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HP NetRaid 3Si question.
I have a simple question to which I hope there is an equally simple answer.
Summary for the impatient: I want to bypass a NetRaid card completely during boot up but re-flash it's corrupt firmware after booting DOS. Details of the problem: I've been experimenting with an old HP NetRaid 3Si Raid controller and after several lockups and other firmware issues, I decided to either re-flash or upgrade the BIOS if an upgrade was available and upon finding a suitable firmware, I proceeded with the flash. Lo and behold, Murphy kicks in and the floppy disk is bad, upgrade fails and the system locks up. Now, if the card it installed it locks up (Blinking cursor) just before the "Firmware Initializing..." part and I can't get around it to attempt a re-flash with a fresh new diskette. Is there a way to (in essence) tell the computer the card isn't really there long enough to get past the corrupt firmware and into DOS to fix it? Thanks! |
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"The_Beowulf" wrote in message news:XeM7d.5827$Tj.955@okepread02... I have a simple question to which I hope there is an equally simple answer. Summary for the impatient: I want to bypass a NetRaid card completely during boot up but re-flash it's corrupt firmware after booting DOS. Details of the problem: I've been experimenting with an old HP NetRaid 3Si Raid controller and after several lockups and other firmware issues, I decided to either re-flash or upgrade the BIOS if an upgrade was available and upon finding a suitable firmware, I proceeded with the flash. Lo and behold, Murphy kicks in and the floppy disk is bad, upgrade fails and the system locks up. Now, if the card it installed it locks up (Blinking cursor) just before the "Firmware Initializing..." part and I can't get around it to attempt a re-flash with a fresh new diskette. Is there a way to (in essence) tell the computer the card isn't really there long enough to get past the corrupt firmware and into DOS to fix it? Thanks! I don think it possible, but remome flash chip from the controller and take copy a working chip from another controller(if you have one....!). I have done this with several Compaq and IBM Riad controllers... Best regards Johnny |
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