This release note and the software that accompanies it are copyright (c) 2004, Intel Corporation, and may only be installed and used in accordance with the license that accompanies the software.

File Name = efi_irflash64_610.zip
Version = IRFLSH64.EFI	6.10-00(10-14-2003)
Date = 2/24/04

This download supports Intel(R) SCSI RAID controllers using software stack 2 (the SRCU42X), 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 //Support.Intel.Com.
This package contains the EFI 64bit version of the firmware update (flash) utility for the SRCU42X controller and does not include the RAID controller Firmware.  
This utility is not compatible with the SRCU21, SRCU31, SRCU31L, SRCMR, SRCZCR, SRCU32, SRCU42L, or SRCS14L RAID controllers.

Attention!
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This flash utility is an EFI based utility that allows you to update RAID controller firmware.  
This utility is designed for use with the firmware update file which must be downloaded seperately.

Contents
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The following files are included:

Name				DAte		Size		Description
irflsh64.exe			10/15/03	691KB 		Flash Utility
Web Licence.rtf			06/27/03	13KB		License
irflsh_322.txt			03/02/04	2KB		This file

Installation instructions:
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1. Download and extract the irflash utility to a floppy diskette or CD-ROM.
2. Download and extract the firmware file to a floppy diskette or CD-ROM.
2. Boot the target system to the efi shell.  
3. Insert the floppy diskette containing irflash utility created in step 1 into the floppy or CD drive.
4. Use the Map -r command to remap devices, it may be necessary to mount a file system to the device using the mount command.
5. Change to the mapped device for the device holding the files
6. Type "irflash /p"
7. If using floppies, change disks to the one with the firmware image.
8. When prompted for the name of the firmware binary file enter the name of the file (verdegen.rom) and press enter.
9. When prompted, confirm the update.

Help can be obtained with the command "irflash /?"
Multiple controllers installed in the same system can be updated one after the other by following the prompts that are presented.

Component Features
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These are the generic features of the flash utility.
•	Flashes the card with a valid rom image
•	Accepts command line parameters from the user.
•	If multiple valid image files are present, prompts the user to select one
•	Ignores any image files if specified by the user at command line.
	
Known Restrictions
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None

Known Bugs
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None


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