{"id":72925,"date":"2025-03-07T15:21:24","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T15:21:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/article\/how-to-update-the-gpd-pocket-4-bios\/"},"modified":"2025-12-09T12:24:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T12:24:09","slug":"how-to-update-the-gpd-pocket-4-bios","status":"publish","type":"kb","link":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/article\/how-to-update-the-gpd-pocket-4-bios\/","title":{"rendered":"How to update the GPD Pocket 4 BIOS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Our step by step guide on how to update the <a href=\"https:\/\/gpdstore.net\/gpd-mini-laptop\/gpd-pocket-4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GPD Pocket 4<\/a> BIOS will walk you through the process of doing so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You will need a USB flash drive, any size should do.  Format the memory stick to prepare it for the new files. <strong>Right click<\/strong> on the drive of the USB flash drive, choose <strong>Format<\/strong> and then <strong>Start<\/strong> to format it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\"><strong>Next you will need to download the BIOS files. There are two versions depending on which processor your GPD Pocket 4 BIOS has. You can check by the label on the back of the device to confirm, or from within Windows Task Manager CPU. Or if you are unsure and purchased the Pocket 4 from us at DROIX, please contact support with your order number and we can check. We do not accept responsibility if something goes wrong.<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ways to identify your CPU on your device:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To access Task Manager, <strong>right click<\/strong> on the <strong>Windows Start<\/strong> icon and choose Task Manager from the list. Alternatively you can type Task Manager in the Windows Search Bar.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You can find your CPU model in Windows quickly through <strong>Settings (About your PC)<\/strong>, or the S<strong>ystem Information app (msinfo32)<\/strong>, all showing the processor&#8217;s name and spec.<br>Using Settings (Easiest for Windows 10\/11)<br>Click the Start Menu (Windows icon) and type <strong>about<\/strong>.<br>Select <strong>About your PC<\/strong> from the results.<br>Look under &#8220;<strong>Device specifications<\/strong>&#8221; for the Processor entry, which lists your CPU model (e.g., Intel Core i7-10750H).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Task-Manager-CPU-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Task-Manager-CPU-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Task Manager CPU\" class=\"wp-image-74962\" srcset=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Task-Manager-CPU-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Task-Manager-CPU-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Task-Manager-CPU-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Task-Manager-CPU-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Task-Manager-CPU-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Task-Manager-CPU-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Task-Manager-CPU-780x439.jpg 780w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Task-Manager-CPU-1600x900.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Task Manager CPU<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>MODEL<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>DOWNLOAD<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>GPD Pocket 4 <strong>8840U<\/strong> CPU<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/19b0cV80NS-v8WJFKYdvFAgdDLhpnSG7R\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/19b0cV80NS-v8WJFKYdvFAgdDLhpnSG7R\/view?usp=sharing\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">P4(8840U)-L_BIOS.V3.06_EC.V1.11.rar<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>GPD Pocket 4 <strong>HX 365<\/strong> and GPD Pocket 4 <strong>HX 370<\/strong> CPU<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1BdFEi57OFLDmYv3l-5PZxJj4fFBA7rke\/view?usp=drive_link\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1BdFEi57OFLDmYv3l-5PZxJj4fFBA7rke\/view?usp=drive_link\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">P4(370_365)_BIOS.V2.10_EC.V1.13_250627.rar<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Please note:<\/strong> the process for updating the BIOS is the same regardless of which processor and BIOS files you are installing. For simplicity we will be showing the process for updating the HX 370 CPU as this is the most popular model, but it will apply for the 8840U and HX 365 models with different filenames for example. We highly recommend keeping the GPD Pocket 4 charged while performing any upgrades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First extract the download archive. You will have two folders similar to below:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Upgrading-GPD-Pocket-4-BIOS-Extracting-the-files.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"838\" height=\"87\" src=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Upgrading-GPD-Pocket-4-BIOS-Extracting-the-files.jpg\" alt=\"Extracting the files\" class=\"wp-image-61364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Upgrading-GPD-Pocket-4-BIOS-Extracting-the-files.jpg 838w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Upgrading-GPD-Pocket-4-BIOS-Extracting-the-files-300x31.jpg 300w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Upgrading-GPD-Pocket-4-BIOS-Extracting-the-files-768x80.jpg 768w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Upgrading-GPD-Pocket-4-BIOS-Extracting-the-files-450x47.jpg 450w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Upgrading-GPD-Pocket-4-BIOS-Extracting-the-files-780x81.jpg 780w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 838px) 100vw, 838px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Extracting the files<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">BIOS Update<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Enter the <strong>P4_BIOS.vxxxx<\/strong> folder and open the <strong>P4_xxxx_GPD.exe<\/strong> file. A window with some information on what to do and not do during the BIOS update will be displayed.