SiI3512 BIOS

Version 4.3.83

 

Contents

I.          Overview

II.         Applicable Hardware/Software

III.       Corrections

 

I.            Overview - Contents

 

b4383.bin         - add-in card BASE BIOS

r4383.bin         - add-in card SATARAID BIOS

4383.bin           - motherboard BIOS for OEM use in development. This BIOS is not intended for general end-users. End-users with a SiI3512 onboard a motherboard, please contact the motherboard manufacturer for a BIOS upgrade.

 

b4383e.bin       - add-in card BASE BIOS for add-in card for e-PAD designs

r4383e.bin        - add-in card SATARAID BIOS for e-PAD designs

4383e.bin         - motherboard BIOS for e-PAD designs to be used by OEMs. This BIOS is not intended for general end-users. End-users with a SiI3512 onboard a motherboard, please contact the motherboard manufacturer for a BIOS upgrade.

 

 

II.         Programming Instructions

1. Verify the legacy 32bit SATARAID SiI3512 driver version to be 1.0.56.1 or the legacy 64bit SATARAID SiI3512 driver version to be 1.0.8.1 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 SiI3512 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 3512 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 r4383.bin file to program base BIOS or r4383.bin to program RAID BIOS.

6. Click the Program Flash button

 

Note: The firmware download should take less than five minutes to complete.