direct link to firmware

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Peli de Halleux 2017-12-05 10:03:00 -08:00
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![MAINTENANCE gesture](/static/mb/device/maintenance.gif)
2. You should now see a **MAINTENENCE** drive instead of the **MICROBIT** drive like before. Also, a yellow LED light will stay on next to the reset button.
3. Go to the **[firmware upgrade](https://support.microbit.org/support/solutions/articles/19000019131-how-to-upgrade-the-firmware-on-the-micro-bit)** page at microbit.org.
4. Find the link for the `HEX` file at the bottom of the page. Right-click on the link and choose **Save link as** (your browser might say **Save target** or something similar). In the file dialog, click to select the **MAINTENENCE** drive. Press **Save** and the firmware file will copy to the @boardname@.
3. **[Download the firmware .hex file](https://support.microbit.org/helpdesk/attachments/19008095092)**
4. Drag and drop that file into the **MAINTENANCE** drive.
5. The yellow LED will flash while the `HEX` file is copying. When the copy finishes, the LED will go off and the @boardname@ resets. The **MAINTENENCE** drive now changes back to **MICROBIT**.
6. The upgrade is complete! You can open the **DETAILS.TXT** file to check and see that the firmware version changed to the match the version of the `HEX` file you copied.
If you need more information, go to the **[firmware upgrade](https://support.microbit.org/support/solutions/articles/19000019131-how-to-upgrade-the-firmware-on-the-micro-bit)** page at microbit.org.
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If you want to know more about connecting the board, Maintenence Mode, and upgrading the firmware, read about it in the [DAPLink on micro:bit](https://www.mbed.com/en/platform/hardware/prototyping-production/daplink/daplink-on-kl26z/) page.
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