Avago Technologies 3ware SAS 9750-16i4e - Manual (Page 186)

Chapter 9. Maintaining Your Controller
174 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.2
Updating the Firmware Through 3DM2
You can use 3DM2 to update the 3ware RAID controller firmware for any
operating system that has a graphical user interface.
To update the firmware through 3DM2
1 Download the firmware update from the LSI website. For details, see “To
download the driver or firmware” on page 172.
2 In 3DM2, navigate to Management >> Controller Settings.
3 In the Update Firmware section of Controller Settings page, browse to the
location where you have saved the downloaded firmware update. The
update name will be something like
promxxx.img .
4 Click Begin Update.
The Compatibility Information window appears.
5 Click Proceed Update.
The 3ware RAID controller firmware is updated.
6 Restart your system so that the firmware image will take effect.
Updating the Firmware Through DOS Using the
3ware Bootable CD
The 3ware CD can function as a bootable DOS firmware update program that
will work for most PC-based systems.
To update the firmware through DOS
1 Start your computer with the 3ware CD in your CD-ROM drive and the
BIOS set to boot from CD-ROM.
2 At the Welcome screen type: firmware
3 At the next screen select the controller type to upgrade by typing the ID
number (1,2...) next to the name of the controller or Q, to quit. For
example:
1 - 9750
2 - 9690
(You can only install one controller at a time, you will need to repeat this
procedure for each controller.)
The update program is loaded.