Smart Array 5i Plus Controller and Battery Backed Write Cache Enabler User Guide

Updating the Controller Firmware
5-4 Compaq Smart Array 5i Plus Controller and Battery Backed Write Cache Enabler User Guide
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Writer: Amy L. Laffitte File Name: f-ch5 updating the controller firmware
Codename: Executor Part Number: 266328-001 Last Saved On: 4/18/02 2:40 PM
6. Follow the remaining on-screen instructions to create the Options ROMPaq
diskettes.
7. To complete the firmware update, follow the procedure given in the section
“Using the Diskettes.”
Creating Diskettes Using the SoftPaq File
1. Create a temporary directory on your hard drive.
2. On the Compaq website, locate the page containing the SoftPaq file for the
Options ROMPaq utility.
3. Click the link for the Options ROMPaq SoftPaq file.
4. Click Download, and direct the download to the temporary directory that you
created.
5. Click Save.
6. Execute the downloaded SoftPaq file and follow the on-screen instructions to
create the diskette. Up to six diskettes are needed for the Options ROMPaq
SoftPaq file.
7. To complete the firmware update, follow the procedure given in the section
“Using the Diskettes.”
Using the Diskettes
1. Be sure that the server is off.
2. Insert the first Options ROMPaq diskette into the diskette drive.
3. Restart the server.
4. When the Welcome screen is displayed, press the Enter key. The Select a
Device screen is displayed.
If the controller that you want to update the firmware for is on the list of
programmable devices, select it and press the Enter key. (If it is not present, you
are prompted to insert the remaining diskettes for devices not listed on the first
diskette.)
5. The action that you must now take depends on the message on the screen: