Winmate M101B Series Os Installation Manual

Please read these instructions carefully before using this product, and save this manual for future use.

Rugged Tablet PC

M101B-Series

Windows 10 IoT Enterprise

Windows Embedded 8.1 Industry Pro

Windows 7 Professional for Embedded System

OS Installation Guide

Version 1.2

Release date: 13-Jan-2017

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Document Revision History

Version

Date

Note

Author

1.0

11-Jul-2016

Initial release

Karen Liu

1.1

23-May-2016

Add Winmate SDK Support

Karen Liu

1.2

13-Jan-2017

Add how to change touch

keyboard size

Karen Liu

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CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION 3

BIOS SETUP 4

BIOS Navigation Keys 4

Changing BIOS Settings (UEFI/LEGACY) to Install OS 6

Default Windows 8/8.1 change to Windows 7 6

Default Windows 7 change to Windows 8.1 9

BIOS and EC Firmware Update Guide 12

Tools needed 12

Where to Download BIOS Update Files 12

Preparing USB Drive with BIOS/EC FW Update Files 13

Update/Flash BIOS and EC in UEFI Shell Mode 16

SETTING UP OS FIRST TIME 22

Windows 10 IoT Enterprise 22

DRIVER INSTALLATION 29

Windows 10 IoT Enterprise 29

Windows Embedded 8.1 Industry Pro 30

Windows 7 Professional for Embedded System 31

UTILITY INSTALLATION 32

List of Winmate AP/ Utilities 32

Hot Tab Driver Installation Guide 33

Adjusting COM Port Settings 36

COM Port Settings 36

Adjusting COM Port Number 37

Setting Up Bluetooth COM Port 39

Changing Touch Keyboard Size 41

WINMATE SDK SUPPORT 43

Winmate Download Center 43

Download SDK from Winmate File Share 43

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INTRODUCTION

This document contains references and instructions on operation system and

utility installation. M101B-seriees Rugged Tablet PC is shipped with pre-

installed OS based on your order. This guide also describes the procedure

how to update BIOS or change BIOS settings to install the OS different from

Winmate shipment.

 For Standard installation Windows OS installation, you can use

Winmate’s Recovery CD/ DVD or use Recovery Partition and follow

procedures described in the M101B-Series User Manual.

 For alternative way, if customer installs OS from Microsoft CD/ DVD; this

document explains some key important information (especially for

Consumer, Non-Embedded OS).

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BIOS SETUP

There are two ways to install new OS: either through BIOS settings (UEFI /

LEGACY mode) or to update BIOS version.

IMPORTANT:

Chose only one BIOS Setup method for OS Update: either change

BIOS Settings (UEFI/LEGACY mode) or update BIOS version. The

choice depends on your preferences.

BIOS Navigation Keys

This section describes the procedure to enter BIOS settings and introduces

BIOS navigation keys. To enter the BIOS setup, you need to connect an

external USB keyboard, press Del key when the prompt appears on the

screen during start up. The prompt screen shows only few seconds so need

press Del key quickly.

BIOS Navigation Keys

The following keys are enabled during POST:

Key

Function

Del

Enters the BIOS setup menu.

F7

Display the boot menu. Lists all bootable devices that are

connected to the system. With cursor ↑and cursor ↓and by

pressing <ENTER>, select the device used for the boot.

Pause

Pressing the [Pause] key stops the POST. Press any other key to

resume the POST.

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The following Keys can be used after entering the BIOS Setup.

Key

Function

F1

General Help

F2

Previous Values

F3

Optimized Defaults

F4

Save & Exit

Esc

Exit

+/-

Change Opt.

Enter

Select or execute command

Cursor ↑

Moves to the previous item

Cursor ↓

Goes to the next item

Cursor ←

Moves to the previous item

Cursor →

Goes to the next item

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Changing BIOS Settings (UEFI/LEGACY) to Install OS

This section describes how to change UEFI/LEGACY mode in BIOS settings

to install OS that is different from Winmate shipping.

Default Windows 8/8.1 change to Windows 7

The instruction below describes how to change Windows 8/8.1 to Windows 7.

1. Enter BIOS Setup utility.

2. Go to “Miscellaneous Configuration” at BIOS setup menu.

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3. Change OS setting to Windows 7.

4. Go to CSM Configuration, change Storage and Video to Legacy only.

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5. Go to Boot menu and change setting Boot Mode select to LEGACY.

