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Upgrade Procedures for R1.0 ML910™ RUGGED NOTEBOOK
Firmware and Software:
1) Embedded Controller Firmware, for #2 or as a prerequisite for a R1.0 to R1.1 upgrade
2) Support RF Pass-through in Retrofitted ML900 Docking Stations
Purpose and Requirements
This procedure provides step-by-step instructions for a qualified computer technician or
administrator to upgrade the firmware and software components of Release 1.0 ML910™ RUGGED
NOTEBOOK COMPUTERS (ML910) shipped prior to approximat
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1 bootable disc for the downloaded ISO file. This procedure assumes Nero 8 Essentials will be used, but Nero 7 operation is similar, and most CD/DVD burning software can write ISO files to disc. CD or DVD Media A blank CD-R or CD-RW disc to become the bootable disc. The following DVD formats are compatible with the Dual drive: DVD±R, DVD±RW and DVD±R DL. CD Reader If the ML910 notebook does not already have its own Combo or Dual drive installed, you can either temporarily install one
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Step-by-Step Procedure Important Before you begin this procedure confirm that the current version EC BIOS running on the ML910 notebook is 4.7 or earlier. If the EC BIOS is 4.8 or later you will not need to update it, i.e., skip steps 11 through 14 in the EC BIOS Upgrade Procedure. Steps 1 through 10 will still be required in order to access the applications files from the downloaded ISO image. To determine the EC BIOS version: a. Double click on the ML User Application icon in th
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Perform Procedures I, II and III in order. I. EC BIOS Upgrade Procedure 1. Download the ML910™ Rugged Notebook R1.0 RF Pass-through Upgrade Package from www.Motorola.com/ML910 and extract the files to a folder on the desktop. The bootable ISO image is RF-PT.iso. This image contains: a. EC BIOS V4.8 b. ML User Application V4.A c. ML Administrator Application V4.A The files in the extracted MLAA folder will be used later in Procedure III. 2. Launch Nero 8 StartSmart Essentials
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5. Click on “Image, Project, Copy”. 6. Click on “Disc Image or Saved Project”. 7. Browse to the folder where the downloaded ISO bootable file is located and select it. ML910 R1.0 RF Pass-through Upgrade Procedure, Version A 5
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8. Insert a blank CD/DVD disc into the drive and click the Burn button to create the bootable media. 9. Burning process and status are displayed. 10. Burn process completed successfully message should display. The bootable disc is now ready to begin the upgrade. 11. In order for your notebook to boot from this disc, the Boot Device Priority Sequence must be set in the System BIOS to place the optical drive you intend to use at a higher priority than any other 6 ML910 R1.
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available drive, usually the standard Hard Disk Drive. Please refer to the ML910™ Rugged Notebook User Guide (6871008P31), Chapter 5, for complete instructions on how to access and use the BIOS Setup Utility, to check and change the Boot Device Priority if necessary. 12. Confirm that your EC BIOS version is 4.7 or earlier. Then reboot your notebook using the bootable disc that you just created. If EC BIOS is 4.8 or later, skip steps 13 and 14. Caution It is critically important t
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II. ML User Application Upgrade Procedure 1. Confirm the version number of the existing ML910 ML User Applications (MLUA) is 4.7 or earlier. a. Double click on the ML User Application icon in the System Tray b. Check the version as highlighted below. 2. Uninstall the existing version of these ML Applications. a. Click Start > Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs. b. Select ML User Application and click Remove to uninstall. c. If ML Administrator Application is installed,
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5. Click Yes to install Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Runtime Libraries. 6. Double-click on SETUP.EXE in the MLSERVICE folder. 7. Click the Next > button to continue. ML910 R1.0 RF Pass-through Upgrade Procedure, Version A 9
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8. Accept the default settings and click the Next > button. 9. Click the Next > button to start the installation. 10. Please wait while MLService is being installed. 10 ML910 R1.0 RF Pass-through Upgrade Procedure, Version A
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11. Click on the Close button when MLService is successfully installed. ML910 R1.0 RF Pass-through Upgrade Procedure, Version A 11
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12. Double-click on SETUP.EXE in the MLUA folder. 13. Click the Next > button to continue. 14. Accept the default settings and click the Next > button. 12 ML910 R1.0 RF Pass-through Upgrade Procedure, Version A
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15. Click the Next > button to start the installation. 16. Please wait while ML User Application is being installed. ML910 R1.0 RF Pass-through Upgrade Procedure, Version A 13
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17. Click on the Close button when ML User Application is successfully installed. 18. Proceed to the next section (III. ML Administrator Application Upgrade Procedure). 14 ML910 R1.0 RF Pass-through Upgrade Procedure, Version A
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III. ML Administrator Application Upgrade Procedure ML Administrator Application (MLAA) is an optional application intended for use by System Administrator (SA) personnel to configure the parameters of various functions in the notebook, like the default configuration that automatically loads when the ML910 notebook is turned on. As such, this application is normally installed only when needed by System Administrators and then removed. Note MLAA is required for initially configuring th
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4. Double-click on setup.exe. 5. Click the Next > button to continue. 6. Accept the default settings and click the Next > button. 16 ML910 R1.0 RF Pass-through Upgrade Procedure, Version A
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7. Click the Next > button to start the installation. 8. Please wait while ML Administrator Application is being installed. ML910 R1.0 RF Pass-through Upgrade Procedure, Version A 17
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9. Click on the Close button when ML Administrator Application is successfully installed. 10. The upgrade procedure is complete. Restart the system in BIOS Setup mode if you wish to reset the Boot Device Priority Sequence. Also, restore any security or policy configurations that may have been disabled in order to perform this upgrade. 11. Proceed to the next section (IV. Enabling the RF Pass-Through Option Using MLAA and MLUA) when you are ready to enable and configure this featu
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IV. Enabling the RF Pass-Through Option Using MLAA and MLUA 1. Launch the ML Administrator Application. 2. Go to the RF Pass-Through options available in MLAA (highlighted in Figure 1, below). 3. Change the RF Pass-Through User Control from [Disable] to [Enable] (Figures 2 & 3). 4. Select [Write to EC] to change the setting (Figure 4), a message will be shown after the setting is updated to System EC (Figure 5). 1 2 3 4 5 ML910 R1.0 RF Pass-through Upgrade Procedur
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5. Launch the ML User Application. 6. Select the RF Pass-through option available in the MLUA. 7. Before the RF Pass-through User Control in MLAA is changed to [Enable], the RF Pass-Through Control will be grayed-out. 8. After the RF Pass-through User Control in MLAA has been set to [Enable], the default setting will be [Automatic Selection]. 9. User can select [Manual Selection] to either Enable or Disable the RF Pass-Through. [Apply] needs to be pressed by User in order to
