diff --git a/emmc-provisioning/dashboard/templates/home.html b/emmc-provisioning/dashboard/templates/home.html
index 0e80df0..4c876d3 100644
--- a/emmc-provisioning/dashboard/templates/home.html
+++ b/emmc-provisioning/dashboard/templates/home.html
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     .status-row { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.6rem; flex-wrap: wrap; }
     .status-pill { font-size: 0.7rem; font-weight: 600; text-transform: uppercase; padding: 0.25rem 0.6rem; border-radius: 999px; }
     .status-pill.idle { background: rgba(0,212,170,0.15); color: var(--accent); }
-    .status-pill.waiting_choice, .status-pill.rpiboot, .status-pill.flashing, .status-pill.backup { background: rgba(251,191,36,0.15); color: var(--warn); }
+    .status-pill.waiting_choice, .status-pill.rpiboot, .status-pill.flashing, .status-pill.backup, .status-pill.eeprom_update { background: rgba(251,191,36,0.15); color: var(--warn); }
     .status-pill.done { background: rgba(0,212,170,0.15); color: var(--success); }
     .status-pill.error { background: rgba(248,113,113,0.15); color: var(--danger); }
     .status-msg { flex: 1; min-width: 0; font-size: 0.9rem; }
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@
       margin-bottom: 0.4rem;
     }
     .device-desc { font-size: 0.85rem; color: var(--text-dim); }
+    .device-actions-row { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.5rem; flex-wrap: wrap; }
+    .eeprom-preset { padding: 0.3rem 0.5rem; font-size: 0.75rem; font-family: inherit; background: var(--bg-primary); color: var(--text); border: 1px solid var(--border); border-radius: var(--radius-sm); max-width: 11rem; }
     .btn { padding: 0.4rem 0.8rem; font-size: 0.8rem; font-weight: 500; font-family: inherit; border-radius: var(--radius-sm); cursor: pointer; border: none; transition: background 0.15s, color 0.15s; }
     .btn-outline { background: transparent; border: 1px solid var(--border); color: var(--text); }
     .btn-outline:hover { border-color: var(--accent); color: var(--accent); }
@@ -100,9 +102,9 @@
           <div id="status" class="status-row">
             <span id="statusPill" class="status-pill idle">Idle</span>
             <span id="statusMsg" class="status-msg">Waiting for device</span>
+            <button type="button" id="statusClearBtn" class="btn btn-outline btn-sm" style="margin-left: auto;">Clear status</button>
           </div>
           <div id="statusErr" class="status-err" style="display:none;"></div>
-          <div id="statusClearWrap" style="display:none; margin-top:0.5rem;"><button type="button" id="statusClearBtn" class="btn btn-outline btn-sm">Clear message</button></div>
           <div id="progressWrap" class="progress-track" style="display:none;"><div id="progressFill" class="progress-fill"></div></div>
         </div>
 
