User`s guide

Chapter 9: Managing Your Storage Space ● 63
About the Adaptec Flash Utility
The Adaptec Flash Utility (AFU) is a text-based DOS utility that you
can use to update, save, or verify your 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.
Which Utility Should I Use?
To create a bootable array, Adaptec recommends that you use the BIOS-
based ACU (see page 62).
For all subsequent storage management tasks, Adaptec recommends
that you install and use Adaptec Storage Manager (see page 61). As a
full-featured software application with a graphical user interface, it is
the easiest to use and offers the widest range of management functions.
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