User`s guide

EK–SWRA2–IG. C01 9–1
9
Upgrading
This chapter describes the procedures required for updating EISA or PCI configuration
information on computer systems into which you install an EISA or PCI RAID controller. The
procedures require you to run the EISA or PCI configuration (or system configuration) utility.
9.1 Introduction
This chapter describes how to upgrade the firmware for your EISA, or PCI
controller, and also how to update the BIOS for an intel-based system containing
an EISA controller.
• To update firmware for an EISA controller, you must perform the following
major steps:
- Copy new version of firmware onto the controller.
- Run the EISA Configuration Utility (ECU).
- Reset ECU parameters through the standalone configuration utility.
- Copy new version of BIOS onto the controller.
• To update firmware for a PCI controller, you must copy the new version of
firmware onto the controller.
• To update the BIOS for your EISA controller in an intel-based system, refer
to Section 9.5.