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toh:pcengines:apu-bios-update [2021/09/10 20:09] – added post-update dmidecode bobafetthotmailtoh:pcengines:apu-bios-update [2021/09/11 11:02] – added info box and re-arranged first connection steps bobafetthotmail
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 ====== BIOS Update instructions of PC Engines APU1, APU2 and APU3 ====== ====== BIOS Update instructions of PC Engines APU1, APU2 and APU3 ======
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 +<WRAP center round info 80%>
 +**This tutorial does not require serial access to the device.**\\
 +As long as you have a PC and an ethernet port (or a USB-Ethernet adapter) on your PC you can follow the instructions in this article.
 +</WRAP>
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 PC Engines APUs are similar x86-64 devices and their bios upgrade procedure is exactly the same. The only difference is the bios file you download from https://pcengines.github.io/ so be VERY SURE you are downloading the BIOS for the right APU device. PC Engines APUs are similar x86-64 devices and their bios upgrade procedure is exactly the same. The only difference is the bios file you download from https://pcengines.github.io/ so be VERY SURE you are downloading the BIOS for the right APU device.
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 ===== Prepare the device and connect to the internet ===== ===== Prepare the device and connect to the internet =====
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-  * Connect a cable from the WAN port (the ethernet port closest to the Serial port) to the LAN port of your current router.   +  * Connect a second cable from one of the two ports near to the USB ports (LAN) to your PC, disconnect your PC from any other wifi or internet connections.  
-  * Connect a second cable from one of the other two ports (LAN) to your PC, disconnect your PC from any wifi or internet connections. It should reach the internet through the APU device now.+  * Connect the WAN port of the APU to the cable/DSL modem, disconnecting the router. It should reach the internet through the APU device now. This process will take only a few minutes.
  
 <WRAP center round important 95%> <WRAP center round important 95%>
-If your current main router also has an IP in the same 192.168.1.x network, please change the IP of the APU from the Network --> Interfaces and click on Edit button of the LAN interface. Then change the IP, click Save, then click on the small arrow on the right side of the "Save and Apply" button, and select "Apply Unchecked", the button changes to red and becomes "Apply Unchecked", click on it and confirm the action. After it has started doing it, pull the LAN eternet cable from the PC, wait 10 seconds, connect it again and go to the new address you set.+If your current network setup does not allow you to just disconnect the router and connect to a modem over the ethernet port, please check if your current main router also has an IP in the same 192.168.1.x network.\\  
 +If that is the case, change the IP of the LAN interface of the APU device from its own Luci web interface at 192.168.1.1, click on **Network** --> **Interfaces** and click on **Edit** button of the LAN interface. Then change the IP, click **Save**, then click on the small arrow on the right side of the "**Save and Apply**" button, and select "**Apply Unchecked**", the button changes to red and becomes "**Apply Unchecked**", click on it and confirm the action. After it has started doing it, pull the LAN eternet cable from the PC, wait 10 seconds, connect it again and go to the new address you set.\\
  
-Another option is just connecting the WAN port of the APU to the cable modem, disconnecting the router. This process will take only a few minutes.+Now you can connect a cable from the WAN port on the APU device (the ethernet port closest to the Serial port) to a LAN port of your current router. It should reach the internet through the APU device now.
 </WRAP> </WRAP>
  
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