Eric Zimmermann:

I consistently get stuck on the prompt of "OUPDATE, awaiting contact"

At this point, you should get a response from inserting the card. I f not, your problem is probably one of (in order):

1) Badly written/formatted card

2) Bad card

3) Bad adaptor

4) H8000 hardware problem

Eric Zimmermann:

If I understand the directions for 5.5 properly you can only use the CF card to update to 5.5 is that correct?

Correct