User's Manual

CHAPTER 2 BASIC FUNCTIONS
ALH-901X USER’S GUIDE
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Handheld Firmware
[Start] > [Settings] > [System] > [Versions]
You can check the handheld’s firmware version in the Version control panel. In order to load a new
firmware image, you must use the unit’s Boot Menu (described later).
New firmware for the handheld is distributed as two separate image files – one for the bootloader,
and one for the main OS image. Upgrading the unit’s firmware will reset it to a factory-default
state. Any data or programs you may have loaded may be removed and you will have to
reconfigure the unit afterwards.
Currently, the only way to install new firmware is to copy those files to the top level of a MicroSD
card and install the card into the back of the unit. Alien recommends 2GB cards from SanDisk, for
The installation was finished. Now when you use
the USB cable to connect to the USB port on your
computer, ActiveSync will automatically detect the
device and make a connection.
Go to the Version control panel to
examine the current firmware version.
The BOOT and OS lines show the current
firmware version (in this case, v510).