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Adaptec Flash Utility (AFU)
The AFU is used to:
■ Update—Updates all the flash components on a controller with
the flash image data from a User Flash Image (UFI) file.
The AFU updates the controller’s flash by reading UFI files and
writing them to the controller’s flash components.
Note: The UFI includes the controller’s type, thereby
ensuring that the AFU uses the correct file.
■
Save
—Reads the contents of a controller’s flash components and
saves the data to a UFI file. This allows you to later restore a
controller’s flash to its previous contents should the need arise.
■ Ver i fy —Reads the contents of a controller’s flash components
and compares it to the contents of the specified UFI file.
■ Ver s io n—Displays version information about a controller’s
flash components.
■ List—Lists all supported controllers detected in your system.
System Requirements
The requirements for AFU are as follows:
■ MS–DOS version 5.0 or later. It cannot run from a DOS
command prompt window under any version of Windows.
■ At least 8 MB of extended memory.
Note:
You cannot create the bootable floppy using Windows 2000.
Compatibility
The AFU has the following compatibility issues:
■ Supports HIMEM.SYS; compatible with other DOS drivers
running under HIMEM.SYS
(for example, SMARTDRV.SYS and
SETVER.SYS).
■ Does not support DOS extenders installed in memory, such as
EMM386.SYS and DOS4GW.