O!Play HDP-RD1 and HDP-RD3 Firmware Upgrade How To

I have an ASUS O!Play HDP-R3 media player. Works great! It has HDMI 1080p output, UPnP and Samba network sharing, 802.11n wireless and 10/100 ethernet and multiple external inputs including USB (external drives/flash drives), memory cards and eSATA devices. Only trouble was, finding the firmware and the upgrade instructions. So, I figured I'd better blog them for posterity sake. These instructions apply for both the ASUS O!Play HDP-R1 and HDP-R3 units. Just be sure and download the appropriate firmware for your unit. There is different firmware for each of the units.

1. Basically, got to the FTP site, find the appropriate version of your hardware, and grab the zip file.
2. Copy it to a USB stick (just drop it in the root folder).
3. Plug the USB stick into your O!Play box (you don't have to turn it off or anything).
4. Press the Setup button on the remote
5. Go to the System section
6. Select System Update
7. Choose System Reinstall - don't ask me why they name it that
8. Now you'll see it show your current and new firmware versions. Choose OK
9. Wait for the firmware upgrade to take place (might take a few minutes). DO NOT TURN OFF THE UNIT DURING THIS TIME PERIOD
10. Update your system settings and you're golden