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

Supported devices
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Motherboards with 10GbE/5GbE
  ASRock Fatal1ty X299 Professional Gaming i9 XE
  ASRock Fatal1ty X399 Professional Gaming
  ASRock Fatal1ty X370 Professional Gaming
  ASRock Fatal1ty Z370 Professional Gaming i7
  ASRock X470 Taichi Ultimate
  ASRock Z390 Taichi Ultimate
  ASRock Fatal1ty Z270 Professional Gaming i7
  ASRock Z270 SuperCarrier
  ASUS ROG X299 RAMPAGE VI EXTREME
  ASUS PRIME X299-DELUX II
  ASUS ROG Z390 MAXIMUS XI EXTREME

NIC, TB3 dongles, and TB3 docking stations
  Aquantia AQtion 10G Pro NIC
  Aquantia AQtion 10G Gaming NIC
  Aquantia AQtion 5G Pro NIC
  Aquantia AQtion SFP+ NIC
  ASUS XG-C100C 10G Network Adapter
  Gigabyte GC-AQC107
  Z2 G4 Wotkstation
  Z2 Small Form Factor G4 Workstation
  ThinkStation P320
  ThinkStation P330
  ThinkStation P520
  ThinkStation P520c
  ThinkStation P720
  ThinkStation P920
  Promise SANLink3 N1
  QNAP QXG-10G1T
  QNA-T310G1S
  QNA-T310G1T
  Sonnet Solo10G SFP+ Thunderbolt 3
  Sonnet Technologies Solo 10G Thunderbolt 3

Example updating a NIC with 1.5.44 firmware to 3.1.90
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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.X.X]

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
No  Name                                     Firmware  Update status      Device         MAC address
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
1   Aquantia AQtion 5Gbit Network Adapter    1.5.44    Available: 3.1.90  D108-00011D6A  00:17:B6:00:16:EE
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________

*** 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

===
+ Adapter: Aquantia AQtion 5Gbit Network Adapter
|-- HWID: VEN_1D6A&DEV_D108&SUBSYS_00011D6A
|-- Backing up... [OK]
|-- Updating... [OK]
|-- New firmware version: 3.1.90
|-- 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 3.1.90 installed.

C:\AtlFlashUpdate>atlflashupdate.exe

Aquantia AQtion Firmware Update Tool [Version 1.X.X]
______________________________________________________________________________________________________
No  Name                                     Firmware  Update status  Device         MAC address
______________________________________________________________________________________________________
1   Aquantia AQtion 5Gbit Network Adapter    3.1.90    Not required   D108-00011D6A  00:17:B6:00:16:EE
______________________________________________________________________________________________________

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.