Avago Technologies LSI20160 - Manual (Page 156)

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{CD-ROM Drive Letter}:\DRIVERS\BIOS
6.6.4.1 Features
The main feature supports host adapter selection for updating with a
specific BIOS image.
6.6.4.2 Description
This utility allows you to update the LSI Logic PCI SCSI BIOS on a host
adapter based on a LSI53C815, LSI53C825, LSI53C825A, LSI53C875,
LSI53C876, LSI53C885, LSI53C895, LSI53C895A, LSIC53C896,
LSI53C1000, and LSI53C1010 SCSI chip. LSI Logic releases new
versions of the SCSI BIOS periodically. Your host adapter must have a
flash ROM on board to use this utility.
You must place this utility on a DOS bootable diskette and execute it from
this diskette. Do not run
FLASH8X5 from a drive connected to the host
adapter you are updating. Power down any hard disk drives attached to
the host adapter that you are updating.
Using DOS 5.0 or higher, create a bootable diskette by formatting it with
the
/s option (for example, format A:/s ). Do not install any memory
managers or SCSI drivers on the diskette. A minimum of 200 Kbytes of
conventional memory is needed to execute the Flash Utility. Add the DOS
mouse driver to
AUTOEXEC.BAT for mouse control of the utility, if desired.
Note: Some systems contain a specific PCI bus design, known as
a Peer Bus implementation. This design provides an
expanded PCI bus capacity by means of a secondary PCI
bus. This implementation may cause issues with this Flash
utility’s ability to correctly identify LSI53C8XX or
LSI53C1XXX boards installed on this secondary PCI bus.
For example, an error could occur or the system could hang
after executing this Flash utility.
If your system contains a Peer Bus implementation, the
only two alternatives available that will correct these issues
are:
Step 1. Reboot the computer.
Step 2. Type FLASH8X5/q at the prompt to invoke an
optional mode of identifying LSI53C8XX or