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LSI Logic MegaRAID Option ROM

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Release Date: 10/01/07
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Supported Controllers
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MegaRAID SAS 8208ELP
MegaRAID SAS 8208XLP
MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP
MegaRAID SAS 8204XLP


Component:
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Option ROM
Release Date: 10/01/2007

Version Numbers:	
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Current Versions:
	Option Rom:	MPT.05.09121449R
	CTRL-M:		A.53

Previous Versions:
	Option Rom:	MPT.01.01021804R
	CTRL-M:		A.47


Enhancements and Bug Fixes:  
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Option ROM:
LSID100068955 (CO) CR_Ref# LSID100066517: Request to gracefully handle the 9th drive SWR_BIOS_Unified 
LSID100071309 (CO) CR_Ref# LSID100070143: Need support for ICH9 fault LED for OEMs backplan_SWR_BIOS_Unified 
LSID100069908 (CO) CR_Ref# LSID100060871: Add capability for SW RAID to support expander. SWR_BIOS_Unified 
LSID100072906 (CO) CR_Ref# LSID100071098: SWR-BIOS:Change BBS prod str to diff MPT from AHCI_SWR_BIOS_Unified 
LSID100073126 (CO) CR_Ref# LSID100064693: Add the ability to pull OpROM version to StorLIB_SWR_BIOS_Unified 
LSID100073128 (CO) CR_Ref# LSID100068807: Need to create a R5 from OS without prior config_SWR_BIOS_Unified 
LSID100077742 (CO) CR_Ref# LSID100077734: Add new LPC Bridge ID for ICH9 system for iButton_SWR_BIOS_Unified 
LSID100078049 (DFCT) Cosmetic string issues in BIOS and change HotPlug string in Ctrl M 
LSID100068581 (DFCT) Using a specific brand of SAS drive on removal and reinsertion Rebuild doesnt kick in 
LSID100068582 (DFCT) A specific model of 400GB SATA drive reports as 2TB ghost drive on BIOS POST. 
LSID100069253 (DFCT) 1064e controller fails to POST when SATA DVD drive is present on ESB2 controller 
LSID100069642 (DFCT) CC fails in R5 LD in 1064e expander 
LSID100069220 (DFCT) Using M1064e.01.05141738I 8 PD POST but can't enter into BIOS RMU (CtrlE) 
LSID100069637 (DFCT) SATA CD/DVDROM is not working on specific SWR-ESBII system 
LSID100067561 (DFCT) In RHEL5-64 extended reboot test fails as system hangs at BIOS POST 
LSID100070356 (DFCT) SWR5 - Spelling error in POST from BIOS 
LSID100070569 (DFCT) SWR5 / Alpharetta / Drive roaming causes drives and array to disappear 
LSID100071037 (DFCT) Alpharetta SWR BIOS Code Review Action Items 
LSID100070666 (DFCT) RAK not being detected in system w/ 1.6GHz CPU 
LSID100070575 (DFCT) SWR5 / Alpharetta / Inserting a larger drive after removing a smaller driver does not show replace missing msg 
LSID100070522 (DFCT) SWR5 / Alpharetta / Cannot enter pre-boot utility with pressing ctrl+m combination once 
LSID100070493 (DFCT) SWR5 / Alpharetta - Configured drive shown in removal list when more than MAX drives are present 
LSID100071038 (DFCT) Ghost Drive appears when user connects one of the drive which was part of R0 to different slot 
LSID100071326 (DFCT) Add BIOS version to new SWR5 header 
LSID100071444 (DFCT) ICH9 Backplane LED Support Code review Action Items 
LSID100071723 (DFCT) [MegaSR]In case of the logical drive is Degraded, the medium error sector can be read by BIOS access. 
LSID100071857 (DFCT) LED of failed drive is not turned on if the drive is missing. 
LSID100071725 (DFCT) Various issues including spurious interrupts happens while using drives in expander due to old MPT FW 
LSID100071726 (DFCT) SWR5: Inconsistency in BIOS posting PD list & preboot config utility Pd list with 2 failed Pds 
LSID100073112 (DFCT) SWR5: Inconsistency in BIOS posting PD list & preboot config utility Pd list with 2 failed Pds 
LSID100072550 (DFCT) SWR BIOS/Ctrl M Code Review - Alpharetta Drop 7 
LSID100063588 (DFCT) "Logical" should no longer be used in utilities, replace with "virtual" 
LSID100072544 (DFCT) PD reported by BIOS and Ctrl M doesnt match when BIOS end up clearning VD 
LSID100072752 (DFCT) Rebuild doesnt start on removal and reinsertion of PD 
LSID100072968 (DFCT) SWR5 - Bios becomes corrupted when enclosure is failed 
LSID100073013 (DFCT) After doing hot Insert/removal in Ctrl_M, reboot the machine in BIOS Posting doesn't detect the PDs. 
LSID100077771 (DFCT) Although 8 PD connected max of 8 PD supported message appears with reboot/shutdown option 
LSID100073344 (DFCT) SWR5: BIOS hangs if we removed configured drives during rebuild 
LSID100073347 (DFCT) SWR5: PD ID numbering changes after doing hot/cold insert/removal. 
LSID100073218 (DFCT) Extended reboot test fails at 20/40 iterations by NTLDR missing meggage 
LSID100077897 (DFCT) SWR: Ctrl_M shows the ghost physical drive after PD removal from LD 
LSID100078006 (DFCT) SWR:While removing data cable rom Expander Encl, getting AEN " Excess no drives.." and intermittently getting ghost PD. 
LSID100078193 (DFCT) SWR5 - large file copy is either very, very slow or is not working. 
LSID100068662 (DFCT) SATA CD/DVD-ROM cant POST in ESB2 controller 

CTRL-M:
LSID100068956 (CO) CR_Ref# LSID100066517: Request to gracefully handle the 9th drive SWR_CtrlM_Unified 
LSID100069929 (DFCT) SWR5 - Bios - removing the sata or power cable from a cdrom while in the RMU causes both devices to be removed 
LSID100072550 (DFCT) SWR BIOS/Ctrl M Code Review - Alpharetta Drop 7 
LSID100063588 (DFCT) "Logical" should no longer be used in utilities, replace with "virtual" 
LSID100071725 (DFCT) Various issues including spurious interrupts happens while using drives in expander due to old MPT FW 
LSID100072973 (DFCT) SWR5 - Ctrl-M code corruption when creating arrays 
LSID100077897 (DFCT) SWR: Ctrl_M shows the ghost physical drive after PD removal from LD 
LSID100078049 (DFCT) Cosmetic string issues in BIOS and change HotPlug string in Ctrl M 


Known Restrictions: 
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1.	NONE

Known Bugs: 
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1.	NONE

Installation Commands: 
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Run flash.bat to flash the OptionROM.   NOTE: If you have more than one 1068 controller in your system, run "mptutil -?" for the appropriate options to pick the specific adapter.



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Previous Releases
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Release Date: 06/26/07
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Supported Controllers
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MegaRAID SAS 8208ELP
MegaRAID SAS 8208XLP
MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP
MegaRAID SAS 8204XLP


Component:
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Option ROM
Release Date: 06/26/2007

Version Numbers:	
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Current Versions:
	Option Rom:	MPT.01.04271202R
	CTRL-M:		A.47
	For use with MPT Version:	1.18.70

Previous Versions:
	Option Rom:	MPT.01.01021804R
	CTRL-M:		A.43
	For use with MPT Version:	1.18.70


