A Linux or Windows computer.

A USB stick with a minimum size of 2GB.

	Warning
	All data, partition, MBR, ... on USB will be lost.

a monitor and a USB keyboard connected to the mini PC.

Extract the downloaded archive.

On Linux: open a terminal and run the installer:

sudo ./load_image_to_sd.sh

	Warning
	The installer will ask you to choose the disk for image installation. Pay attention to the choice, if you choose the wrong one you may loose important data or break your Linux computer.

Example:

root@ubuntu-PC:/home/ubuntu/Downloads/minipc_1.3# ./load_image_to_sd.sh 

 >>> LOAD IMAGE TO SD, VERSION: 1.1 <<<

checking user permissions...
  OK
checking tool availability...
  OK
stopping automount...
  OK
collecting disks information...
  OK
select the disk for the installation...
    1) /dev/sdd | SABRENT  CF_USB3_Reader |  3.8G
  your choice? 1
  OK: /dev/sdd selected
  ARE YOU SURE? (yes/no): yes
collecting images version information...
  OK
AUTOSELECT the image version for the installation...
  OK: minipc_1.3.img selected
checking existence of minipc_1.3.img...
  OK
preparing target disk...
  umounting /dev/sdd3...
  OK
  umounting /dev/sdd4...
  OK
writing image to /dev/sdd...
  OK
sync disk...
  OK
re-reading /dev/sdd partition table...
  OK
checking hashes...
  OK
restoring automount...
  OK

 >>> SD creation process: SUCCESS <<<

On Windows:

Example:

The USB stick just created has multiple partitions, the one with label pkgs is the FAT32 partitions where the Abilis release, license and configuration files shall be copied.

Copy the Abilis releases, licenses and configurations into the pkgs partition of the USB stick.

	Important
	Abilis releases shall be put in directories with names that use a format like: 8-11-0, 8.11.0 or 4255.4 (i.e. only numbers with - and . in the name). Example on Ubuntu PC:

Insert the USB stick into the Mini-PC USB port;

Power-up the Mini-PC;

The USB stick is booted with higher priority, so it isn't a problem if other bootable disks are present;

When the Linux distribution finishes booting a menu is shown on the first terminal:

	Note
	If a terminal is needed to do advanced operations manually, it is possible to switch to another terminal with ALT+F2, ALT+F3, ALT+F4, ALT+F5, ALT+F6. To return to the recovery tool menu use ALT+F1.

Select 1 and press Enter to Format the disk and install the Abilis package.

	Warning
	All data on disk will be lost.

Select the disk and press Enter, the disk will be formatted. A confirmation message will be displayed.

Select the version to install and press Enter.

A confirmation message will be displayed.

Select 4 and press Enter to install the Abilis configuration on the disk.

Select the configuration file (drivers.cfg) from the available folders and press Enter.

A confirmation message will be displayed.

From the main menu, select 5 and press Enter to install the Abilis licence file on the disk. Select the licence file and press Enter.

A confirmation message will be displayed.

If all the steps listed above have been performed, you can disconnect the USB flash and restart the Abilis. The abilis menu with the "SYSTEM STARTED" message will be displayed.