*Mylex HBA - FlashPoint RAID Plus (32k) SCSI Host Adapters only*
Following are the procedures to use FLASH.EXE ROM upload utility.
Instructions for MS-DOS:
1. Boot up your system with only the HIMEM.SYS driver loaded in CONFIG.SYS.
It is recommended to NOT load an AUTOEXEC.BAT for this procedure.
Note: This program works with MS-DOS 6.2x with the appropriate version
of HIMEM.SYS. The time of the file should match the version of
DOS (i.e. DOS 6.22 will use a HIMEM.SYS created 6:22 am).
Make sure that no other environment variables or TSRs are loading.
2. Locate & change to directory/drive where the flash utility & ROM files
reside.
3. Type FLASH to execute Flash utility.
4. When prompted for, enter the filename (FP202n32.ROM) to be uploaded and
answer yes to the preceding question. Be sure that the "y" is lower case.
Instructions for Windows 95:
Booting from Hard Disk:
1. Temporarily rename the CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files to CONFIG.BAK and
AUTOEXEC.BAK to ensure that they will not load during boot.
2. Reboot the machine and press F8 when the system prompts "Starting Windows
95" and select "Command prompt only." HIMEM.SYS will automatically load.
3. Follow step numbers 2 though 4 of the DOS installation to flash the ROM.
4. Rename the CONFIG.BAK and AUTOEXEC.BAK to CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT and
reboot the system.
Booting from Floppy:
1. Create a boot diskette in Windows 95.
2. Copy the MSDOS.SYS from the root of the boot drive to the floppy. If this
is done from the command prompt, type "ATTRIB -r -s -h MSDOS.SYS" at the
"A" prompt to remove the read only, system, and hidden attributes of that
file. To copy the file from within Windows 95 Explorer, go into the View
menu and select Options. Select "Show all files." Drag and drop the
MSDOS.SYS file to the floppy and have it overwrite.
3. Copy HIMEM.SYS to the floppy and copy the FLASH.EXE and FP202n32.ROM to
the diskette.
4. Create a CONFIG.SYS on the bootable diskette and load HIMEM.SYS.
DEVICE=HIMEM.SYS.
5. Boot from the diskette and follow steps 3 and 4 of the MS-DOS
instructions.
These are the available options:
-(f)ile Downloadable microcode file
-(d)ebug Turn on debug messages
-(s)ilent Non-interactive mode
(download to all applicable cards without
prompting user intervention)
-(m)emory Linear 32-bit address to map PCI BIOS (applicable
to FlashPoint products only. The default is E0000000
to E0008000. If this memory range is used by the
system, the flash might fail and show "Unable to
flash at segment xx.". User can specify another
location, such as C0000000 to avoid conflict.)
-(p)roduction Customized for production purpose, it will enable
debug mode and will show production error code.
data with default value.
-(v)ersion Show the version number of the flash utility.
-(h)elp Shows this command list
Partially complete options are accepted.
For example: flash -f c:\fp202n32.rom -d -m C0000000
Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.