Firmware Release Note for IFT-7200
v1.13E (11-29-2000)
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-> First Release for Mass-Production
v1.13E ==> v1.21A (12-27-2000)
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-> Support Chip HPT370.
-> Fixed disk scan missing bug, when R1D6, pull out tray1 2 and 6,
then push in tray6, tray6 can not be detected problem.
-> Added "Power On Init Modem" and "Scan Modem" to Maintenance Mode.
-> Added "Hang Up Modem" item to RS232 MainMenu when Modem connected.
-> Added Host Card and Host Connect Speed Information to LCD and
RS232 Status Page.
-> Don't care cache clean condition any more if RAID imcompleted
when power off.
-> Added I2C peripheral status display function, Added new item
"Peripheral Status" in RS232 MainMenu, it only appear
when append I2C append file.
-> Added "Set I/O Optimization" item to maintenance mode.
-> Added "Controller ID" item in LCD status display.
v1.21A ==> v1.21B (01-10-2001)
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-> Do Retry to avoid the Pseudo Read Bad Sector Signal for Chip HPT370
-> Changed delay time to 1000ms for waiting Disk status ready
to fix Maxtor Disk Model 53073H4 can not detected problem
-> Support one Channel Fiber-1G I/F Card.
-> Changed name of "Host I/F Card" to "I/F Card Type" in LCD menu
-> Changed name of "Host Speed" to "Connect Speed" in LCD menu
-> Changed name of "Host" to "I/F" in RS232 menu
-> Added "Disk Icon Direction" item to Maintenance Mode.
-> Set 7205 ATA Speed "Auto" mode to mode 4.
v1.21B ==> v1.21C (02-02-2001)
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-> Ignore Disk when recalibrate cmd abort to avoid system hangup
-> Fixed LCD status connect speed mismatch bug.
-> Fixed when view event log, rs232 hangup problem.
-> Added BackPanelID for oem iappend, syntax: BackPlaneID=?
-> Support BackPlaneID 1, it support second power fail senser.
-> Remove "Disk Icon Direction" item to Maintenance Mode.
-> Change Logo from IFT-7205 to IFT-7200 if chip are HPT370
v1.21C ==> v1.21D (03-02-2001)
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-> Closed ICAF-010207-570
Symptom:
No more check cache clean condition to protect data
under No RAID Config when push power switch off.
-> Support BackPlaneID 3 (ID set by HW, not by iappend).
for detecting new event "Power Supply Unit Removed".
-> Support Tray order mapping function.
-> Added Item "IDE Chip" to LCD status display.
-> Support 2 Fibre chan dual loop function.
-> Support Fibre Host Filter function.
v1.21D ==> v1.22A (03-12-2001)
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-> Due to Two host channel issue, this version force IDE physical
channel start from channel 2. for backward compatible issue about
GUI, we force this version from 1.21 to 1.22. two host channels
support from version 1.21d, but 1.21d is NG, we will not release
it to our customer. so we can assume Two Host channels support
from 1.22x.
-> Support BackPlaneID 5, it's peripheral items include Fan1 to 5,
temp1 to 3, and power fail.
v1.22A ==> v1.22B (03-21-2001)
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-> Fixed Disk Icon does not blink during disk drive plug-in and waiting
available, this bug only happended in Tray order mapping case.
-> Fixed RS232 menu abnormal showing when select "Set Connect Type".
-> Fixed no error message pop-up when key-in invalid fibre ID.
-> Fixed no pop-up "reset controller" message when change fibre ID.
-> Fixed Fibre channel 2 can not auto show HBA ID on the Loop
-> Support User can use BackSpace to Key-In Data in RS232 Menu.
v1.22B ==> v1.22C (03-27-2001)
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-> Fixed Press Up and Dn Key show A, B when key-in Other Host Id problem
-> Fixed Fibre Chan2 can not set mask problem
-> Fixed LUN status not updated in RS232 menu problem
-> Fixed when add filter table, Channel 2 value not correct problem
-> Support User can set I2C peripheral name in iappend file
-> Added Fibre channel LoopBack Test function.
v1.22C ==> v1.22D (04-09-2001)
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-> Closed ICAF-010330-624
Symptom:
HPT366 Bad Disk Bus Error Hang up Problem.
-> Fixed Pending Error Lost Problem.
-> Fixed Host Filter Mask Change Problem, it only changed
when both mask_low and mask_high not equal to ffffffff.
-> Added power fault debounce for BackPlaneID 3
-> Fixed LCD menu arrow indicater not correct problem.
-> Fixed Atten LED not turn on when error occurred problem.
-> Fixed disk scan fail when RAID imcompleted problem.
