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=====NON-CAPSULE UPDATE METHOD NOTICE=====  
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NOTICE ABOUT BITLOCKER AND OTHER ENCRYPTION SOFTWARE
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- System drive must NOT be encrypted. Please temporarily suspend or decrypt
  before using the package. 

  - For Bitlocker encrypted devices, please temporarily suspend by:
    1. Open Control Panel.
    2. Select System and Security > BitLocker Drive Encryption > Suspend protection.
    3. Select Yes.
    4. Follow Update instructions steps on this documents

  - For other encryption software, please do similar suspend step or decrypt first 
    before proceeding with update

  - If system drive was encrypted and non-capsule FW update was done, it might cause
    system to not boot anymore or bitlocker recovery to happen.

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NOTICE ABOUT BACK UP MEFW FOR RECOVERY:
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PLEASE NOTE THAT UPDATING USING NON-CAPSULE METHOD WILL NOT UPDATE THE 
BACK UP MEFW. 

NOT UPDATING BACK UP MEFW INCREASES RISK OF DOWNGRADE OR 
SYSTEM NOT BOOTING IF SYSTEM FW GOT CORRUPTED

IF YOU WANT TO UPDATE BACK UP MEFW PLEASE USE CAPSULE METHOD INSTEAD.


MANUAL INSTALLATION (NON-CAPSULE UDPATE) PROCEDURE:

   1. Open misc >  Non_Capsule Folder. Double click FwUpdate.exe.
   2. Read the warnings in the popup dialogs and click Next when all
      conditions are satisfied.
   3. When the message "Do you want to continue?" is displayed, click Yes to
      proceed with the ME firmware update.
   4. A Window appears and displays the progress of the firmware
      update.
      DO NOT exit nor close the window while the update is ongoing
      else the system might become unbootable 
   5. When completed, the system will automatically reboot to complete the
      firmware update.

   NOTE: (For VPRO systems with Non-English OS only)
   On some system configurations, the update process may stop with an error
   message. To avoid this error, please make the following change temporarily:

   1. Close the error message.
   2. Open "Intel(R) Management and Security Status" (IMSS) application via
      the Start menu.
   3. In the Advanced tab, change the Message Language setting from "English"
      to the system OS language and close IMSS.
   4. Proceed with the firmware update process. 
   5. After the update is complete, revert the "Message Language" setting back
      to the previous setting.