Contents
I. Overview
II. Applicable Hardware/Software
III. Corrections
I.
Overview - Contents
b7313.bin - add-in card
base BIOS
r7313.bin - add-in card raid BIOS
7313.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
1.4.3.0 or the BASE SiI3114 driver version to be 1.3.0.9 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 b5314.bin
file to program base BIOS or r5314.bin to program RAID BIOS.
6. Click the Program Flash button
Note: The firmware download
should take less than five minutes to complete.
I.
New Features
1. Support added for 2 TB (terra-bytes)
hard disk drives.
2. Support added for EDD3
int48h to allow use of generic file system drivers without requiring ATAPI
specific drivers.
II.
Corrected Problems
1. A degraded RAID level 5 set missing
Drive 0 would hang the system.
2. Data corruption may occur in
degraded RAID level 5 set.
3. Some CD-ROMs were not
detected by the BIOS.