SiI3114 BIOS

Version 5.4.0.3

 

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.