Hi, here to share the upgrade firmware of Pipo X7S.
Please download the three RAR files in a floder, include Windows OS and Android OS, before you upgrade the mini pc, please read the Pipo X7S upgrade guide first.
Download link:
Part1: PIPO X7S Intel Z3736F Mini PC Upgrade Firmware .part1
Part2: PIPO X7S Intel Z3736F Mini PC Upgrade Firmware .part2
Part3: PIPO X7S Intel Z3736F Mini PC Upgrade Firmware .part3
Password:geekbuying.com
How can I get rid of the dual boot? I like to have windows only same as Pipo x7 . Thanks
comment installer android dessus
Please give us a better explanation of de firmware update and a changelog.
De document is too short and leave too many questions
Are all steps needed or e.a. can de windows update be skipped
Please give us a better explanation of de firmware update and a changelog.
De document is too short and leave too many questions
Are all steps needed or e.a. can the windows update be skipped
Yes, please update the guide. Especially the part on how to flash Android (only).
The flash method has explained in detail (windows and Android),please state your questions here.
Flash method is simple and we have explained in detail in the guide.please post your questions here,we will figure out for you.
Dear friend,there is no way to get rid of the dual boot.
nothing explains the method how to android has days you are a liar prove to me that the method exists
the method is simple for windows not for android nothing works you sell unfinished products
1, please unzip the firmware, copy the
entire Android system firmware file folder to U disk ,then plug in X7S
2,press F7 when turning on
X7S(simultaneously)
3,when entering this UI(see the pic below),p lease click
Enter, it will complete booting automatically
no google play x7s firmware
told with pictures or images
Order Number: #3328049
android firmware guid
it does not work
I download the files again and it not working your method
I have 3 error message at startup
erreur efilinux X3
Please download the latest firmware from this link :http://blog.geekbuying.com/index.php/2015/05/05/pipo-x7s-intel-z3736f-mini-pc-upgrade-firmware-186083-20150502/#comment-2033955065.
If there is something wrong with the product,please contact our customer service via website live chat or email(support_aftersale@geekbuying.com).
Did you boot the file first?After downloading the firmware,you have to copy the “bios” file to U disk, connecting the U disk to X7S, right-click “flashwin32.bat” to run as the Administrator. Then,you have to follow the steps mentioned above.
If it still does not work ,please post here.We will contact the factory.sorry for the inconvenience.
yes this was done the update works fine setting has days of Windows also works non android I have three error error efilinux 65.145 etc .... line and reboot it on the old android
then what is the solution because I have unfinished product
geekbuying shame you have no honor
liar and in addition you have lost a customer
no further purchases will be made at home.
Please contact our customer service via website live chat or after sales email:support_aftersale@geekbuying.com. we are very sorry for the inconvenience and we promise to figure out a satisfying solution for your by exchanging a new one or fixing the one you bought.
Please contact our customer service via website live chat ,phone or email support_aftersale@geekbuying.com.
already 14 May 2015 at the address support_aftersale@geekbuying.com no response from their case file paypal no shame geekbuying not answer to you
already 14 May 2015 at the address support_aftersale@geekbuying.com no response from their case file paypal no shame geekbuying not answer to you.
Did you try our contact number(+86-(0)755-23943772) or website live chat?
Last week I received the pipo X7S with the order 3305407 and i have 2 questions
how can I read the type of firmware installed?
Suddenly the pipo no longer offers the option to choose between Windows and Android but opens directly windows. How can I restore the option?
Get an error when unpacking the firmware :(
Get an error when unpacking the firmware :( It says wrong password......
Error: CRC mismatch in file "PIPO X7S Intel Z3736F Mini PC Upgrade Firmware 186083 201505028G-Android4.4.4_20150420JSmini_PC02S_Android4.4.4_20150420_[Z3735F_wifi8723BS]_GMS_userdebug_8G.rar" in the archive "C:UsersksrDesktopNieuwe mapPIPO X7S Intel Z3736F Mini PC Upgrade Firmware 186083 20150502.part1.rar" - possible wrong password
i can't get into the android installation, i got this windows when i press F7
http://s27.postimg.org/kxpbzlppf/IMG_20150524_211802.jpg
i tried to copy the content of the android folder in many ways, but it just don't give me the option to install it/read from the USB drive
the password is geekbuying.com,please try again
Please enter desktop,you will see an OS shift key ,just click it.
