
*After starting the EFI Shell switch path to the USB stick by typing ''fs0:''. This depends on the amount of connected mass storage devices. With command ''ls'' you can check the content of the path.
*Launch BIOS update\\
H2OFFT_Sx64.efi _.bin
⇒ BIOS will reboot into EFI shell after the update has finished succesfully
*Leave EFI shell\\
Shell> exit
*Select "Boot Manager"
*Select desired boot device (e.g. Internal HD)\\ ⇒ System will boot from selected boot device
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====== Boot From external BIOS ======
The BIOS source can be selected between internal (