Elocity A7+ User manual

HOWTORESTOREYOURA7+TABLET
¾IFYOUHAVEMISTAKENLYINSTALLEDFIRMWAREINTENDEDFORTHEA7MODEL
¾IFYOUHAVEFORGOTTENYOURPASSWORDORSCREENLOCKPATTERN
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Ifyouforgetyourpassword/screenlockpatternoraccidentally
installtheA7firmwareintoyourA7+tablet(causingittoshow
onlyablackscreenonbootup),itispossibletorestorethetablet
fromyourPC.YouwillneedafullsizeUSBcable(male‐to‐male
USB2.0A,picturedatright)andinternetaccesstodownloadthe
“A7plusrestorefromPC.zip”file.
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RestoringYourA7+Tablet:
1. Download“A7plusrestorefromPC.zip”filefromwww.elocitynow.com/prod_a7‐
plus_recovery.shtmlwebsiteandstoreitonyourPC.
2. Unzipthe“A7plusrestorefromPC.zip”file.Youwillseean“nvflash_windows_2.2”folder
anda“RunA7plusrestorefromPC”batchfile.
3. Extractthe“nvflash_windows_2.2”folderand“RunA7plusrestorefromPC”batchfile,
savingthemtothedesktopforeasyaccess.Youcandeletethemwhentherestore
processiscomplete.
4. Makesureyourtabletisturnedoff.Ifthepowerisonbuttheunitwillnotshutdown,
pressandholdthepowerbuttonforabout10secondstoforceashutdown.
5. PlugthetabletintotheACadapterandmakesureitisreceivingpower.
6. ConnecttheUSBcablefromtheA7+tablettoyourPC.
7. Usingapapercliporothersmalltip,pressandholdtheresetbutton(microhole)located
onthebackofthetablet.
8. Whilecontinuingtopresstheresetbuttonontheback,pressandholdthepowerbutton
forabout2‐3secondsuntiltheLEDinthepowerbuttonlightsupgreen.Thenreleasethe
powerbutton,thenreleasetheresetbutton.
9. Thepowerbuttonshouldhaveagreenlightbutthetabletscreenshouldbecompletely
dark.Ifitappearsthatthescreenislightedbutshowingablackscreen,repeatStep7
above.Thescreenmustbecompletelydarkasiftheunitisturnedoffbeforeproceeding.
10. Installtheusbpcdriver(A7plusrestorefromPC\nvflash_windows_2.2\usbpcdriver):
a. Right‐clickthe"MyComputer"icononthedesktoporintheStartMenu.Youcan
alsolaunchfileexplorerthenright‐click“Computer”intheleftwindow.Afterright‐
clicking,choose“Manage”fromthepopupwindow
b. Click“DeviceManager”todisplayalist
ofdevices.Youshouldsee“APX”listed
under“OtherDevices”toindicatethat
yourtabletisconnected.Ifyoudonot
see“APX”orthe“Otherdevices”
category,repeatSteps6and7aboveto
makesureyourPCiscommunicating
withthetablet.
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c. Double‐click“APX”andclick
“Install”driver.Donotletthe
computerfindthedriverforyou;
youshouldmanuallybrowsefor
thelocationofthedriver
yourself.Usethe“Browse”
buttontolocatetheusbpcdriver
subfolderonyourdesktop.Make
surethe“Includesubfolders”
boxischecked.
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d. Click“Next”toinstallthedriver.
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e. Inthe“DeviceManager”list,you
willnowsee“NVIDIAUSBBoot‐
recoverydriverforMobile
devices”inthe“UniversalSerial
Buscontrollers”categoryas
shownatright.
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11. Exit“DeviceManager”.
12. Double‐clickthe“RunA7plusrestorefromPC”batchfileyouextractedtothedesktopin
Step3above.
13. Thetabletwillautomaticallyrebootwithcorrectedfirmwareandwillbeoperational
again.
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Note:whenthetablethasrebooted,itwillnothavethemostcurrentfirmware.Thisisa
recoveryprocessonly.PleaseupdatethetabletwiththemostcurrentfirmwarefortheA7+
whichcanbefoundathttp://www.elocitynow.com/prod_a7‐plus_downloads.shtml.
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