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Moved from the Guides section, but expanded with more information and a
compatibility table.

Signed-off-by: Michał Kopeć <[email protected]>

Author: mkopec

docs/kb/firmware-update-mode.md

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+# Firmware update
+
+## Introduction
+
+This document describes the operation and rationale for Firmware Update Mode.
+
+!!! tip
+
+    If you are a user looking for a guide for updating firmware, check out the
+    [Guides](/guides/firmware-update) section instead.
+
+## Firmware Update Mode
+
+For enhanced firmware security, Dasharo uses a number of security mechanisms to
+prevent overwriting firmware. Depending on device, these may be some or all of
+the following:
+
+- SPI flash write-protection - prevents overwriting the initial bootblock and
+  Verified Boot code
+- SMM BIOS write protection - prevents all writes to BIOS flash memory outside
+  of privileged code running in System Management Mode
+- UEFI Secure Boot - in combination with Linux Kernel Lockdown, prevents direct
+  access to the SPI flash controller from the OS
+
+If you are interested, see the
+[Dasharo System Features](../dasharo-menu-docs/dasharo-system-features.md)
+section for more details.
+
+To allow updating firmware by the end user, these protections must be disabled
+first. To facilitate this, Dasharo has a Firmware Update Mode option that
+**temporarily** disables firmware security measures for the duration of one
+boot.
+
+## Supported devices
+
+The following table describes which devices support Firmware Update Mode
+and the starting firmware version, if applicable.
+
+!!! note
+
+    Firmware Update Mode is currently only supported in UEFI firmware versions,
+    not in SeaBIOS or Heads-based firmware flavors.
+
+| Manufacturer | Device | FUM supported | Starting with FW version |
+| --- | --- | --- | --- |
+| MSI | Z690-A PRO | Yes | v1.1.2 |
+| MSI | Z790-P PRO | Yes | v0.9.0 |
+| NovaCustom | NS5x/7x ADL | Yes | v1.7.0 |
+| NovaCustom | NS5x/7x TGL | Yes | v1.5.0 |
+| NovaCustom | NV4x ADL | Yes | v1.7.0 |
+| NovaCustom | NV4x TGL | Yes | v1.5.0 |
+
+## How to use Firmware Update Mode
+
+To enter Firmware Update Mode:
+
+1. Enter the Setup Menu and navigate to Dasharo System Features:
+![](./images/setup_menu_dsf.png)
+1. Navigate to `Dasharo Security Options`:
+![](./images/setup_menu_dsc.png)
+1. Select `Firmware Update Mode`:
+![](./images/setup_menu_fum.png)
+1. When prompted, press Enter to accept. The device will reboot in Firmware
+  Update Mode.
+![](./images/setup_menu_fum_confirmation.png)
+1. After reboot, when prompted, press the indicated key on the keyboard.
+  Alternatively, to abort Firmware Update Mode, press Enter instead or simply
+  wait for the timeout to expire.
+
+Once in Firmware Update Mode, proceed with the firmware update steps outlined
+in device-specific documentation.
+
+## Firmware Update Mode flowchart
+
+![](./images/fum_flowchart.png)

docs/kb/images/fum_flowchart.png

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           - 'Dasharo APU Configuration': dasharo-menu-docs/dasharo-apu-configuration.md
       - 'Checkbox certification software usage': common-coreboot-docs/checkbox.md
       - 'Dumping logs': common-coreboot-docs/dumping_logs.md
+      - 'Firmware Update Mode': kb/firmware-update-mode.md
     # - 'Trolling Topics List':
     #     - 'Introduction': osf-trolling-list/osf_issues_taxonomy.md
   - 'FAQ':