User Manual

2. Getting Started

Before setting up Tinker Board, please download an operating system image such as

the Ofcial ASUS Tinker OS, an Android OS, or other supported OS'.

• To download the Ofcial ASUS Tinker OS, please visit https://www.asus.com/Single-Board-

Computer/Tinker-Board/HelpDesk_Download/.

• For more information on other supported OS’, please visit the Software section of the Tinker

board Wiki.

If you are using a Tinker Board and not the Tinker Board S, please ignore the sections related to

eMMC.

2.1 Setting up using eMMC (Tinker Board S only)

The UMS (USB Mass Storage) allows you to simulate the eMMC of the Tinker Board S

as a recognizable device in Windows

and Linux. It is enabled automatically during the

U-Boot when it detects that the Tinker Board S is connected to a PC. Please refer to the

steps below to set up your Tinker Board OS using the onboard eMMC:

• Ensure to use the latest version of your downloaded OS to ensure the OS is supported by

eMMC storage.

• Ensure the eMMC's U-Boot is functional, and contains a built-in UMS function.

1. Connect your Tinker Board S to a PC using a Micro USB cable, then wait for the

PC to recognize the device.

• DO NOT format the device while your Tinker Board S is connected to your PC.

• If your PC doesn't recognize the device, please refer to the OS Write Recovery section of

this manual.

2. Write the downloaded OS image to the Tinker Board S using a third-party ISO

software, such as Etcher or Win32DiskImager. You may refer to the Writing the

OS image section of this manual for more information on writing the OS image.

• Etcher is supported on Windows

, Mac, and Linux.

• Please refer to http://etcher.io/ for more information on Etcher.

• Please refer to http://sourceforge.net for more information on Win32DiskImager.

3. Once the image has been successfully written, connect your Tinker Board S to a

power source using the bundled adapter to boot your Tinker Board S.