How to Install a FullCount 6.1.0 or Greater Image on a DLI Tablet

How to Install a FullCount 6.1.0 or Greater Image on a DLI Tablet

Objectives

Image a DLI tablet with FullCount software.

Prerequisites

USB drive with a FullCount DLI image

DLI Tablet

DLI Tablet Dock

Keyboard

Instructions

Pre-Install

  1. Place the Tablet on its docking station and insert the keyboard.
  2. Turn tablet on with a keyboard inserted. On BIOS/UEFI splash page, press Esc to enter the setup utility. Enter “qwerty” for the password.
  3. Arrow to the right to the “Save & Exit” tab.
  4. Choose “Restore Defaults.” Press Enter and choose “Yes” when prompted to load optimized defaults.
  5. Set the Sleep Button for the battery swap by navigating to the "Advanced" tab, choose "Sleep Button Select" and then choose "F4"
  6. Choose “Save Changes and Reset” then press Enter on “Yes.”

Install

  1. Insert USB drive with FullCount image. Power on the tablet.
  2. When the splash screen displays, press F11 to bring up the boot menu.
  3. Select “UEFI: PNY” and press enter.

Note: This drive name may be different depending on USB drive used, it should always have ‘UEFI’ in front of the drive name.

  1. Grub will load and display a menu. Choose “Install FullCount 7.X.X” and press enter.
  1. The installer will install and reboot when it is finished. The process takes 4-5 minutes. When it reboots, unplug the USB drive. The new image should be installed.

Note: Sometimes after installation the EFI Shell will boot first instead of the hard disk. To fix this, press "F11" at the BIOS splash page, enter "QWERTY" as the password, and choose the "UEFI OS (PO: XXX-XXXXX-64G-XXX)" device. If this still does not allow the system to boot normally, press "F11" at the BIOS splash page, enter "QWERTY" as the password, choose "Enter Setup," navigate to the Boot tab, highlight "Boot Option #1," press "Enter," then choose "UEFI OS (PO: XX-XXXXX-64G-XXX)." Then press "F4" and save your settings.

Post-Install

  1. Verify the OS image version. With a keyboard, press ctrl+alt+F9 to view the FullCount Support page. The OS image version is listed under “General Information.”
  2. Verify the serial number was correctly pulled from the BIOS. On the FullCount Support page, the serial number is also listed under “General Information.”

 


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