Running The Afu From The Command Line; Afu Commands - Adaptec SAS/SATA/SCSI RAID Controllers Installation And User Manual

Complete the flash operation and restart your computer before trying to use the RAID
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controller again. (You can not use your RAID controller while you are updating its flash.)

Running the AFU from the Command Line

Note:
You can also run a menu-based AFU (see
To run the AFU from the command line:
Power off your computer, insert the first AFU floppy disk, then power on your computer.
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If your computer isn't set up to boot from the bootable floppy disk, enter the system setup
utility to change the setting.
At the DOS command, type AFU followed by a command (see
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you want.
Note:
To find a controller number, type AFU LIST , then press Enter.
The AFU processes the command, prompts you to insert additional floppy disks as needed,
exits, and reports either success or an error message code.
To update a RAID controller's flash using the command line, see

AFU Commands

This section lists the available AFU commands.
List
Displays the AFU-supported RAID controllers installed on your computer. Also displays the ID
numbers assigned to each controller.
You don't have to restart the computer after completing this command.
This example shows a typical system response to a LIST command:
A:\> AFU LIST
Adaptec Flash Utility V4.0-0 B5749
(c)Adaptec Inc. 1999–2005. All Rights Reserved.
Controllers Detected and Recognized:
Controller #0 (03:05:00) Adaptec Adaptec 2230SLP
Save
Saves the contents of a RAID controller's flash in a UFI file. The name of the UFI file is based
on the controller type and can't be changed.
You must restart the computer following a SAVE command.
The command syntax for the SAVE command is
AFU SAVE [/C<Controller ID>] [/D <UFI File Path>]
Appendix E: Using the Adaptec Flash Utility
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