-> Added CPU Temp. to LCD status menu
-> Added Board Temp. to LCD status menu
-> Added BackPlaneID to LCD status Menu
-> Added Controller Name to LCD status Menu, it only show
when Controller Name exist(Controller Name can set from RaidGuide).
v1.22D ==> v1.22E (04-11-2001)
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-> Fixed bug when using 1 chan fibre daughter board, in Host Filter
Modify function, Dual ID Mask Item appear problem.
-> Fixed the bug when pull out spare drive then push in again, beeper
still sound problem.
-> Fixed the bug during Fibre Loop Back Test, Host PowerOn wait
timeout problem.
-> Support Telix KeyPad Numerical key.
b1.11A ==> b1.11B (04-16-2001)
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-> Changed both PCI driving strength to fix Fibre loop back fail bug.
v1.22E ==> v1.22F (04-25-2001)
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-> Closed ICAF-010426-649
Symptom:
Wrong POP-UP message of DownLoad firmware with Boot Record.
-> Fix bug when there are two power supply fail sensor, if power
supply 1 failed, it show "power supply fail", it should show
"power supply 1 fail"
-> Added Diagnostic Procedure before LoopBack Test.
-> Support BackPlaneId 7 for 2 Power Fail Sensor
-> Support BackPlaneId 8 for Disk Icon Dir Change
v1.22F ==> v1.22G (04-26-2001)
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-> Do not show BackPlaneName any more on LCD BackPlaneId Item
v1.22G ==> v1.31A (04-27-2001)
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-> Fixed bug about I2C module illegal memory released problem
-> Fixed Memory buffer reused problem. it will cause compare error
-> Added Power On Self Test Function.
v1.31A ==> v1.31B (05-03-2001)
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-> Fixed side effect of v1.31A, not effect when iappend a large file.
v1.31B ==> v1.32A (06-11-2001)
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-> Reduce Disk I/O timeout Event via Low Level Retry 4 times
-> Modify I/O Timeout from 7 to 20 seconds
-> Verify(Re-Read) IDE Cmd Register Value after Issue DMA I/O Cmd
-> Support Vendor Name for IBM Disk model IC35Lxxxxxxx
v1.32A ==> v1.32B (06-14-2001)
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-> Due to Fit Host Timeout(almost host set timeout to 30 seconds),
We Modify Low Level Retry timeout form 20, 20, 20, 20 seconds
to 2, 3, 16, 4 second, 2+3+16+4=25, 25<30
-> Closed ICAF-010518-664
Symptom:
SCSI Command not meet spec
v1.32B ==> v1.33A (06-21-2001)
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-> Fix HPT370 can not issue interrupt if DMA transfer not complete.
When disk encounter an uncorrectable data error, no data will be sent
to HPT370, so that DMA transfer can not be completed, it's means
interrupt can not pass to system to do an error handle.
v1.33A ==> v1.33B (06-22-2001)
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-> Fixed side effect of v1.33A, please ignore v1.33A
v1.33B ==> v1.33C (06-26-2001)
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-> Fixed HPT370 mis-compare problem
v1.33C ==> v1.41A (06-28-2001)
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-> Closed ECR-10639
Add Voltage Monitor to LCD Status Dispaly
-> Support NRAID and JBOD(Error Handle Module not finished yet).
v1.41A ==> v1.41B (07-06-2001)
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-> Closed ICAF-010703-694
Support GUI polling system peripheral status problem.
Support Disk Location Table to Fixe GUI Disk Information
sequence not match problem.
-> Fixed Disk-ID mis-match problem when pop-up "disk# size too small"
message if run RAID expansion and size not enough.
v1.41B ==> v1.41C (07-13-2001)
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-> Fixed RS232 Baud Rate always show 38400 on RS232 Status Page Problem
-> Support full functions of JBOD and NRAID
v1.41C ==> v1.41D (07-20-2001)
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-> Fixed all JBOD and NRAID bugs of V1.41C
-> If IDE Disk does not provide the Vendor Name, do not show "Unknown"
-> Support I2C UPS Event.
-> Add JBOD Add Drive (RAID Expansion) function
v1.41D ==> v1.41E (08-02-2001)
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-> Disable LCD NRAID Expansion, due to NRAID expansion is not allow.
-> Add Item "Advance Menu" to LCD maintenance mode.
-> Closed ECR-00362 Issue 1, Item 2
Add Item "Disk Config Info" to LCD Menu,
It only appear when LCD "Advance Menu" enabled.
