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Resetting the Controller This section explains how to reset (or Mode 0 flash) your Adaptec RAID controller. You may want to do this if the controller becomes inoperable, or if a firmware upgrade is unsuccessful. To reset your Adaptec RAID controller: 1 Download the firmware version currently installed on your controller from 2 Extract the downloaded files to a folder on your local hard drive (for example, C:\Download\Drivers). 3 Create a bootable MS–DOS floppy disk and copy the AFU.exe file to it. Copy the first firmware image to the same floppy disk. 4 Create additional bootable MS–DOS floppy disks and copy each additional firmware image to its own floppy disk. Chapter 10: Solving Problems . 66 5 Power off your computer, disconnect the power cord, then open the cabinet following the manufacturer’s instructions. 6 Disconnect all cables from the controller, then attach a shorting jumper to the Mode 0 flash connector. (To locate the Mode 0 flash connector on your Adaptec RAID controller, see the figures in About Your RAID Controller on page 15.) 7 Reconnect the power cord, power on your computer, then boot to the floppy disk containing the AFU.exe file (see Step 3). 8 At the prompt, type a:\afu update /c x where x is the controller number. 9 Insert the other floppy disks when prompted. 10 When the flash is complete, power off your computer, disconnect the power cord, then remove the jumper. 11 Close the computer cabinet, reconnect the power cord, then power on your computer. The controller should boot correctly. Introduction to SAS A In this appendix... Terminology Used in This Chapter ....................................................................................... 68 What is SAS? ........................................................................................................................... 68 How Do SAS Devices Communicate? ................................................................................... 69 What’s a Phy? .......................................................................................................................... 69 What’s a SAS Port?.................................................................................................................. 70 What’s a SAS Address?............................................................................................................ 70 What’s a SAS Connector? ....................................................................................................... 70 What do SAS Cables Look Like? ............................................................................................ 70 How are Disk Drives Identified in SAS? ................................................................................ 71 What are the SAS Connection ...
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