Optio A30 firmware upgrade howto

[berti]

Hello,

I am having trouble upgrading the firmware on my A30.

I have followed the instructions exactly, but when I hold down the menu button at startup all I get is "Ver 1.0", i.e. I am not asked if I want to upgrade the firmware.

The .bin file is in the root directory on the sd card, and I can see it with no problems.

Here is what I did:
1. Copied the .bin file (filename matches instructions) to F:\ (the sd card)
2. Waited for the copy to finish, clicked unplug device, removed usb cable
3. Turned camera off
4. Holding menu, turned camera on.

Can anyone help?

Thanks.

(ref: Pentax Imaging - Software & Firmaware Updates)