AUTO INSTALLEDThis file was automatically installed as part of a recent update. If you are experiencing any issues, you can manually download and reinstall.
This file was automatically installed as part of a recent update. If you are experiencing any issues, you can manually download and reinstall.
This is firmware for the PERC 3/SC, PERC 3/DC, PERC 3/DCL and PERC 3/QC.
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Fixes & Enhancements
Component Current ver Previous version --------- ----------- ---------------- Firmware 1.78 1.74 BIOS 3.29 3.27 Ctrl-M 5.54 5.54 WebBIOS (Ctrl-H) 1.60 1.47
Firmware Bug Fixes: ------------------- 1. Hard drive drops off line after power cycling hard drive the fix was to renegotiate for all request sense commands.
BIOS Changes ----------------- 1. Fixed minor bug in Bios. 2. There was a bug where the PERC Bios would hang waiting for an response from the firmware. This would occur if there was data in the cache on boot up. This is fixed. This only affected PERC 3/DC and PERC 3/DCL.
Ctrl-M Changes -------------- None
WebBIOS changes ----------------- 1. There was a bug when a user created a logical drive greater than 1 TB. This is fixed.
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MD5:
4F026A4AA24C0293352D4327278063AB
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File Format:One or more self extracting disk images inside of a self extracting zip
File Name:PERC3-fw178-A15.exe
File Size:953.41 KB
This is a large file. Depending on your connection speed, it may take some time to download.
Format Description:
This file contains a compressed (or zipped) set of files. Download the file to a folder on your hard drive, then double-click it to unzip the set of files. Follow the instructions to complete the installation.
This program creates a bootable diskette to upgrade the firmware of the controllers. You will need a formatted 3 1/2 inch floppy diskette for the following procedure.
1) Download the file to a directory on your hard drive. The file downloaded is a self extracting executable. 2) Double click on the file to run the executable. 3) Click on the continue button. 4) To perform the upgrade, boot using this diskette.
pflash.exe will get executed automatically and will report existing code level and prompt you to reconfirm before starting the firmware upgrade process.
To do this process in non-interactive mode please execute, pflash /? and read about possible command line switches.