Contents
I. Overview
II. Applicable Hardware/Software
III. Corrections
I.
Overview - Contents
b4379.bin - add-in card BASE BIOS
r4379.bin - add-in card SATARAID BIOS
4379.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.
b4379e.bin - add-in card BASE BIOS for add-in card
for e-PAD designs
r4379e.bin - add-in card SATARAID BIOS for e-PAD designs
4379e.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 r4379.bin
file to program base BIOS or r4379.bin to program RAID BIOS.
6. Click the Program Flash button
Note: The firmware download
should take less than five minutes to complete.