where to find the factory_default.sof for cycloneIII_3c120_dev

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Hi, All 

Could anyone help me to find this pof file: cycloneIII_3c120_dev_factory_recovery.pof  I want to make the c3_3c120_dev_kit to the factory default setting based on the P25-36208-03_cycloneIII_3c120_dev_user_guide.pdf, but i can not find this pof file.  Pls help me !!

[Altera_Forum]

If you installed the kit support files it will be in C:\altera\90\kits\cycloneIII_3c120_dev\factory_recovery 

 You can find the support files here (http://www.altera.com/products/devkits/altera/kit-cyc3.html), in the available documentation section.

[Altera_Forum]

thanks for your reply. Daixiwen. 

 I can find several sof and pof files in the factory_recovery folder, but there is no the exactly same file as the "cycloneIII_3c120_dev_factory_recovery.pof". If you have, could you send one copy to me ?

[Altera_Forum]

what files do you have? Are you sure you downloaded the right one from Altera? 

The .pof file is 64MBytes... A bit too big to send.

[Altera_Forum]

Did you ever find that factory recovery file? I'm looking for it too and can't find it

[Altera_Forum]

what files do you have in the factory recovery folder? Did you download the kit support files from the link I gave? If you have the 9.0/9.1 versions, the .pof file should directly be there. 

If you have a newer version, then you'll have a script that will reprogram the flash. The procedure is described in the user guide, chapter "Restoring the Flash Device with the Factory Settings"