Enhancements and Bug Fixes:  
===========================
Option ROM:
LSID100064996 (CO) CR_Ref# LSID100062380: Adding fuction to stop BIOS boot in degraded array 
LSID100067050 (CO) CR_Ref# LSID100066467: Request to change SW RAID BIOS display at POST 
LSID100070669 (CO) CR_Ref# LSID100066998: New Corporate naming/logos SWR_BIOS_Unified 
LSID100063354 (DFCT) OS not found during reboot tests 
LSID100063523 (DFCT) SATA CDROM does not appear in boot order options in the system BIOS when there is no configuration. 
LSID100067054 (DFCT) SWR5/Bios/Stop on Error default is not correctly set to disabled 
LSID100067099 (DFCT) Using latest released BIOS can't enter into BIOS RMU 
LSID100067456 (DFCT) Fake 2TB(2096640MB) PD reports in ESB2 controller in 1064E system 
LSID100067917 (DFCT) Adding SAS drives on ESBII system causes bios post to hang 
LSID100067677 (DFCT) BIOS utility fails to see most hard drives with one bad drive present 
LSID100068196 (DFCT) Stack Corruption in SWR BIOS - this will cause system to hang 

CTRL-M:
LSID100064997 (CO) CR_Ref# LSID100061892: Grey-out RAID 5 w/o raid key 
LSID100068956 (CO) CR_Ref# LSID100066517: Request to gracefully handle the 9th drive SWR_CtrlM_Unified 
LSID100066123 (DFCT) SWR5 / Customer request to change R5 option in Ctrl+M to be visble but greyed out 
LSID100065516 (DFCT) SWR5/Bios/Stop on Error default is not correctly set to disabled 


Known Restrictions: 
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1.	NONE

Known Bugs: 
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1.	NONE

Installation Commands: 
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See Flash.txt file to flash this Option ROM along with the MPT firmware.



Release Date: 02/12/07
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Supported Controllers
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MegaRAID SAS 8208ELP
MegaRAID SAS 8208XLP
MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP
MegaRAID SAS 8204XLP


Component:
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Option ROM
Release Date: 02/12/2007

Version Numbers:	
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Current Versions:
	Option Rom:	MPT.01.01021804R
	CTRL-M:		A.43
	For use with MPT Version:	1.18.70

Previous Versions:
	Option Rom:	MPT.01.10241435R
	CTRL-M:		A.41


Enhancements and Bug Fixes:  
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Option ROM:

LSID100060713 (CO) Change Name posted for MegaSR (1068) 
LSID100060014 (DFCT) In R5 LD inconsistency found on 2nd and further CC 
LSID100061978 (DFCT) OS install CD fails to boot on SATA CDROM/ CDRW/ or DVDROM. 
LSID100062172 (DFCT) Media fails to boot from specific SATA CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive model 
LSID100062533 (DFCT) On degraded LD Media cant boot from SATA CDROM 
LSID100062614 (DFCT) Degraded logical drive is seen as on-line to cause possible data inconsistency 
LSID100062742 (DFCT) After saving config or after reboot RMU reports fake CD-ROM 
LSID100061493 (TASK) Support CDROM cold plug 
LSID100061345 (TASK) CDROM doesnt disappear in Ctrl M after hot removal 
LSID100061351 (TASK) CDROM BCV issue when bootable CDROM connected
LSID100061353 (TASK) To make the first detected CD bootable 
LSID100061619 (TASK) Support CD-ROM HotPlug 
LSID100061620 (TASK) Code clean up and fix for PD HotPlug 
LSID100061621 (TASK) Correct the grammer 
LSID100062162 (TASK) CD boot fails when no PD is connected to the syste 
LSID100062170 (TASK) CDBOOT not woking for some DVD r/w device 
LSID100062874 (TASK) On degraded LD Media can't boot from CD 
LSID100062911 (TASK) Time stamp logic change 
LSID100062868 (TASK) BIOS does not show CD in case of degrated VD 


CTRL-M:

LSID100061706 (TASK) For CD-ROM, don't touch DDF PD state 
LSID100061707 (TASK) Comment Tape support 
LSID100061708 (TASK) Don't show CD-ROM in Rebuild window 
LSID100061830 (TASK) Don't allow the user to create mixed RAID levels 


Known Restrictions: 
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1.	NONE

Known Bugs: 
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1.	NONE

Installation Commands: 
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See Flash.txt file to flash this Option ROM along with the MPT firmware.