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPD-Pocket-4-BIOS-update-checklist-1024x561.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"561\" src=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPD-Pocket-4-BIOS-update-checklist-1024x561.jpg\" alt=\"GPD Pocket 4 BIOS update checklist\" class=\"wp-image-61394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPD-Pocket-4-BIOS-update-checklist-1024x561.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPD-Pocket-4-BIOS-update-checklist-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPD-Pocket-4-BIOS-update-checklist-768x421.jpg 768w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPD-Pocket-4-BIOS-update-checklist-1536x842.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPD-Pocket-4-BIOS-update-checklist-450x247.jpg 450w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPD-Pocket-4-BIOS-update-checklist-780x427.jpg 780w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPD-Pocket-4-BIOS-update-checklist-1600x877.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPD-Pocket-4-BIOS-update-checklist.jpg 1907w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">GPD Pocket 4 BIOS update checklist<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Once you have read the information, press any key to proceed with the upgrade. The first stage will take a few moments and once completed you will be prompted to confirm to restart the device to continue. Choose <strong>Y<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPD-Pocket-4-BIOS-first-stage-update-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"606\" src=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPD-Pocket-4-BIOS-first-stage-update-1024x606.jpg\" alt=\"GPD Pocket 4 BIOS first stage update\" class=\"wp-image-61379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPD-Pocket-4-BIOS-first-stage-update-1024x606.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPD-Pocket-4-BIOS-first-stage-update-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPD-Pocket-4-BIOS-first-stage-update-768x454.jpg 768w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPD-Pocket-4-BIOS-first-stage-update-1536x909.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPD-Pocket-4-BIOS-first-stage-update-2048x1212.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPD-Pocket-4-BIOS-first-stage-update-450x266.jpg 450w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPD-Pocket-4-BIOS-first-stage-update-780x462.jpg 780w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPD-Pocket-4-BIOS-first-stage-update-1600x947.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">GPD Pocket 4 BIOS first stage update<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Your GPD Pocket will now reboot and proceed with the BIOS update. Do <strong>NOT<\/strong> switch off your device during this process!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPD-Pocket-4-BIOS-updating-main-firmware-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"615\" src=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPD-Pocket-4-BIOS-updating-main-firmware-1024x615.jpg\" alt=\"GPD Pocket 4 BIOS updating main firmware\" class=\"wp-image-61409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPD-Pocket-4-BIOS-updating-main-firmware-1024x615.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPD-Pocket-4-BIOS-updating-main-firmware-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPD-Pocket-4-BIOS-updating-main-firmware-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPD-Pocket-4-BIOS-updating-main-firmware-1536x922.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPD-Pocket-4-BIOS-updating-main-firmware-2048x1229.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPD-Pocket-4-BIOS-updating-main-firmware-450x270.jpg 450w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPD-Pocket-4-BIOS-updating-main-firmware-780x468.jpg 780w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPD-Pocket-4-BIOS-updating-main-firmware-1600x960.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">GPD Pocket 4 BIOS updating main firmware<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The process will take around 3 to 5 minutes to complete. Once completed, the Pocket 4 will reboot and take a few moments to update. The screen may switch off during this process, do not switch off your device until at least the Windows log in screen has appeared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">EC Firmware Update<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The second part of the process is to update the EC firmware. First, format your USB drive to FAT32, see our <a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/article\/how-to-format-a-large-micro-sd-card-to-fat32\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/article\/how-to-format-a-large-micro-sd-card-to-fat32\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">guide here<\/a> if you are unfamiliar with how to do it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Enter the <strong>P4_EC.Vx.xx<\/strong> folder and copy all of the contents to your USB flash drive<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPD-Pocket-4-Updating-EC-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"796\" height=\"248\" src=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPD-Pocket-4-Updating-EC-1.jpg\" alt=\"GPD Pocket 4 - Updating EC 1\" class=\"wp-image-61424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPD-Pocket-4-Updating-EC-1.jpg 796w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPD-Pocket-4-Updating-EC-1-300x93.jpg 300w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPD-Pocket-4-Updating-EC-1-768x239.jpg 768w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPD-Pocket-4-Updating-EC-1-450x140.jpg 450w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPD-Pocket-4-Updating-EC-1-780x243.jpg 780w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 796px) 100vw, 796px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">GPD Pocket 4 &#8211; Updating EC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Once the contents have copied over, switch off your GPD Pocket 4. Now switch on the GPD Pocket 4 and hold the<strong> FN key + F7<\/strong> key until the boot menu appears. In our image below, the USB flash drive is the second option on the menu. Your flash drives name and menu option may be different. Choose your flash drive to proceed.