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Appendix E: Using the Adaptec Flash Utility ● 95 System Requirements ● MS-DOS version 5.0 or later. Note: You can't run the AFU from a DOS command prompt window under any version of Windows. ● At least 8 MB of extended memory. Compatibility Notes ● Supports HIMEM.SYS; compatible with other DOS drivers running under HIMEM.SYS (for example, SMARTDRV.SYS and SETVER.SYS). ● Does not support DOS extenders installed in memory, such as EMM386.SYS and DOS4GW. Before You Begin Before you begin: 1 Obtain the firmware (see the following section). 2 Create a firmware kit on floppy disks (see page 96). There are two ways to run the AFU: ● Using the AFU menus (see page 96) ● From the command line (see page 97) Obtaining the Firmware To obtain RAID controller firmware, go to: ● The RAID Installation CD-Includes the AFU executable (AFU.exe) and a separate flash image. The flash image may comprise multiple User Flash Image (UFI) files. ● The Adaptec Web site-Download a new firmware file to get the most recent version of AFU. See www.adaptec.com for more information.

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Appendix E: Using the Adaptec Flash Utility
●
95
System Requirements
●
MS–DOS version 5.0 or later.
Note:
You can’t run the AFU from a DOS command prompt window under any version of
Windows.
●
At least 8 MB of extended memory.
Compatibility Notes
●
Supports HIMEM.SYS; compatible with other DOS drivers running under HIMEM.SYS
(for example, SMARTDRV.SYS and SETVER.SYS).
●
Does not
support DOS extenders installed in memory, such as EMM386.SYS and
DOS4GW.
Before You Begin
Before you begin:
1
Obtain the firmware (see the following section).
2
Create a firmware kit on floppy disks (see
page 96
).
There are two ways to run the AFU:
●
Using the AFU menus (see
page 96
)
●
From the command line (see
page 97
)
Obtaining the Firmware
To obtain RAID controller firmware, go to:
●
The RAID Installation CD
—Includes the AFU executable (AFU.exe) and a separate flash
image. The flash image may comprise multiple User Flash Image (UFI) files.
●
The Adaptec Web site
—Download a new firmware file to get the most recent version of
AFU.
See
www.adaptec.com
for more information.