@@ -158,7 +160,7 @@
   </div>
 
   <script>
-    const phaseLabels = { idle: 'Idle', rpiboot: 'Connecting', waiting_choice: 'Choose action', flashing: 'Flashing', backup: 'Backing up', done: 'Done', error: 'Error' };
+    const phaseLabels = { idle: 'Idle', rpiboot: 'Connecting', waiting_choice: 'Choose action', flashing: 'Flashing', backup: 'Backing up', eeprom_update: 'Updating EEPROM', done: 'Done', error: 'Error' };
     function renderStatus(data) {
       const phase = data.phase || 'idle';
       document.getElementById('statusPill').className = 'status-pill ' + phase;
@@ -166,11 +168,9 @@
       document.getElementById('statusMsg').textContent = data.message || '';
       const err = document.getElementById('statusErr');
       if (data.error) { err.textContent = data.error; err.style.display = 'block'; } else { err.style.display = 'none'; }
-      var clearWrap = document.getElementById('statusClearWrap');
-      if (clearWrap) clearWrap.style.display = (phase === 'error' ? 'block' : 'none');
       if (phase === 'done') scheduleDoneClear();
       const progress = data.progress;
-      const inProgress = ['rpiboot', 'flashing', 'backup'].includes(phase);
+      const inProgress = ['rpiboot', 'flashing', 'backup', 'eeprom_update'].includes(phase);
       const wrap = document.getElementById('progressWrap');
       const fill = document.getElementById('progressFill');
       if (inProgress || (phase === 'done' && progress != null)) {
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@
         shrinkWrap.style.display = 'block';
         const el = document.createElement('div');
         el.className = 'device-item';
-        el.innerHTML = '<div class="device-desc">USB device — choose action</div><div><button type="button" class="btn btn-outline btn-sm" data-source="usb" data-action="backup">Backup</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm" data-source="usb" data-action="deploy">Deploy</button></div>';
+        el.innerHTML = '<div class="device-desc">USB device — choose Backup, Deploy, or Update EEPROM</div><div class="device-actions-row"><button type="button" class="btn btn-outline btn-sm" data-source="usb" data-action="backup">Backup</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm" data-source="usb" data-action="deploy">Deploy</button> <select class="eeprom-preset" title="Boot order"><option value="0xf21">eMMC first, then network</option><option value="0x1">eMMC only</option><option value="0xf12">Network first, then eMMC</option></select> <button type="button" class="btn btn-outline btn-sm" data-source="usb" data-action="eeprom_update">Update EEPROM</button></div>';
         container.appendChild(el);
       } else shrinkWrap.style.display = 'none';
       (network || []).forEach(function(d) {
@@ -206,6 +206,10 @@
         btn.onclick = function() {
           const body = { source: btn.getAttribute('data-source'), action: btn.getAttribute('data-action') };
           if (body.source === 'network') body.mac = btn.getAttribute('data-mac');
+          if (body.action === 'eeprom_update' && body.source === 'usb') {
+            const presetEl = btn.closest('.device-item') && btn.closest('.device-item').querySelector('.eeprom-preset');
+            body.boot_order = (presetEl && presetEl.value) ? presetEl.value : '0xf21';
+          }
           if (body.action === 'backup' && document.getElementById('shrinkAfterBackup').checked) body.shrink = true;
           fetch('/api/device-action', { method: 'POST', headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' }, body: JSON.stringify(body) })
             .then(function(r) { return r.json(); })
diff --git a/emmc-provisioning/dashboard/templates/index.html b/emmc-provisioning/dashboard/templates/index.html
index d5c5cb1..7106ef6 100644
--- a/emmc-provisioning/dashboard/templates/index.html
+++ b/emmc-provisioning/dashboard/templates/index.html
@@ -99,7 +99,8 @@
     .status-pill.rpiboot,
     .status-pill.waiting_choice,
     .status-pill.flashing,
-    .status-pill.backup { background: var(--warn-bg); color: var(--warn); }
+    .status-pill.backup,
+    .status-pill.eeprom_update { background: var(--warn-bg); color: var(--warn); }
     .status-pill.done { background: var(--success-bg); color: var(--success); }
     .status-pill.error { background: var(--danger-bg); color: var(--danger); }
     .status-msg {
@@ -367,11 +368,12 @@
       <div id="status" class="status-row">
         <span id="statusPill" class="status-pill idle">Idle</span>
         <span id="statusMsg" class="status-msg">Waiting for device</span>
+        <button type="button" id="statusClearBtn" class="btn btn-outline btn-sm" style="margin-left: auto;">Clear status</button>
       </div>
       <div id="statusErr" class="status-err" style="display:none;"></div>
       <div id="statusGoldenHint" class="backup-deploy-hint" style="display:none; margin-top:0.75rem;">
         No golden image is required to <strong>capture</strong>. Connect a device in USB boot mode (or register over network); when it appears under “Capture image or deploy”, click <strong>Backup</strong> to save its image. Then set that backup as golden in the list below.
-        <button type="button" id="statusClearBtn" class="btn btn-outline btn-sm" style="margin-left:0.5rem;">Clear message</button>
+        <button type="button" id="statusClearHintBtn" class="btn btn-outline btn-sm" style="margin-left:0.5rem;">Clear message</button>
       </div>
       <div id="statusMeta" class="status-meta" style="display:none;"></div>
       <div id="progressWrap" class="progress-track" style="display:none;">
@@ -500,6 +502,7 @@
       waiting_choice: 'Choose action',
       flashing: 'Flashing',
       backup: 'Backing up',
+      eeprom_update: 'Updating EEPROM',
       done: 'Done',
       error: 'Error'
     };
@@ -531,7 +534,7 @@
       }
 
       const progress = data.progress;
-      const inProgress = ['rpiboot', 'flashing', 'backup'].includes(phase);
+      const inProgress = ['rpiboot', 'flashing', 'backup', 'eeprom_update'].includes(phase);
       if (inProgress || (phase === 'done' && progress != null)) {
         progressWrap.style.display = 'block';
         progressFill.classList.remove('indeterminate');
@@ -928,6 +931,10 @@
     document.getElementById('statusClearBtn').addEventListener('click', function() {
       fetch('/api/status-clear', { method: 'POST' }).then(function(r) { return r.json(); }).then(function(d) { if (d.ok) fetchStatus(); });
     });
+    var statusClearHintBtn = document.getElementById('statusClearHintBtn');
+    if (statusClearHintBtn) statusClearHintBtn.addEventListener('click', function() {
+      fetch('/api/status-clear', { method: 'POST' }).then(function(r) { return r.json(); }).then(function(d) { if (d.ok) fetchStatus(); });
+    });
     var refreshBackupsBtn = document.getElementById('refreshBackupsBtn');
     if (refreshBackupsBtn) refreshBackupsBtn.onclick = function() { fetchBackups(); fetchGoldenInfo(); };
     var uploadImageBtn = document.getElementById('uploadImageBtn');