Power on the machine and press F7 simultaneously.
Still password problem. The cpu of my pipo is getting really hot. 88 degrees celsius. I guess this isn't normal. What to do????
Please try to unzip the file with WINRAR software.the password is geekbuying.com. As for CPU heat dissipation ,can you please tell us where did you put the machine and under what temperature?
Machine is in open space. room temperature is about 20 degrees celsius. According to Pipo these temperatures (89 degrees C) are normal) I guess they are joking right? :) :) :)
Extracting is still not working :(
Did you try to decompress the file with other software,rather than WINRAR?
What about the CPU heat. Is this really normal?
How do i know what is my current firmware (windows and android)? Maybe i already have the latest firmware (product ordered on April 28)?
If your Android has the Google Playstore, i think you have already the latest firmware, because the first deliveries, like mine, has an android without the Google Playstore
If the temperature is too high,please turn off the device for a while.
The machine can not keep working for too long,please try to turn it off for some time and turn on again.
That doesn't work. As soon as i power up and play a youtube movie the temperature rises to 88/90 degrees celsius........
Wait till the device gets cool and turn it on
Heat cant be dissipated so fast ,dear friend.
Well after 2 weeks im still in the same boat (no play store)
Iv updated the windows bios following this guide http://www.mediafire.com/view/g85d84...ade_Method.doc
That seem to go fine after about 2 min of doing stuff it shuts down
Now for the android side I can not find away to update this
I follow the instruction on the geekbuying blog
1, please unzip the firmware, copy the
entire Android system firmware file folder to U disk ,then plug in X7S
2,press F7 when turning on
X7S(simultaneously)
3,when entering this UI(see the pic below),p lease click
Enter, it will complete booting automatically
i tried to copy the content of the android folder to 2 different usb sticks in many ways fat32 & NTFS but still no joy
I don't see the UEFI; BUILT IN EFI SHELL
This is the options I get
[IMG]http://i57.tinypic.com/206jtlh.jpg[/IMG]
Sorry for the inconvenience friend,please wait some ,we will transfer the problem to the factory immediately.
Thank you for your prompt response
this is what i do to get the screen(picture was attached on previous post)
firimwar you upload videos to publish evidence Clicker
How do the installation , the video telling everyone not to take
not be tried at least 30 times in every way
With the installation folder which
8G-Android4.4.4_20150420
JSmini_PC01S_Android4.4.4_20150420_[Z3735F_wifi8723BS]_GMS_userdebug_8G
youtube video firmware android dowland
google play store
Tsahi Stein
Order Number: #3328049 not google play store
root or firmware
To Download google play store
Did the update. Now i have the problem that i can not boot into Windows, its now Android box only! How to fix this issue?
Please try with our latest firmware :http://blog.geekbuying.com/index.php/2015/05/05/pipo-x7s-intel-z3736f-mini-pc-upgrade-firmware-186083-20150502/#comment-2050471312.
It might be that the U disk was not been recognized,please try with another U disk
Hello i got my pipo x7s 2 days now but suddenly the menu to choose which OS to start android or windows is gone.
Now it boots the last used OS.
That was android in android i had a OS switch i used it and it switchted to windows. But in windows i do not have a OS switch button its not there.
Now i can use only windows.
Now i wanted to try to reflash the system but the firmware i can download from here: http://blog.geekbuying.com/index.php/2015/05/05/pipo-x7s-intel-z3736f-mini-pc-upgrade-firmware-186083-20150502/ is not working on my device its says this 64 bit firmware is not supported. I need the 32 bit version.
I have tried to download from http://pan.baidu.com/ but that where 9 parts and i downloaded it. And after the download i tried to unpack it. And 7zip says the archive is damaged.
Can someone help me? Or give me the os switch software for windows?
Fr Gr: Daniel
Dear friend
we are sorry for the inconvenience.when Windows OS is chosen,you can click to enter the desktop,you will see an OS shift option on the upper left.
Same issue for me. Tried with multiple USB drives, and no luck.
Is this even possible?!
Any updates on this?
