diff --git a/software/sys_controller/memory/flash.c b/software/sys_controller/memory/flash.c
index 4561bf4..dd54dae 100644
--- a/software/sys_controller/memory/flash.c
+++ b/software/sys_controller/memory/flash.c
@@ -83,6 +83,32 @@ int write_flash_page(alt_u8 *pagedata, alt_u32 length, alt_u32 pagenum)
     return 0;
 }
 
+int write_flash(alt_u8 *buf, alt_u32 length, alt_u32 pagenum, alt_u8 *tmpbuf)
+{
+    int retval;
+    alt_u32 bytes_to_w;
+
+    while (length > 0) {
+        bytes_to_w = (length > PAGESIZE) ? PAGESIZE : length;
+
+        // Use a temporary buffer if one was given.
+        // This is to avoid the original buffer from
+        // being overwritten by write_flash_page().
+        if (tmpbuf)
+            memcpy(tmpbuf, buf, bytes_to_w);
+
+        retval = write_flash_page(tmpbuf ? tmpbuf : buf, bytes_to_w, pagenum);
+        if (retval != 0)
+            return retval;
+
+        buf += bytes_to_w;
+        length -= bytes_to_w;
+        ++pagenum;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
 int verify_flash(alt_u32 offset, alt_u32 length, alt_u32 golden_crc, alt_u8 *tmpbuf)
 {
     alt_u32 crcval=0, i, bytes_to_read;
diff --git a/software/sys_controller/memory/flash.h b/software/sys_controller/memory/flash.h
index f049726..fa1c8ea 100644
--- a/software/sys_controller/memory/flash.h
+++ b/software/sys_controller/memory/flash.h
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ int read_flash(alt_u32 offset, alt_u32 length, alt_u8 *dstbuf);
 
 int write_flash_page(alt_u8 *pagedata, alt_u32 length, alt_u32 pagenum);
 
+int write_flash(alt_u8 *buf, alt_u32 length, alt_u32 pagenum, alt_u8 *tmpbuf);
+
 int verify_flash(alt_u32 offset, alt_u32 length, alt_u32 golden_crc, alt_u8 *tmpbuf);
 
 #endif /* FLASH_H_ */
diff --git a/software/sys_controller/memory/sdcard.c b/software/sys_controller/memory/sdcard.c
index 092bbbf..4ff172b 100644
--- a/software/sys_controller/memory/sdcard.c
+++ b/software/sys_controller/memory/sdcard.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 #include <io.h>
 #include "sdcard.h"
+#include "flash.h"
 #include "lcd.h"
 
 extern char menu_row1[LCD_ROW_LEN+1], menu_row2[LCD_ROW_LEN+1];
@@ -36,3 +37,28 @@ int check_sdcard(alt_u8 *databuf)
 
     return SD_Read(&sdcard_dev, databuf, 0, 0, 512);
 }
+
+int copy_sd_to_flash(alt_u32 sd_blknum, alt_u32 flash_pagenum, alt_u32 length, alt_u8 *tmpbuf)
+{
+    int retval;
+    alt_u32 bytes_to_rw;
+
+    while (length > 0) {
+        bytes_to_rw = (length < SD_BLK_SIZE) ? length : SD_BLK_SIZE;
+        retval = SD_Read(&sdcard_dev, tmpbuf, sd_blknum, 0, bytes_to_rw);
+        if (retval != 0) {
+            printf("Failed to read SD card\n");
+            return -retval;
+        }
+
+        retval = write_flash(tmpbuf, bytes_to_rw, flash_pagenum, NULL);
+        if (retval != 0)
+            return retval;
+
+        ++sd_blknum;
+        flash_pagenum += bytes_to_rw/PAGESIZE;
+        length -= bytes_to_rw;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/software/sys_controller/memory/sdcard.h b/software/sys_controller/memory/sdcard.h
index 5f4a78e..7b41794 100644
--- a/software/sys_controller/memory/sdcard.h
+++ b/software/sys_controller/memory/sdcard.h
@@ -25,5 +25,6 @@
 #include "sd_io.h"
 
 int check_sdcard(alt_u8 *databuf);
+int copy_sd_to_flash(alt_u32 sd_offset, alt_u32 flash_offset, alt_u32 length, alt_u8 *tmpbuf);
 
 #endif /* SDCARD_H_ */
diff --git a/software/sys_controller/ossc/firmware.c b/software/sys_controller/ossc/firmware.c
index e480591..e18a2d2 100644
--- a/software/sys_controller/ossc/firmware.c
+++ b/software/sys_controller/ossc/firmware.c
@@ -163,24 +163,9 @@ update_init:
     strncpy(menu_row2, "please wait...", LCD_ROW_LEN+1);
     lcd_write_menu();
 
-    for (i=0; i<fw_header.data_len; i=i+SD_BLK_SIZE) {
-        bytes_to_rw = ((fw_header.data_len-i < SD_BLK_SIZE) ? (fw_header.data_len-i) : SD_BLK_SIZE);
-        retval = SD_Read(&sdcard_dev, databuf, (512+i)/SD_BLK_SIZE, 0, bytes_to_rw);
-        if (retval != 0) {
-            retval = -retval; //flag any SD errors critical to trigger update retry
-            goto failure;
-        }
-
-        retval = write_flash_page(databuf, ((bytes_to_rw < PAGESIZE) ? bytes_to_rw : PAGESIZE), (i/PAGESIZE));
-        if (retval != 0)
-            goto failure;
-        //TODO: support multiple page sizes
-        if (bytes_to_rw > PAGESIZE) {
-            retval = write_flash_page(databuf+PAGESIZE, (bytes_to_rw-PAGESIZE), (i/PAGESIZE)+1);
-            if (retval != 0)
-                goto failure;
-        }
-    }
+    retval = copy_sd_to_flash(512/SD_BLK_SIZE, 0, fw_header.data_len, databuf);
+    if (retval != 0)
+        goto failure;
 
     strncpy(menu_row1, "Verifying flash", LCD_ROW_LEN+1);
     strncpy(menu_row2, "please wait...", LCD_ROW_LEN+1);
diff --git a/software/sys_controller/ossc/userdata.c b/software/sys_controller/ossc/userdata.c
index 3059584..5e9f804 100644
--- a/software/sys_controller/ossc/userdata.c
+++ b/software/sys_controller/ossc/userdata.c
@@ -87,15 +87,8 @@ int write_userdata(alt_u8 entry)
         write_flash_page(databuf, PAGESIZE, ((USERDATA_OFFSET+entry*SECTORSIZE)/PAGESIZE));
 
         // then write the rest
-        pageno = 1;
-        while (vm_to_write > 0) {
-            bytes_to_w = (vm_to_write > PAGESIZE) ? PAGESIZE : vm_to_write;
-            memcpy(databuf, (char*)video_modes+srcoffset, bytes_to_w);
-            write_flash_page(databuf, bytes_to_w, ((USERDATA_OFFSET+entry*SECTORSIZE)/PAGESIZE) + pageno);
-            srcoffset += bytes_to_w;
-            vm_to_write -= bytes_to_w;
-            ++pageno;
-        }
+        if (vm_to_write > 0)
+            write_flash((alt_u8*)video_modes+srcoffset, vm_to_write, ((USERDATA_OFFSET+entry*SECTORSIZE)/PAGESIZE) + 1, databuf);
 
         printf("Profile %u data written (%u bytes)\n", entry, sizeof(avconfig_t)+VIDEO_MODES_SIZE);
         break;