Affirmative 7370 Mode D'Emploi
1. Download the latest-version firmware from the Affirmative Computer Products web site, per the
Affirmative Computer Products Technical Support instructions.
2. Extract the downloaded file. You will see a .dtr or a .bin file.
3. Follow the steps in Local or FTP below, as appropriate.
3. Follow the steps in Local or FTP below, as appropriate.
NOTE: You will lose all your configuration information during the upgrade. So record your
configuration information before upgrading.
configuration information before upgrading.
Local
1. Make the extracted file available for local browsing. You can do this by establishing an ActiveSync
connection from the extraction PC to the 7370, or by loading the extracted file onto a USB storage
device and then connecting that storage device to the 7370 USB port.
device and then connecting that storage device to the 7370 USB port.
2. Connect the 7370 to external power.
3. Open the Update utility.
4. Click on the Local tab.
5. Click on Browse.
6. Browse to the extracted firmware file.
7. Click on the firmware file name to place the name in the Name box.
8. Click on OK and the update will begin.
9. You will see a box called Updating WinCE OS and a Copying data progress bar.
10. After completion of the file copy, you will see a Verifying WinCE OS content progress bar. When
3. Open the Update utility.
4. Click on the Local tab.
5. Click on Browse.
6. Browse to the extracted firmware file.
7. Click on the firmware file name to place the name in the Name box.
8. Click on OK and the update will begin.
9. You will see a box called Updating WinCE OS and a Copying data progress bar.
10. After completion of the file copy, you will see a Verifying WinCE OS content progress bar. When
this bar is complete, click on Update.
11. You will see messages and a rotating icon on a DOS-like screen, but no progress bar. This step
takes several minutes.
12. When the icon stops, the 7370 will reboot automatically.
13. Reconfigure your 7370.
13. Reconfigure your 7370.
FTP
You must have an FTP server that is network-accessible from the 7370.
1. Set up your FTP server software to access the extracted file.
2. Connect the 7370 to external power.
3. Verify that the 7370 can communicate with the FTP server. Since there is no ping capability in the
1. Set up your FTP server software to access the extracted file.
2. Connect the 7370 to external power.
3. Verify that the 7370 can communicate with the FTP server. Since there is no ping capability in the
7370, the typical way to verify is to ping from the server.
4. Open the Update utility.
5. Click on the FTP tab.
6. In File Name, enter the name of the extracted file.
7. In Server IP Address, enter the IP address of the FTP server.
8. If your FTP server is set up to allow an anonymous transfer, leave Use "Anonymous" FTP
5. Click on the FTP tab.
6. In File Name, enter the name of the extracted file.
7. In Server IP Address, enter the IP address of the FTP server.
8. If your FTP server is set up to allow an anonymous transfer, leave Use "Anonymous" FTP
connection checked. Otherwise, uncheck this box and enter a User Name and Password.
9. Click on Update.
10. You will see a box called Updating WinCE OS and a Copying data progress bar.
11. After completion of the file copy, which will take several minutes, you will see a Verifying
10. You will see a box called Updating WinCE OS and a Copying data progress bar.
11. After completion of the file copy, which will take several minutes, you will see a Verifying
WinCE OS progress bar. When this bar is complete, click on Update.
12. You will see messages on a DOS-like screen, but no progress bar. This step takes several minutes.
13. After the upgrade is complete, the 7370 boots up automatically.
14. Reconfigure your 7370.
13. After the upgrade is complete, the 7370 boots up automatically.
14. Reconfigure your 7370.
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