Config update bios XS35GT



A basic tutorial on how to update your Shuttle XS35GT's BIOS so you can use WiFi on it.

First, download the BIOS:

http://breden.org.uk/bin/xs35gt/bios/XS35_SHB.109.zip

After downloading, unzip the BIOS files into a directory — let’s call it ‘bios’.

We’ll use a USB memory stick to install from, and we need to install a bootable copy of DOS to a USB memory stick, and then copy the ‘bios’ directory into the DOS directory on the USB stick.

The program we will use to create a bootable DOS on the USB memory stick is called UNetBootin and it can be downloaded from here.

The UNetBootin image allows you to install various operating systems to USB memory stick and we will use a free version of DOS called FREEDOS. Follow these steps:


 * Use UNetBootin to install FREEDOS 1.0 to the USB memory stick
 * Copy the ‘bios’ directory onto the USB memory stick
 * Boot the XS35GT with the FREEDOS usb stick
 * Select FREEDOS Live (don’t accept the default which is to install to hard drive)
 * From the DOS command line, type ‘C:’ and hit enter key, and then cd into the ‘bios’ directory where the BIOS files are (e.g. cd bios)
 * Type ‘flash’ and hit enter
 * Be sure to wait until the flashing of the BIOS has completed (don’t interrupt it or the XS35GT is probably toast)

Change BIOS settings

To enter the BIOS screens, turn the XS35GT on and hit the DEL key continuously on your USB keyboard until the BIOS screen is displayed.

If you managed to update to the new 1.09 BIOS, you will find a new item in the BIOS which allows you to enable the WLAN to be turned on permanently.

Once all BIOS changes have been made, hit the F10 key to save your changes and reboot.