I have this same problem as neorus said. I copyed the Android files to USB but the Bulit in EFI doesn't appear. Tried with 3 different USB an none of them appears.
Is there some "tricky" thing to do to the bios recognize the USB?
Have you manage a solution? I'm having the same issue described by Byron Whitehouse.
Please, ask PIPO how to make the X7S recognize the USB drive where we copied the Android files. There must be a better explanation about this process.
It's not about pressing F7, its about something else we need to do to the X7S recognize the files copied in the USB drive. I tried with 3 differente USB and all make the same thing.
Dear friend
Please try another usb drive,if it still does not work ,we will contact the factory.
Dear friend
can you please post your email address here ,we will have customer service getting in touch with you.
Dear friend
Can you please post your email address here ,we will have customer service getting in touch with you.
buyoneextra@hotmail.co.uk
you can reach me at igor(dot)ibit(at)gmail(dot)com
Dear friend
can you post your email address here ,we will have customer service getting in touch with you.
ok thanks we will contact you
our customer service will get in touch with you
still no solution..
Thanks for the beta But im still having problems,
iv now got the updated android (with the play store) but I cant boot to windows .
Android works but no windows it boots straight in to android & if I press os switch it boots back into android
Dear friend ,can you please post your email address here? we will have our customer service getting in touch with you.
Dear friend ,you also have to root the windows OS after rooting android.
Iv NOT ROOTED android you have misunderstand me..I have installed the beta firmware (YOU SEND ME VIA EMAIL) & now I only have android I can not boot into windows
Beta firmware = no windows (only android)
When I turn on the pipo it will boot straight into Android
Os switch only makes android reboot (NO WINDOWS)
Dear friend , this is not a complete firmware, just BIOS. You will have to root the device according to the original process. Only one difference: flash the BIOS we sent you during the first step, instead of the one in our original firmware. The remaining steps stay unchanged.
Good luck with it.
So what's the solution to people not getting the UEFI: BUILT IN EFI SHELL option?
Could I please get customer service to email me too to help.
I did the first part of running “flashwin32.bat” and it all seemed to go fine, the box shutdown afterwards. Now I am stuck where it seems many others have been, I don't have the EFI Shell option.
Dear friend
please post your email here.
msherlock87@gmail.com thank you
Did anyone else work this out yet?
dear friend ,we will figure out the solution as soon as possible .
Are you sure that it is X7S you bought ?
I'm 100% sure it's an X7S. Look up my order number if you'd like to confirm this...#3331226
we are dealing with it,please be patient
Hello , use this version . It is something new and the BIOS is current . This also works "UEFI: BUILT IN EFI SHELL". Sorry translate by Google
hxxp://pan.baidu.com/s/1mg7nB3U?third=0&num=20&dir=%2Fpipo%E5%9B%BA%E4%BB%B6%2FPiPO%20X7S%2FPiPO%20X7S&page=1
xx=tt ;-)
Part 3 of the download is unavailable. Can you fix please?
Hi Klaus-Peter,
Very interesting!!
You mean that there is a new BIOS version that resolves the problem many users have with the missing "UEFI: BUILT IN EFI SHELL"?
Did it resolve the same problem for you?
Also, can you please check the link you posted as I am only getting a white empty page:
hxxp://pan.baidu.com/s/1mg7nB3U?third=0&num=20&dir=%2Fpipo%E5%9B%BA%E4%BB%B6%2FPiPO%20X7S%2FPiPO%20X7S&page=1
Thanks!
You can go and download the firmware via the link to the original page pipo.cn
http://pan.baidu.com/s/1mg7nB3U?third=0&num=20&dir=%2Fpipo%E5%9B%BA%E4%BB%B6%2FPiPO%20X7S%2FPiPO%20X7S&page=1
Thanks. But can you please specifically confirm that you had before the problem with the "UEFI: BUILT IN EFI SHELL", and now after using that "new" version the issue has been resolved (without changing your equipment)?
Also, how do you download the files from there? Website is in Chinese and seems that it requires a login.
Thanks again!
Is this firmware works on both 32GB and 64GB versions of the X7S?
