
	Promise FastTrak Series BIOS Upgrade Utility [12/20/2002]
	

[INTRODUCTION]

1.1 Foreword

    This utility should be used with all Promise FastTrak Series cards
    running on Windows and Linux operating systems.

1.2 Support List

     All Promise FastTrak Series ATA and Serial ATA RAID Controller cards

1.3 How to make a Utility Diskette

    Linux:

       1. Insert a new formatted diskette.

       2. Type the "unzip" command to extract the files onto the diskette.

       3. Label the diskette "FastTrak BIOS Utility Disk".

    Windows:

       1. Insert a new formatted diskette.

       2. Use WinZIP to extract the files onto the diskette.

       3. Label the diskette "FastTrak BIOS Utility Disk".

1.4 How to make a Boot Diskette

       1. Insert a new formatted diskette.

       2. Follow the instructions for creating a boot diskette for your
          system.

       3. Label the diskette "Boot Disk".


[INSTALLATION]

2.1 Boot your system 

    a. Insert the Boot Disk in the floppy drive.

    b. Turn on your system.

    c. When your system boots to the command line, remove the Boot Disk from
       the floppy drive. 
     		
2.2 Upgrade the FastTrak BIOS

    a. Insert the FastTrak BIOS Utility Disk into the floppy drive.

    b. At the A:\> prompt, type DIR and press Enter to see the name of the
       BIOS upgrade (.bin) file.

    c. At the A:\> prompt, type the following:

                  pflash /f XXXbXXXX.bin

       Where XXXbXXXX.bin is the name of the upgrade BIOS file, identified in
       step b, above.

    d. Press Enter. The utility will report the following:

                  Updating card 0 ....OK.

    e. Remove the FastTrak BIOS Utility Disk and reboot your system.

This completes the BIOS upgrade procedure.