Icon O:Good X:NoCfg(Blank) ?:NotBlank(Unknown Data) -:Vacant
-> Closed ECR-00362 Issue 1, Item 3
Add Item "RAID Config Test" to RS232 Menu, It only
appear when LCD "Advance Menu" enabled and "No RAID Config"
-> Closed ECR-00362 Issue 2
Add Parity Regenerate function to LCD and RS232 menu
It only appear when RAID config is RAID1, RAID3, RAID5
and RAID status is OK
-> Closed ECR-00362 Issue 4
Modify infinit loop when Bad Sector encountered
during rebuilding. If this condition happened, LCD
and RS232 menu will appear Item "Error RAID Rebulid"
-> Closed ICAF-010531-671
Add Bad Block Event to Pending Error as below
RAID0, JBOD, NRAID or RAID1,3,5 with status NG
-> Closed ECR-00347
Failed LED off it drive not installed
-> Closed ECR-00346
Move "I/O Optimization" from LCD Maintenance mode to
LCD Setup mode, and also add "Optimization" info
to LCD Status Display mode.
v1.41E ==> v1.41F (08-10-2001)
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-> Fixed Parity Regenrate Not Recover Bad Block Bug.
-> Fixed Bug 159 Miss "RAID1" Item on "RAID Test Config"
when Selected 4 Disks.
-> Fixed v1.41E side effect, During RAID rebuilding, pull out the
rebuild disk to make rebuild fail, the push in the disk again
disk can not be scanned.
-> Add new function to pass BackPlaneID to RAIDGuide
-> Add LBA No. to "Bad Block Encountered" event
-> Undo ECR-00346
Move "I/O Optimization" Back LCD Maintenance mode from
LCD Setup mode, and show "Optimization" info
to LCD Status Display mode according to "Advance Menu".
v1.41F ==> v1.42A (08-22-2001)
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-> Fixed Bug-162, RS232 show "%s:no config" problem
-> Fixed Bug-169, 6200-8 support power remove event
-> Fixed Bug-165, Can not select new add drive on
RS232 "RAID Config Test" Function
-> Fixed Bug-167, Error Rebuild Skip on error no pending error.
-> Fixed Bug-160, "RAID Config Test" function missing LUN1 problem.
-> Fixed Bug-172, Change Bad Set Drive ID to Slot ID.
-> Closed ECR-00370 Item4
Just JBOD, RAID0 and RAID5 are supported.
-> Closed ECR-00370 Item6
Added Enable or Disable Auto rebuild function.
-> Changed all "Parity regen" to "Bad Block Scrub"
-> Enable Function "Test Bad Sec" when Advance Mode Enabled
-> Add Partition Cnt to No LUN Logicial Drive Info Item
on "Map LUN Item" of LCD and RS232 menu.
example: "RAID0 Disk:1,2,3" -> "RAID0 2P Disk:1,2,3"
mean Logical Drive RAID0 has 2 partitions
-> Closed ICAF-0110810-708
Support 3th system fan if option switch bit4 enabled
-> Changed Port Core Version from 3.15 to 3.16
v1.42A ==> v1.42B (08-31-2001)
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-> Closed ICAD-010827-714
RAID1 degrade mode read bad block, RAID hangup
-> Fixed Bug 174, RAID3,5 degrade mode read bad block
Host handup problem
-> Fixed Bug 176, No pending error beep after rebuild finished.
-> Support HPT-370A chip
-> Changed "Error Rebuild" to "Rebuild Retry"
-> Enable LCD Item "Auto Rebuild" according to
iappend OptionSwitch OEM_OptionAutoRebuildUI(bit6)
v1.42B ==> v1.42C (09-05-2001)
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-> Ignore JBOD Drive Removed Alarm if OptionSwitch enable
-> Support Single Power Support Unit
v1.42C ==> v1.42D (09-06-2001)
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-> Fixed Bug 182, Re-Create RAID during Rebuliding, RAID hangup problem
v1.42D ==> v1.42E (09-10-2001)
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-> Fixed Bug-166, Added RAID1 Bad Block Scrub Function
v1.42E ==> v1.42F (09-13-2001)
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-> Fixed Fan Low Bug, Check Fan Status after Power On One mimute.
v1.42F ==> v1.42G (09-20-2001)
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-> Fixed Bug-183 Raid1 Degrade with read bad block during rebuilding
then drive will fail.
v1.42G ==> v1.42H (09-26-2001)
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-> Fixed Bug-188 RAID controll hang when run with RAID Guide.
v1.42H ==> v1.42I (10-02-2001)
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-> Fixed Bug-190 SRB Stop when Make RAID Degrade.
v1.42I ==> v1.42J (10-09-2001)
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-> Fixed Bug-186, String "NO" showing on help area when list bar
stayed on "Other Host ID"
-> Fixed Bug-188, RAID1 Degrade with Read Bad Block encountered,
restart SRB I/O, then RAID Hangup.
