Problem Updating Firmware in Nikon D7100: Hello all, I went to the Nikon site and followed all of the instructions to the letter. I verified that the update was on the SD card and in...

bobfitz Loc: Kendall-Miami, Florida

Hello all,
I went to the Nikon site and followed all of the instructions to the letter. I verified that the update was on the SD card and in the correct position on the card. Placed the card in the camera, went to Firmware Version in the menu and Nikon tells me the press the update button at the bottom of the menu screen. The only button I have is DONE. Any advice would be appreciated.

Bob

sarge69 Loc: Ft Myers, FL

did you put the contents of the update folder out of the folder so the camera could see it ?

Sarge69

bobfitz Loc: Kendall-Miami, Florida

I clicked on the SD card on my computer DCIM came up. I clicked on that and pasted it inside.

sarge69 Loc: Ft Myers, FL

I think on mine (d7000) the file with the .bin was exposed on the card so the camera could see it easily.

Not inside a folder

Sarge69

bcmink Loc: Monona, WI

The bin file needs to be in the root directory of the card and not inside a folder.

geezer7 Loc: Michigan

Perhaps your firmware was already up to date?

Leitz Loc: Solms

bobfitz wrote:

Hello all,
I went to the Nikon site and followed all of the instructions to the letter. I verified that the update was on the SD card and in the correct position on the card. Placed the card in the camera, went to Firmware Version in the menu and Nikon tells me the press the update button at the bottom of the menu screen. The only button I have is DONE. Any advice would be appreciated.

Bob

Since you followed all instructions to the letter, you may have a problem that only Nikon can solve.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

bobfitz wrote:

Hello all,
I went to the Nikon site and followed all of the instructions to the letter. I verified that the update was on the SD card and in the correct position on the card. Placed the card in the camera, went to Firmware Version in the menu and Nikon tells me the press the update button at the bottom of the menu screen. The only button I have is DONE. Any advice would be appreciated.

Bob

Have you ever done an update before? It can be tricky. The file was placed in the Root of the SD card?

bobfitz Loc: Kendall-Miami, Florida

I had given up and then after dinner I had a glass of wine and it came to me. I went to the computer and dropped the file onto the SD drive icon and bingo, that was it. The next time I think I'll start with a glass of wine.

Bob

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

bobfitz wrote:

The next time I think I'll start with a glass of wine.

Bob

And if that doesn't help, have another.

speters Loc: Grangeville/Idaho

jerryc41 wrote:

And if that doesn't help, have another.

:thumbup: or switch to beer.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

speters wrote:

:thumbup: or switch to beer.

Right now, I have both. :D

RWR Loc: La Mesa, CA

bobfitz wrote:

I had given up and then after dinner I had a glass of wine and it came to me. I went to the computer and dropped the file onto the SD drive icon and bingo, that was it. The next time I think I'll start with a glass of wine.

Bob

You also might try following the directions! :lol: Good to see the update was successful.

wolfd Loc: Vancouver, Canada

Glad to hear all went well in the end.