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Chapter 10: Solving Problems ● 87
3
Copy the file AFU.exe (from the
Adaptec
Installation DVD) and the firmware image files
(typically *.ufi) to a bootable DOS floppy disk, USB flash drive, or writable CD-ROM.
Note: Due to space limitations with floppy disks, you may need to create multiple floppy
disks for each firmware image.
4
Power off your computer, disconnect the power cord, then open the cabinet following the
manufacturer’s instructions.
5 Disconnect all cables from the controller, then attach a shorting jumper to the Mode 0
flash connector.
Note:
To locate the Mode 0 flash connector on your Adaptec RAID controller, see the
figures in
About Your RAID Controller
on page 17.
6
Reconnect the power cord, power on your computer, then boot to the drive containing the
AFU.exe file (see Step 3).
7 At the prompt, type
<drive-letter>:\afu update /c x
where
drive-letter
is the drive identifier (
a
for a floppy drive, for instance) and
x
is the
controller number.
Note:
You will be prompted to insert other disks, as needed.
8
When the flash is complete, power off your computer, disconnect the power cord, then
remove the jumper.
9 Close the computer cabinet, reconnect the power cord, then power on your computer.
The controller should boot correctly.