User`s guide

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Using the Adaptec Flash
Utility
In this appendix...
System Requirements.......................................................................116
Before You Begin..............................................................................116
Running the Menu-based AFU.......................................................117
Running the AFU from the Command Line..................................119
Updating the Flash Using the AFU Command Line......................123
This chapter describes how to use the Adaptec Flash Utility (AFU), a
text-based DOS utility that you can use to update, save, or verify the
RAID controller’s firmware BIOS and Non-Volatile Random Access
Memory (NVRAM).
Caution: Although the AFU contains safeguards to prevent you
from accidentally damaging your RAID controller’s flash contents,
it is still important to use the AFU carefully and correctly to avoid
rendering your RAID controller inoperable.
Adaptec recommends that only advanced users familiar with
working in DOS use the AFU. For more information, see Managing
Your Storage Space on page 60.
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