Contents
I. Overview
II. Applicable Hardware/Software
III. Corrections
I.
Overview - Contents
b5403.bin - add-in card
base BIOS
r5403.bin - add-in card raid BIOS
5403.bin - motherboard BIOS for OEM use in
development. This BIOS is not intended for general
end-users. End-users with a SiI3114 onboard a motherboard, please contact the
motherboard manufacturer for a BIOS upgrade.
II.
Programming Instructions
1. Verify the SATARAID5 SiI3114 driver version to be
1.5.10.0 or the 32bit BASE SiI3114 driver version to be 1.3.10.0 or later. If
the driver version precedes those noted, download the latest driver from
www.siliconimage.com.
a.
Right click on
“My Computer” and select Manage
b.
Select Device
Manager from the Computer Management tree
c.
Expand the “SCSI
and RAID controllers” set of items
d.
Right click on
the “Silicon Image SiI3114 SATALink Controller” and
select Properties from the pop-up menu
e.
Select the
Drivers tab
f.
Find “Driver
Version” reported on the tab
2. Ensure that a SATA device is plugged into a 3114
SATA port.
3. Launch the Silicon Image ATA Controllers
application from the Windows Control Panel.
4. Click the Flash BIOS tab
5. Click the Browse button and select the b5403.bin
file to program base BIOS or r5403.bin to program RAID BIOS.
6. Click the Program Flash button
Note: The firmware download
should take less than five minutes to complete.
III.
New Features
IV.
Corrected Problems
1. System may hang during a quick,
low level format
2. System BIOS may incorrectly
identify the RAID volume.
3. Fdisk may fail to recognize the
RAID volume.
4. Option ROM (BIOS)
configuration utility would not allow the addition of a 2TB
spare drive.
5. Device with SiI3811 may not
be recognized during RAID configuration.