diff --git a/source/firm.c b/source/firm.c
index cbc5537..ef92a8c 100755
--- a/source/firm.c
+++ b/source/firm.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ void setupCFW(void){
     //Attempt to read the configuration file
     const char configPath[] = "aurei/config.bin";
     u16 config = 0;
-    u32 needConfig = fileRead((u8 *)&config, configPath, 2) ? 1 : 2;
+    u32 needConfig = fileRead(&config, configPath, 2) ? 1 : 2;
 
     //Determine if A9LH is installed
     if(a9lhBoot || (config >> 2) & 0x1){
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ void setupCFW(void){
         if(bootConfig != (config & 0xFF00)){
             //Preserve user settings (first byte)
             u16 tempConfig = ((config & 0xFF) | bootConfig);
-            fileWrite((u8 *)&tempConfig, configPath, 2);
+            fileWrite(&tempConfig, configPath, 2);
         }
     }
 
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ void loadFirm(void){
                                 (mode ? "/aurei/firmware.bin" : "/aurei/firmware90.bin");
         firmSize = fileSize(path);
         if(!firmSize) error("aurei/firmware(90).bin doesn't exist");
-        fileRead((u8 *)firmLocation, path, firmSize);
+        fileRead(firmLocation, path, firmSize);
     }
 
     section = firmLocation->section;
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ void patchFirm(void){
 
     //Write patched FIRM to SD if needed
     if(selectedFirm)
-        if(!fileWrite((u8 *)firmLocation, patchedFirms[selectedFirm - 1], firmSize))
+        if(!fileWrite(firmLocation, patchedFirms[selectedFirm - 1], firmSize))
             error("Couldn't write the patched FIRM (no free space?)");
 }
 
diff --git a/source/fs.c b/source/fs.c
index 6bdd6f0..d5fb4a8 100644
--- a/source/fs.c
+++ b/source/fs.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ u32 mountSD(void){
     return 1;
 }
 
-u32 fileRead(u8 *dest, const char *path, u32 size){
+u32 fileRead(void *dest, const char *path, u32 size){
     FRESULT fr;
     FIL fp;
     unsigned int br = 0;
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ u32 fileRead(u8 *dest, const char *path, u32 size){
     return fr ? 0 : 1;
 }
 
-u32 fileWrite(const u8 *buffer, const char *path, u32 size){
+u32 fileWrite(const void *buffer, const char *path, u32 size){
     FRESULT fr;
     FIL fp;
     unsigned int br = 0;
diff --git a/source/fs.h b/source/fs.h
index 6fbef63..c5ab353 100644
--- a/source/fs.h
+++ b/source/fs.h
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
 #include "types.h"
 
 u32 mountSD(void);
-u32 fileRead(u8 *dest, const char *path, u32 size);
-u32 fileWrite(const u8 *buffer, const char *path, u32 size);
+u32 fileRead(void *dest, const char *path, u32 size);
+u32 fileWrite(const void *buffer, const char *path, u32 size);
 u32 fileSize(const char *path);
 u32 fileExists(const char *path);
 void fileDelete(const char *path);
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diff --git a/source/utils.c b/source/utils.c
index aae5327..8b38244 100644
--- a/source/utils.c
+++ b/source/utils.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ void configureCFW(const char *configPath){
 
     //Read and parse the existing configuration
     u16 tempConfig = 0;
-    fileRead((u8 *)&tempConfig, configPath, 2);
+    fileRead(&tempConfig, configPath, 2);
     for(u32 i = 0; i < OPTIONS; i++)
         options.enabled[i] = (tempConfig >> i) & 0x1;
 
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ void configureCFW(const char *configPath){
     //Parse and write the selected options
     for(u32 i = 0; i < OPTIONS; i++)
         tempConfig |= options.enabled[i] << i;
-    fileWrite((u8 *)&tempConfig, configPath, 2);
+    fileWrite(&tempConfig, configPath, 2);
 
     //Reboot
     i2cWriteRegister(I2C_DEV_MCU, 0x20, 1 << 2);