I've ordered the 64GB:
http://www.geekbuying.com/item/PIPO-X7s-Windows-8-1-Android-4-4-Dual-Boot-Mini-PC-Intel-Z3736F-Quad-Core-1-8GHz-2G-64G-802-11-b-g-n-LAN-BT4-0---Silver-345780.html
Edit:
Just got the package and this model is already up-to-date. BIOS is even newer than the one here (12/5/2015)
I have everything loaded with jDownloader . Start the jDownloader and copy the entire page link . I have also used the same stick in the old firmware he did not and in the current he was recognized equal . Here is the link for the BIOS , which might be enough
https://www.oboom.com/5UTH9C46/Bios.zip
Great. That did the trick :-)
Your tip and the BIOS files link were super useful and it resolved my UEFI SHELL issue.
I could successfully update my Android and get the Google Play.
My problem now is that I have no option to boot into my Win 8.1. The boot menu only shows now the Android option.
Any idea what could go wrong and how to get back the Win 8.1 option?
That's right , you should even now Windows flash . USB Flash Drive NTFS format , then rename the USB stick WINPE . Copy all Windows files on your stick . Then you have to boot to the selection menu and select the right Windows characters . The rest is automatic
Have another question:
Is there a shortcut to switch OS from Windows to Android?
(Android to Windows switch have a shortcut)
Thanks for your great help. I've reinstalled the Win 8.1 (I did not know that the Android upgrade would damage my Win before doing it...). I would expect having 2 separate and independent banks in the ROM...
So I have now both Android (with Google services and Play store) and Win 8.1 working and can switch from one to the other using the links in UI.
I am missing however the PIPO initial boot menu and it always boots up as Windows.
Is this normal after that update procedure? Anyway to get back the initial boot menu?
Issue resolved by a new BIOS version. Please check the thread above made by Klaus-Peter Müller.
But I now get the error "image type X64 is not supported by this IA32 shell".
Use the Windows WinToAnd.exe and activate the boot menu. If the link does not work you can find the .exe under User / default / Desktop
The new BIOS does not flash the android update in these files.
Is there another update???
http://postimg.org/image/wprebzvht/
Dear friend,please check the updates posted by our customer Klaus-Peter Müller .
Did the new firmware solved the overhesating issue?
That doesn't fix the issue. Flashing the bios provided by Klaus-Peter Müller fixes the problem for people who couldn't boot using "UEFI: BUILT IN EFI SHELL" but it doesn't fix the issue as stated above by ibit and again by myself in a seperate post.
I am still getting the error after booting via UEFI: BUILT IN EFI SHELL I am still geting the error "image type X64 is not supported by this IA32 shell".
This is becoming extremely frustrating now
Dear friend, you can switch to android via the option in on/off icon.
Dear friend ,firmware has nothing to do with hardware problems. If there is something wrong with the device and it is still in warranty,please contact our customer service
What does this mean? I can't find it.
I have the latest firmware already. But I have lost my boot-screen and I don't have the option to switch from Windows to Android so I'm stuck in Windows! What can I do?
I don't have that button! Where can I get it?
Dear friend, you can not flash android in windows system.when windows root has been completed, you have to restart the device after entering android system to root it. However,if you are not sure whether it will enter android or not, please press ctrl + alt + del to restart the device. After that,please press F7 to enter the shell and flash android. Good luck with it.
Dear friend
please move the cursor to the upper right, then drag it downward,till a toolbar shows up. You can find the system shift option.
Dear friend ,please drag the screen scroll bar at the bottom to the far right, where you can find a " - " option, click it , and you will see the system settings option, click it , you can find the option to boot windows.
It's from Windows to Android that I am missing. I've looked at all settings and I'm pretty sure I don't have it. Is there anyway I can get it? Or, is there anyway I can get my boot menu back so that I get to choose wich os to start after reboot?
Hi! Whould you mind sharing the exe-file? For some reason I don't have it. And I never had. Thanks in advance.
Never mind. I found it. If someone else need it here is a download http://chinagadgetsreviews.blogspot.se/2015/06/download-wintoand-v103t.html?m=1
An update would be nice. I've been waiting nearly 2 weeks. What's the use in having Android if I can't login to my Google account for emails, apps and everything else.
I wouldn't even mind if you offered a solution to root the box so I could install the Google apps myself but I am still waiting for this.
