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.
This version of firmware is designed for controllers using software stack 2 as listed below, it is not compatible with the SRCU42X, SRCS16, or later controllers.

Firmware image can be applied using an OS version RAID Storage Console (Storcon) or the Firmware update utility (FRU), using the X-Rom version of StorCon to update from a previous version of firmware will not be successful.

Firmware Version = 2.42.00-RA72 & 2.42.00-RC72
Date		 = 2/20/2004

This download supports Intel(R) Server RAID Controllers using software stack 1.

The following controllers require firmware version 2.42.00-RA72:
SRCU32

The following controllers require firmware version 2.42.00-RC72:
SRCZCR
SRCU42L
SRCS14L

Extract this package to a local drive and copy the appropriate firmware file to a diskette.  


Attention!
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The Firmware update utility is not incorporated in this download and must be applied using the OS version of the StorCon utility for the firmware update utility (FRUU).

It may not be possible to apply this update using the Xrom (cntl+g) version of StorCon to a controller with older firmware.  
The use of an OS (DOS, Windows, or Linux) version of StorCon or the FRU utility may be used.  

This firmware supports both the "normal" and "recovery" update modes. 
If the RAID controller firmware is corrupted, you must move the recovery jumper on your controller to the recovery position in order to apply this update.
The Intel(R) Server RAID Controller SRCU32 does not have a recovery jumper and the FRU utility must be used in normal mode.


Contents
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Name				DAte		Size		Description
src_rxfw.c72			2/12/04		1144KB 		2.42.00-RC72 Firmware image for the SRCU42L, SRCS14L, SRCZCR
src_rxfw.a72			2/12/04		1261		2.42.00-RA72 Firmware image for the SRCU32 and SRCFC22C
fw23400RX72_r2_readme.txt	3/14/04		2KB		This file
Instructions.rtf		2/20/04		4KB		extraction instructions
Web Licence.rtf			06/27/03	13KB		License

Instructions:
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To perform an update using the firmware recovery utility, complete the following steps:
1. Download the FRU utility and extract it to a floppy diskette by running the extract.bat file.
2. Download and extract the 2.42.00-RA72 or 2.42.00-RC72 firmware file to a floppy diskette.
3. If recovery options is used, remove power (unplug the power cords) from the target system, move the recovery jumper on the RAID controller from the "normal" position to the "recovery" position, and install in the target system.
4. Re-apply power and boot the target system to the FRU disk mentioned in step 1.
5. The system will present a menu that lists the installed raid card and prompt for the firmware file needed.
6. Insert the firmware diskette mentioned in step 2.
7. Press the number key associated with your RAID controller as displayed on the menu (usually the number 0 unless you have more than one RAID card installed).
8. The Firmware will be programmed into the RAID controller, when complete you will be prompted to exit.
9. If the jumper was changed in step 3, Power down the target system and remove power (unplug the power cords).
10.Move the recovery jumper on the RAID controller back to the "normal" position.
11.Reinstall the RAID controller, re-apply power, and boot the system.

To perform the update using the StorCon Utility, complete the following steps:
1. Boot to an OS and run the OS version of StorCon.
2. Press enter to select the controller.
3. Press the F4 key for advanced functions.
4. Select the Configure controller option.
5. Insert the floppy containing the firmware file into the floppy drive.
6. Select the update firmware option.
7. Press enter to confirm the  firmware check.
8. Press "Y" to confirm the update.
9. Do not interupt the firmware update process, Reboot the system when the update completes.


This update has many changes in it including a variety of enhancement, For more information on the errata changes refer to the release note for Global release 1.10.8.

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