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Default Windows 7 change to Windows 8.1

1. Enter BIOS Setup menu.

2. Go into item “Miscellaneous Configuration” at BIOS setup menu.

3. Change OS setting to Windows 8.X.

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4. Go to CSM Configuration, change Storage and Video to UEFI.

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5. Go to Boot Page and in the Boot Mode setting select to UEFI.

6. Now you can put your install device to Boot Option #1 then you will start

install process.

IMPORTANT:

Pay attention to the mode you created on the Recovery DVD.

PE3.0 only support legacy mode for Windows 7, PE5.0 can

support Win7/8/8.1 at legacy or UEFI mode. Creation and

installion processes of the choosen mode must match.

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BIOS and EC Firmware Update Guide

This section contains the procedures required to perform updates to BIOS and

EC firmware. The update procedures require user to prepare USB drive

containing BIOS/EC update files first, and then boot the computer to BIOS

UEFI Shell Mode, and perform BIOS and EC firmware update using the

update script file prepared on the USB drive.

Tools needed

1. Tablet PC to be updated

2. One empty USB drive

3. Winmate BIOS Update files

4. USB hub powered with an external AC adapter (Note: if the USB Hub

is not externally AC

powered, the BIOS and EC firmware update run the risk of being

corrupted.)

5. USB keyboard

6. Another Windows PC to prepare update USB drive

Where to Download BIOS Update Files

Download the latest BIOS version from Winmate Download Center: Go to Go

to http://www.winmate.com/ > Support > Download Center > Vehicle Mount

Computer > FM08/ FM10 > BIOS

Download the latest BIOS version from Winmate Partner Portal:

Go to https://app.box.com/files/0/f/8013891345/BIOS

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Preparing USB Drive with BIOS/EC FW Update Files

1. Plug in an empty USB drive to a PC and format it to FAT32.

Navigate on Removable Disk and right-click the mouse. In a drop-down

menu select Format.

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Wait until the system finishes formatting removable disk.

2. Unzip files from BIOS update zipped file for UEFI, and place all files

into a folder named BIOS_Update into the USB drive.

NOTE:

The actual files listed in the screenshot below may be different.

In the Compressed Folder Tools window, choose BIOS version you need and

select Extract All to extract files.

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You have compressed BIOS Update file to USB drive disk.

3. The USB drive is now ready to be used to perform BIOS and EC

firmware updates.

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Update/Flash BIOS and EC in UEFI Shell Mode

1. Prepare the Tablet PC to be updated by plugging in the AC Adapter,

USB hub, the USB drive (prepared in the previous section), and the

USB keyboard.

2. Power on the Tablet PC while pressing DEL key on the keyboard to

enter the BIOS Setup Menu.

3. Use the direction keys on the keyboard to navigate to the submenu

“Save & Exit”, and then choose “Launch EFI Shell from file system

device” by pressing Enter. Now the Tablet PC will load into UEFI Shell

mode, and user can enter the update command.

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4. When the Tablet PC goes into the UEFI Shell mode, it will automatically

load and show on the screen the USB devices connected to the Tablet

PC, you will see a list of USB devices, and their designation.

5. From the list of USB devices, find the device shown as Removable

Hard Disk, and identify its designation (i.e. “fs4”). Please note this

designation may be different from the user’s own session, so please

take note and identify it as it will be used as a command.

NOTE:

If Removable Hard Disk is not shown as a loaded device on

screen, please restart the Tablet PC and start from Step 2 of this

guide.

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6. Enter the Removable Hard Disk’s designation (i.e. “fs4”) into the

command prompt, and follow by a colon sign (“:”), and press Enter, to

browse into the update USB drive. The full command shall be as shown

below.

7. Once in the USB drive’s directory, enter the command “cd

BIOS_Update” to browse into the folder with update files.

8. Once in the BIOS_Update directory, enter command “update” to start

the script to run the BIOS update procedure.

9. The update script will scan through the BIOS on the tablet and replace it

with a new BIOS. The user will see block of data being programmed with

percentages.

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CAUTION

Do not unplug the AC Adapter, the update USB, or shutdown the

Tablet PC during this update, as it may cause permanent damage

to the Tablet PC that may require substantial hardware repair.

10. Once the BIOS update is complete, FPT Operation Passed message

will appear on the screen, and the update script will automatically bring

up the EC firmware update program. You will need to enter “Y” on the

keyboard to initiate the EC firmware update.

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