SKYPAD 705 Firmware Instructions

System Requirements

Component Requirement

Operating System

Firmware Upgrades: Windows XP (32bit or 64-bit), Windows Vista (32-bit or 64-bit),

Windows 7 (32-bit or 64-bit) are supported. Linux and Mac OS X supported for transfering files.

Memory Minimum RAM required by the Operating System.

Hard Disk 4.0 gigabyte (GB) available disk space.

Display 800 x 600 or higher-resolution monitor.

Additional USB 2.0 Port support.

Tools Needed:

SKYPAD 705

Mini-USB to USB cable

SKYPAD 705 Firmware Tool & Image

Laptop or Computer running Windows XP, Vista, or 7

1. Please place the SKYPAD 705 in bootstrap mode.

a. First, power off the SKYPAD 705 by holding the Power button and pressing the option

“Power off”

b. Then, plug the USB cable into your computer/laptop, but do not connect it to your

SKYPAD 705.

c. Next hold down the Vol(-) key, plug in the USB to the device, then tap the power button

6-10 times in 1 second intervals.

d. Your laptop/computer will now try to install the driver for the SKYPAD 705’s board.

e. We have provided the driver for the SKYPAD 705, which will be installed in the following

steps.

2. Proceed to the firmware Upgrade

a. Unzip/Unpack the SKYPAD 705 firmware zip file into a location that you will be able to

browse and find.

b. Then open the SKYPAD 705 firmware folder (you will see two objects, “LiveSuitPack”

and “SKYPAD 705 firmware image file”).

c. Next, unpack the “LiveSuitPack,” and then select the language for the tool.

d. The “LiveSuitPack” will now prompt you to install the driver for the 705’s board in

bootstrap. *Note: This will be a RED window from Windows, please click Install anyways

so that Windows may install the driver for you automatically. (If this process was

skipped and did not appear, please skip to the bottom of this instruction page to install

the drivers manually).

e. Double-click the LiveSuit to run the application and follow through with the wizard.

i. It will ask you whether or not to enter the upgrade guide -> click Yes

ii. Select the Mandatory upgrade mode.

iii. Click Next

iv. Then click on Yes to select the Image file. Browse for the SKYPAD Alpha

firmware image and click Open.

v. Then Select Finish.

vi. The tooling will now begin automatically, but if it hasn’t began to process, just

unplug the mini-USB port from the SKYPAD 705, and plug it in again.

vii. Once the tooling has begun, please wait until the process states that it has been

completed to unplug the 705 from your laptop/computer.

Installing the SKYPAD 705’s Driver Manually

These instructions are only meant if the automatic driver installation has failed to

install the driver.

Please follow all of the procedures of Step 1 before attempting to manually install the SKYPAD

705 driver.

On your laptop/computer, click on the start menu and mouse over the “Computer”

button. Right-click “Computer” and select the option “Manage”

On the left navigation bar for your “Computer Management” window, select the

Device Manager tab.

There will be an “unknown device” under the “Other devices” -> right-click the

“unknown device” and click on the option Update Driver Software…

Then select Browse my computer for driver software -> Let me pick from a list

of device drivers on my computer -> Show All Devices and click Next -> click on

the Have Disk… button and browse for the Drivers located in the unpacked LiveSuit

package.

There will be a folder called UsbDriver -> then select the driver from the list and

install.