AtlFlashUpdate Tool

Description
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AtlFlashUpdate is a tool for updating firmware on AQC100, AQC108, AQC107, AQN100, AQN108, and AQN107

System Requirements
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Windows 10 64-bit
Windows 10 32-bit

Package contents
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atlflashupdate.exe - main executable, FW update
aqnicnvm64.sys - maintenance driver for interaction with NIC of x64 platforms
aqnicnvm86.sys - maintenance driver for interaction with NIC of x86 platforms
updatedata.xml - configuration file with update information
*.clx - firmware files, which will be burned to the NIC memory

Overview
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This document describes how to use the AtlFlashUpdate Tool to update firmware on Aquantia Network Adapters.

Usage
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Interactive mode:
  1) Unzip archive with tool to your hard drive
  2) Open Command line(CMD) and change working directory to extracted folder
  3) Execute "atlflashupdate" at this command line window
  4) Enter number of chosen card and press Enter

Silent mode:
  1) Unzip archive with tool to your hard drive
  2) Open Command line(CMD) and change working directory to extracted folder
  3) Execute "atlflashupdate -s" at this command line window

Help message:
  1) Unzip archive with tool to your hard drive
  2) Open Command line(CMD) and change working directory to extracted folder
  3) Execute "atlflashupdate -h" at this command line window

Example updating a NIC with 1.5.44 firmware to 3.1.81
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1. Open CMD Window as Admin
Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.17763.437]
(c) 2018 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. 

2. Go to folder that has the files extracted

C:\WINDOWS\system32>cd\AtlFlashUpdate

3. Run the executable program atlflashupdate

C:\AtlFlashUpdate>atlflashupdate.exe

Aquantia AQtion Firmware Update Tool [Version 1.2.1]

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1 Aquantia AQtion 5Gbit Network Adapter 1.5.44 Available: 3.1.88 D108-00011D6A 00:17:B6:00:13:E9
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*** Important note ***
The network connection may be dropped during the update process.
Please complete all network activity before updating.

4. Select the adapter that has the older firmware (1.5.44)

Enter adapter number or 'q' for quit without update >
1

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+ Adapter: Aquantia AQtion 5Gbit Network Adapter
|-- HWID: VEN_1D6A&DEV_D108&SUBSYS_00011D6A
|-- Backing up... [OK]
|-- Updating... [OK]
|-- New firmware version: 3.1.88
|-- Trying to reload firmware... [OK]
|-- Restarting device driver... [OK]
===

Firmware update finished!

Press any key...

C:\AtlFlashUpdate> 5. If you run the program again, you can see the card has the firmware 3.1.88 installed.

C:\AtlFlashUpdate>atlflashupdate.exe

Aquantia AQtion Firmware Update Tool [Version 1.2.1]
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1 Aquantia AQtion 5Gbit Network Adapter 3.1.88 Not required D108-00011D6A 00:17:B6:00:13:E9
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No adapters can be updated

Press any key...

Support information
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For support questions, please contact aqn_support@aquantia.com
A folder \logs will be created during the update process.
Zip up the folder and email the file to Aquantia for review.