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C. Instructions to successfully flash the rom CE image

Here bellow are the instructions to successfully flash it.

Unzip the downloaded file: Mio_A701_WWE_WM6.1.21109.MobileVista4.00SeaDragon_by_ansar.zip

and in the created directory you will have the following:

1. This readme.txt file

2. The VistaLibWWE21109MVSD4_00 directory with the subdirectories:

3. The control text file SDConfig.txt

4. The rom binary image Mio_A701_WWE_WM6.1.21109.MobileVista4.00SeaDragon_by_ansar.bin

Before flashing make a backup of your files in Storage Card using the Data Backup Program or PIM Backup from my previous roms or your favorite backup.

In case you do not have a backup application install the Backup.cab (is PIMBackup) found in VistaLibWWE20755M2D directory of Premium Vista 3.00.

After PIMBackup installation perform your data backup in your Storage card.

Place the VistaLibWWE21109MVSD4_00 dir and the SDConfig.txt file in the Storage Card and

flash the Mio_A701_WWE_WM6.1.21109.MobileVista4.00SeaDragon_by_ansar.bin image file as follows:

a. Power on Mio A701

b. Connect Mio A701 to your desktop or portable PC and perform all steps up to establish a usb Activesync connection.

Note: in Windows Vista you must have the latest version of Windows Mobile Device Center and the Mio A701 Drivers installed.

c. Place the Mio_A701_WWE_WM6.1.21109.MobileVista4.00SeaDragon_by_ansar.bin and run ScoterRomUpdate-R01.exe and follow the instructions.

d. After the successful flashing of the rom make a Hard Reset.

e. You may unplug the usb wire as the new rom loading process will start.

The Rom flashing process will perform as follows:

a. Loads all splash screens, performs the welcome screen and displays the initial Today screen.

b. Then loads Mobile_Vista theme and installs the cabs that reside in the rom.

The process continues by performing the User Customization as follows:

c. Loads all files of SDConfig.txt from VistaLibWWE21109MVSD4_00 directory.

During this process the various cabs are loaded to its predefined destinations.

d. Loads the *.xml files and performs the instructions included in these files.

e. The process will finish after machine's final Reset and final boot.

Note 1: The new keyboard layout has options for small and big letters

and it is predefined to initial setup of small letters.

Note 2: The key of Windows Player is assigned to Start Menu and

Note 3: The key of navigation is assigned to <OK/close> for better performance.

Note 4: Regedit (the one part of task manager) and Total Commander are assigned in the known inside touch keys.

Note 5: As you already noticed all screens (initial splash, windows welcome and AutoRun) are redesigned as well as

the Mobile_Vista.tsk theme, the Comm Manager, the Phone, the Audio Manager and the Sreaming Media player.

Note 6: Internet explorer has two new home screens.

The first has help, IE Home, HTC Home and Xda Developers.

If you tap on IE Home the well known iexplorer home screen is seen.

When you tap on menu>tools>options you can set the current, IE home as home page.

You can always go back to the first page from menu>tools>options and setting use default.

Note 7: The well known SRS WOW HD driver is in the rom as package for enhanced HD sound.

Note 8: The bottom screen plug-in has eight small buttons where from left to right you can have:

- The new battery icon for the Power.exe

- The hdspa (prestidge) icon

- The green for on off the phone

- The Gps ephemeris activation

- The memory

- The bluetooth

- The battery icon for the power.cpl

- The screen rotation button.

More icons can be seen as:

- If XCPUSCALAR is activated three icons are installed, for reset, suspend and xcpuscalar.

- If Task Manager is activated and minimized, a small icon of TM is also installed.

- When buetooth is activated an extra flashing bt icon is installed.

- When activesync over bluetooth is activated another icon is revialed.

Note 9: If Visual GPSce application is installed for Sirf or NMEA protocol then you can have

plenty of screens for almost any gps info. The bottom right flashing icon is green when fix is made

and can be blue when differential gps signal is received, depending on differential satellites found.

Note a: The S2U2 is started automatically and is redesigned.

From Start>Programs>Apps>S2u2 Settings you can set up S2U2 but is not required.

Note b: From Start>Programs>Apps you can test D3D drivers that can achieve more than 50 fps.

There are three apps as D3DMdemo, Lights3D and Text3D.

Note c: The SDConfig.txt consists of the minimum required cab files as:

- A2DPToggle.cab

- ArcsoftMMS.cab

- AudioManager.cab and

- CommManager.cab

- CyberonVoiceSpeedDial.cab

- S2U2.cab

- SeaDragonFiles.cab

- XCPUScalar.cab

Note d: All other cab files included in VistaLibWWE21109MVSD4_00 dir can be installed manually as desired.

There many other apps in rom and Total User Customization in order your valuable Mio A701 to outperform!

D. Rom Structure

For the Rom Structure see next post.