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Supported RAID Controllers
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This firmware update package supports Intel(R) RAID SAS controller FALSASMP2 without RAID Activation Key AXXRAKSAS2 installed. Please verify that this package has been tested with the controller you have chosen to use by checking the drivers web page for your controller at http://support.intel.com.


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Package Information
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Integrated RAID (IR) Firmware Version = 01.27.190
Integrated RAID (IR) BIOS Version = 06.26.00.00
HWRAID Firmware Package = 9.0.1-0041 (FW 1.20.62-0545)


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Contents on the package
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The following files are included in this zip:

Name:							Description:
FALSASMP2_readme.txt					This file
MP2\MP2_78C2.FW						IR Firmware binary
HWRAID\MP2_4mb_v1.20.62-0545.rom			HWRAID Firmware binary
mptsas.rom						IR BIOS binary
sasflash.efi				EFI-EBC flash update utility v1.18.00
falsasmp2upd.nsh						EFI Script file
HWRAID\SROMBSASMP2_HWRAID_FW-v1.20.62-0545_readme.txt	HWRAID release notes
MPTSAS_OpROM_v.6.26.00.00\mptbios.txt		IR MPTBIOS release notes


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Update instructions:
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1. If present, remove RAID Activation Key AXXRAKSAS2 and RAID DIMM

2. Copy contents of update package to USB flash drive, CD or other bootable media.

3. Boot to EFI Shell and change to the directory where update files are located.

4. Execute the command:		falsasmp2upd.nsh

5. Reset system, and verify IR Option ROM comes up during POST with no error messages. (step #4 also updates HWRAID FW)  If you wish to upgrade to HWRAID mode, shut down system and insert RAID Activation Key AXXRAKSAS2 and RAID DIMM. 

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