Appendix E: Using the Adaptec Flash Utility ● 115Creating the Firmware Update DisksTo create the firmware update disks:1 Copy these files to empty, formatted floppy disks, a USB flash drive, or a writable CD:● AFU.exe● Axxxx01.ufiwhere xxx is the model number of your controller.Note: Most controller model numbers have a suffix (for example Adaptec RAID 3405).Check that the .ufi file is the correct file for your controller before copying.2 If using floppy disks, copy each additional Axxxx0x.ufi file to a separate floppy disk. (SomeRAID controllers have two UFI files; some have four. Each goes onto its own floppy disk.)3 To use a menu-based AFU, see the following section.To run the AFU from the command line, see page 116.Running the Menu-based AFUTo run the menu-based AFU:1 Shut down your operating system and reboot to DOS from a bootable MS-DOS floppydisk or from a DOS partition on a bootable drive. (You can use a disk drive connected tothe controller you are updating.) If your computer isn’t set up to boot from the bootablefloppy disk, enter the system setup utility and change the setting.2 Insert the firmware update disk (created using the steps above) containing AFU.exe3 At the DOS command prompt, type AFU with no arguments.The AFU’s main menu is displayed.4 Select Select Controllers, then select the Adaptec RAID controller(s) to be flashed.To update multiple RAID controllers in the same system, update the boot controller’s flashfirst, restart the computer, then update the flash for the remaining controllers.5 Select Select an Operation.6 Choose the operation you want, then follow the on-screen instructions to complete thetask:● Update flash image—Updates all the flash components on a RAID controller with theflash image data from the UFI file.● Save flash image—Reads the contents of a RAID controller’s flash components andsaves the data to a UFI file, which you can use to restore a RAID controller’s flash ifrequired.● Verify flash image—Reads the contents of a RAID controller’s flash components andcompares it to the contents of the specified UFI file.● Display flash information—Displays version information about a RAID controller’sflash components.● List flash image—Lists all supported RAID controllers detected on your system.