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPD-Pocket-4-BIOS-Upgrade-Boot-Menu-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"642\" src=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPD-Pocket-4-BIOS-Upgrade-Boot-Menu-1024x642.jpg\" alt=\"GPD Pocket 4 BIOS Upgrade Boot Menu\" class=\"wp-image-61439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPD-Pocket-4-BIOS-Upgrade-Boot-Menu-1024x642.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPD-Pocket-4-BIOS-Upgrade-Boot-Menu-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPD-Pocket-4-BIOS-Upgrade-Boot-Menu-768x482.jpg 768w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPD-Pocket-4-BIOS-Upgrade-Boot-Menu-1536x964.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPD-Pocket-4-BIOS-Upgrade-Boot-Menu-2048x1285.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPD-Pocket-4-BIOS-Upgrade-Boot-Menu-450x282.jpg 450w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPD-Pocket-4-BIOS-Upgrade-Boot-Menu-780x489.jpg 780w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPD-Pocket-4-BIOS-Upgrade-Boot-Menu-1600x1004.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">GPD Pocket 4 BIOS Upgrade Boot Menu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Some progress text will briefly appear on screen, you can wait a few seconds or press any key to continue.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPD-Pocket-4-BIOS-EC-Upgrade-1-1024x568.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"568\" src=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPD-Pocket-4-BIOS-EC-Upgrade-1-1024x568.jpg\" alt=\"GPD Pocket 4 BIOS EC Upgrade first part\" class=\"wp-image-61454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPD-Pocket-4-BIOS-EC-Upgrade-1-1024x568.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPD-Pocket-4-BIOS-EC-Upgrade-1-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPD-Pocket-4-BIOS-EC-Upgrade-1-768x426.jpg 768w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPD-Pocket-4-BIOS-EC-Upgrade-1-450x250.jpg 450w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPD-Pocket-4-BIOS-EC-Upgrade-1-780x433.jpg 780w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPD-Pocket-4-BIOS-EC-Upgrade-1.jpg 1251w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">GPD Pocket 4 BIOS EC Upgrade first part<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The upgrade process will start and the screen will update on the progress. The process should only take a minute or two.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPD-Pocket-4-BIOS-EC-Upgrade-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"487\" height=\"357\" src=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPD-Pocket-4-BIOS-EC-Upgrade-2.jpg\" alt=\"GPD Pocket 4 BIOS EC Upgrade second part\" class=\"wp-image-61469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPD-Pocket-4-BIOS-EC-Upgrade-2.jpg 487w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPD-Pocket-4-BIOS-EC-Upgrade-2-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPD-Pocket-4-BIOS-EC-Upgrade-2-450x330.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 487px) 100vw, 487px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">GPD Pocket 4 BIOS EC Upgrade second part<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Once completed, the GPD Pocket 4 will power off. Wait a few moments and you can power it back on. Press the <strong>Del<\/strong> key to enter the BIOS. You can now check which BIOS and EC version you are to confirm the upgrade has completed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the below image we can see the  BIOS is now on 2.07 and the EC is on 1.11. Your numbers may be different to different CPU or newer firmware updates.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPD-Pocket-4-BIOS-Check-it-has-been-updated-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPD-Pocket-4-BIOS-Check-it-has-been-updated-1024x641.jpg\" alt=\"GPD Pocket 4 BIOS Check it has been updated\" class=\"wp-image-61484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPD-Pocket-4-BIOS-Check-it-has-been-updated-1024x641.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPD-Pocket-4-BIOS-Check-it-has-been-updated-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPD-Pocket-4-BIOS-Check-it-has-been-updated-768x481.jpg 768w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPD-Pocket-4-BIOS-Check-it-has-been-updated-1536x961.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPD-Pocket-4-BIOS-Check-it-has-been-updated-2048x1282.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPD-Pocket-4-BIOS-Check-it-has-been-updated-450x282.jpg 450w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPD-Pocket-4-BIOS-Check-it-has-been-updated-780x488.jpg 780w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPD-Pocket-4-BIOS-Check-it-has-been-updated-1600x1001.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">GPD Pocket 4 BIOS Check it has been updated<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This guide shows you how to update the BIOS and EC firmware on your GPD Pocket 4.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":61679,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"kbtopic":[3400,282,324],"kbtag":[534,1871],"class_list":{"0":"post-72925","1":"kb","2":"type-kb","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"kbtopic-gpd-pocket-4","7":"kbtopic-hardware","8":"kbtopic-ultrabooks","9":"kbtag-gpd-en-gb","10":"kbtag-pocket-4-en-gb"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb\/72925","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/kb"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=72925"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb\/72925\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":75014,"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb\/72925\/revisions\/75014"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/61679"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=72925"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kbtopic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kbtopic?post=72925"},{"taxonomy":"kbtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kbtag?post=72925"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}