Areca ARC-1200 - Upgrading Flash ROM Update Process; Upgrading Firmware through Mcraid Storage Manager

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APPENDIX
Appendix A
Upgrading Flash ROM Update Process
Since the SATA RAID controller features ash rmware, it is not
necessary to change the hardware ash chip in order to upgrade
the RAID rmware. The user can simply re-program the old
rmware through the In-Band PCIe bus McRAID storage manager.
New releases of the rmware are available in the form of a DOS le
on the shipped CD or Areca’s web site. The les available at the FTP
site for each model contain the following les in each version:
ARCXXXXNNNN.BIN Software Binary Code (where “XXXX” refers to
the model name and “NNNN” refers to the software code type)
ARCXXXBIOS.BIN :
→
PCI card BIOS for system board using
ARCXXXBOOT.BIN :
→
RAID controller hardware initialization
ARCXXXFIRM.BIN :
→
RAID kernel program
ARCXXXMBR0.BIN:
→
Master Boot Record for supporting Dual Flash
Image in the SATA ll RAID controller
README.TXT contains the history information of the software code
change in the main directory. Read this le rst to make sure you
are upgrading to the proper binary le. Select the right le for
the upgrade. Normally, user upgrades the ARCXXXXBIOS.BIN for
system M/B compatibility and ARCXXXXFIRM.BIN for RAID function
upgrades.
Note:
Please update all Binary Code (BIOS, BOOT and FIRM) before
you reboot system. Otherwise, a mixed rmware package
may hang the controller.
Upgrading Firmware Through McRAID
Storage Manager
Get the new version rmware for your RAID controller. For
example, download the bin le from your OEM’s web site onto the C:
drive