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VERSION TO BE COMPATIBLE WITH WINDOWS 11.  SO, I HAD TO USE MY OLD COMPUTER
RUNNING WINDOWS 10.  THIS IS ALSO A CHALLENGE FOR MACOS USERS.  ANOTHER HAM
THAT OWNS THE DVMEGA CAST TOLD ME THAT HE COULDNT UPDATE HIS UNIT WITH HIS
APPLE COMPUTER.  THE SECOND STEP IS TO UPDATE THE FIRMWARE OF THE MAIN
BOARD.  THIS IS DONE DIRECTLY FROM THE FIRMWARE PAGE IN THE ADMINISTRATION
SECTION OF THE PI STAR SOFTWARE WITHIN THE DVMEGA CAST.  THE PROCESS WILL
REQUIRE PRESSING THE ROTARY ENCODER ON THE FRONT PANEL WHILE INITIATING THE
UPGRADE.  I HAVE ALWAYS HAD SOME FEAR WHEN IM ASKED TO PRESS A KEY AND
RELEASE IT AFTER A CERTAIN TIME WHILE I PERFORM ANOTHER ACTION.  I ALWAYS
WONDER WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF I DONT RELEASE THE BUTTON AT THE RIGHT TIME?  IN
THIS CASE, THERES NO NEED TO WORRY ITS CLEARLY INDICATED WHEN TO RELEASE
THE BUTTON TO ENSURE THAT THE OPERATION GOES SMOOTHLY.  THE THIRD AND FINAL
STEP IS TO UPDATE THE DISPLAY.  THE UPDATE IS DONE FROM THE SAME FIRMWARE
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