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Supported RAID Controllers
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This download supports Intel(R) RAID controllers using SAS software stack (RS2WC080 and RS2WC040), please verify that this utility has been tested with the RAID card you have chosen to use by checking the drivers web page for your controller at http://support.intel.com.

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Package Information
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Flash package = 20.2.1-0006
Firmware Version = 2.40.04-0787

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Attention!
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Intel recommends to loading Factory Default setting after the firmware upgrade which will not affect data on any existing array. To do so:
1. Reboot the system and login to the RAID BIOS Console. 
2. Select the controller and select 'Adapter Properties'->'Next'
3. Set the 'Set Factory Defaults' setting to 'Yes' and submit the change.
4. Reboot the system (the default settings are applied).
5. Re-configure to the desired settings in RAID Web Console2.

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Known Restrictions
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1) This download does NOT support EFI v1.1 environment. Please use the EFI shell command "ver", which will display the EFI version, to identify the EFI version.
2) When 2 or more VDs are created, VD cache settings must be the same.

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Contents on the package
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The following files are included in this zip:

Name:									Description:
IR3_2008SASHWR_Firmware-v2.40.04-0787_readme.txt	This file
Web License.rtf							License Agreement
2008_787.rom							Firmware binary
update.bat								DOS firmware update batch file
update.nsh								UEFI firmware update batch file
CmdTool2\DOS\*							DOS update utility and support files 
CmdTool2\UEFI\*							UEFI update utility and support files
CmdTool2\Linux\*							Linux update utility and support files
CmdTool2\Windows\*						Windows update utility and support files
CmdTool2\Solaris\*						Solaris update utility and support files
License_v2.pdf							License Agreement
COPYING.NEWLIB.txt						License Agreement


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Installation instructions:
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UEFI (EFI 2.0) instructions for updating RAID Firmware:
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   1. Download and extract all files to a local drive.
   2. Boot the target system to EFI shell. 
   3. Change directory to the local drive and directory containing the flash update files and the firmware image file.
   4. Type "update.nsh" or "efi\cmdtool2 -adpfwflash -f 2008_787.rom -noverchk -aall"
   5. Wait for the flash to complete. Do NOT reboot the system during the update.

Windows and Linux instructions for updating RAID Firmware:
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The firmware update may be run from Within Windows or Linux using the appropriate versions of CmdTool2.
  In Windows, unzip the utility into the same directory as the rom file by typing 
      "cmdtool2 -adpfwflash -f 2008_787.rom -aall". 
  The Linux CmdTool2 by running the rpm and then calling the utility from /opt/MegaRAID/CmdTool2 as 
      "./CmdTool2 -AdpFwFlash -f 2008_787.rom -aall"

DOS instructions for updating RAID Firmware:
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   1. Download and extract all files to a local drive.
   2. Boot the target system to DOS. 
   3. Change directory to the local drive and directory containing the flash update files and the firmware image file.
   4. Type "update.bat" or "dos\cmdtool2 -adpfwflash -f 2008_787.rom -aall"
   5. Wait for the flash to complete. Do NOT reboot the system during the update.

You can also use RAID Web Console 2 to update the RAID firmware. For more detail, please refer to the Intel(r) RAID Software User's Guide.

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Fixes/Updates 
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v2.40.04-0787
1) Fixed Patrol Read wrongly detects medium error after full initialization.
2) Fixed Update MFC defaults in NVDATA
3) Fixed Change NVDATA to Enable exposeEnclosureDevices
4) Fixed change the slot mapping starting offset
5) Fixed Controller Properties Incorrectly Validated
6) Fixed HDD power save option is enabled by default for particular OEMs, and attempting to disable feature will not work

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