Adaptec 1430SA User Manual

Appendix D: Using the Adaptec Flash Utility for DOS

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A:\> AFU SAVE /C 0

In the following example, the AFU saves flash contents from Controller 1 to a UFI file in 
C:\UFI_FILES.

A:\> AFU SAVE /C 1 /D C:\UFI_FILES

UPDATE

The 

UPDATE

 command updates a HostRAID controller’s flash components from the flash image 

data in a UFI file. You can use the 

UPDATE

 command to update a single HostRAID controller’s 

flash components or to update multiple HostRAID controllers on your computer.

You must restart the computer following an 

UPDATE

 command.

Command Syntax

The command syntax for the 

UPDATE

 command is as follows:

AFU UPDATE [/C<

>] [/D <

>]

Command Switches

For details on the /C and /D switches, see 

Examples

The following example shows a typical system response after an update has been performed:

A:\> AFU UPDATE /C 0

Adaptec Flash Utility V1.0-0 B1406

(c)Adaptec Inc. 1999–2005. All Rights Reserved.

Updating Controller 0 (Adaptec ASC-48300)

Reading flash image file (Build 1406)

AFU is about to update firmware on controller(s) Adaptec ASC-48300

***PLEASE DO NOT REBOOT THE SYSTEM DURING THE UPDATE***

This might take a few minutes.

Writing Adaptec ASC-48300 (4MB) Flash Image to controller 0...OK. 

Verifying...OK

Please restart the computer to allow firmware changes to take effect.

VERIFY

The 

VERIFY

 command compares the contents of each of the flash components on a HostRAID 

controller to the corresponding image in a UFI file and indicates whether they match. Use this 
command to determine whether a HostRAID controller’s flash components are up-to-date 
when compared to a specific UFI file.

Command Syntax

The command syntax for the 

VERIFY

 command is as follows:

AFU VERIFY [/C<

>] [/D <

>]

Command Switches

For details on the /C and /D switches, see