Embedded module TQMxE40C1 Documentation

Prepare USB Stick for BIOS Update

BIOS Update USB Stick

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 TQ Support for further information.

USB Stick

Copy Insyde Firmware Flash Tool to USB-Stick

<USB key>
    ├───H2OFFT-Sx64.efi

The BIOS-Update-USB Stick is now ready for updating and flashing BIOS images.
For further Information please see the following section.

TQMxE40C1 BIOS Update

Update BIOS

Prerequisites

  • Prepared USB Stick with BIOS Update Tool
  • BIOS File TQMxE40C1_05.43.27.14.01.bin
  • Copy BIOS File to USB Stick
<USB key>
    ├─── H2OFFT-Sx64.efi
    ├─── TQMxE40C1_05.43.27.14.01.bin

Perform BIOS Update

Attention: keyboard layout is US by default in the BIOS setup!

1. Insert BIOS-Update-USB Stick stick to a Starterkit USB port
2. Power the starter kit and enter the BIOS by repeatedly pressing ESC
3. Enable TXE Prepare for Update option in the BIOS Menu (Setup Utility > Advanced > RC Advanced Menu > PCH-FW Configuration > Firmware Update Configuration )
4. <F10> to save the settings and reboot the system
5. After reboot navigate into the EFI Shell (Boot Manager > Internal EFI Shell)
6. 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.
7. Launch BIOS update

H2OFFT_Sx64.efi TQMxE40C1_05.43.27.14.01.bin –ALL –RA
Secure Boot: When using Secure Boot or custom keys, the option -unvs must be included!

⇒ BIOS will reboot into EFI shell after the update has finished succesfully
8. Leave EFI shell

Shell> exit

9. Select “Boot Manager”
10. Select desired boot device (e.g. Internal HD)
⇒ System will boot from selected boot device

Boot from the external BIOS

Work with external BIOS

The BIOS source can be selected on the (TQMxE40C1) SPI flash via connector X29/BIOS_DIS1# on MB-COME6-4.

X29/BIOS_DIS1#
Open BIOS will load from internal SPI Flash
Close BIOS will load from external SPI Flash

Supported external SPI flash devices

Supported Devices

The following SPI flash devices are supported:

Platform/Module SPI flash device SPI flash vendor
TQMxE40C1 MX25L25645G Macronix