-> Fixed Bug-193, IDE chip show "HPT370AHPT372" problem.
-> Fixed bug that No Media Error status sent to Host when Bad
Block encountered.
-> Changed Spec. If RAID imcomplete, the imcomplete empty tray status
change from vacant to fail.
-> Changed spec. Support Skip and Stop option when rebuild with bad
block encountered.
v1.42J ==> v1.42K (10-26-2001)
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-> Fixed bug that No Media Error status sent to Host when Bad
Block encountered.
v1.42K ==> v1.42L (11-05-2001)
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-> Closed ICAF-011018-740
Wrong Disk Fault LED Lighting When RAID Imcompleted.
-> Closed ECR00374, ECR370 item2
Support JBOD Replace-And-Play function
-> Support High Temp Disk Power Shutdown
Hight Temp. Disk Shutdown Warning -> default temp. 80 C
Hight Temp. Disk Shutdown Power -> default temp. 90 C
v1.42L ==> v1.43A (11-26-2001)
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-> Fixed Bug-198 LoopBack Test Hangup Problem
-> Fixed Bug-196 Set ATA Speed mode5 Disk can not be detected problem
-> Fixed Narrow SCSI Bug
-> Changed Board Temp. Warning Ceiling from 60C to 65C
-> Support New IDE NVR format.
** Warning, If change IDE NVR content after upgrade to 1.43A,
then downgrade to 1.42_, NVR will be the old content.
v1.43A ==> v1.43B (12-07-2001)
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-> Fixed V143-Bug-208, If pull out a spare drive the
buzzer will just sounds two times then always don't sounds
but it's still a error drive.
-> Closed ICAF-011204-760 Side-Effect of Maintenance Menu
-> Closed ICAF-011204-759 RAID Hang During rebuild after firmware
upgrade from 1.33C to 1.43A
v1.43B ==> v1.43C (12-11-2001)
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-> Fixed V143-Bug-212, Create any RAID level and mapping to SCSI ID 0,
the HBA can found device, then changed SCSI ID from 0 to 1,
the HBA can not found the device, if re-create any RAID level
and mapping to SCSI ID 1, the HBA can found the device again.
v1.43C ==> v1.44A (01-04-2002)
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-> Supported 32 bit LBA addressing Disk, it can supported up to
16 * 128GB size disk.
V1.44A ==> V1.44B (01-08-2002)
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-> Fixed Bug-216. If Disk1,2,3 as a R3, then created other drives
of disk4, 5, 6 as a R3 is done, after power off IDERAID,
pull out disk4, 5, 6 and plug disk1, 2, 3, into enclosure,
power on IDERAID until ready, the IDERAID will detected
R3 but no LUN mapping.
-> Fixed Bug-217. HBA can't see logic drive of fibre channel 2.
V1.44B ==> V1.44C (01-10-2002)
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-> Added Lockout Invalid Disk Function.
V1.44C ==> V1.44D (01-21-2002)
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-> Fixed Invalid Disk Bug.
-> Fixed SCSI Connect Speed always "ASYNC" Problem.
V1.44D ==> V1.44E (01-23-2002)
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-> Fixed for allowed Execute PassThrough Cmd when No Lun.
-> Fixed No error Event when Power Support Failed.
-> Fixed High Temp Warning not save to NVR when UI changed.
V1.44E ==> V1.44F (02-06-2002)
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-> Added LCD UI for I/O Retry Timeout Value Time Adjusting
-> Added LCD Event On Top Function
V1.44F ==> V1.44G (03-01-2002)
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-> Fixed Segate 80G ST380021A Disk ICRC Error Select Timeout Problem.
-> Fixed Disk Serial-No Blank Problem.
-> Fixed V144F Bug-6, Clear Disk Error Pending when LD Init Completed.
-> Fixed V144F Bug-2, RS232 Menu Progress Percentage Freeze When
Restart Rebuilding before RAID failed Expansion Pause.
-> Fixed V144F Bug-11, AutoRaidSetup with JBOD FixedLun Mode
Disk not map to correct LUN Problem.
V1.44G ==> V1.44H (03-08-2002)
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-> Fixed V211 Bug-63 LED Can not Enter Password Word
just can enter to maintenance Mode Problem
-> Fixed I2C Temp Error, RAID Hangup when View LCD Event.
-> Fixed Bug-15, Do Expansion during Bad Block Scrubbing
RAID become abnormal problem.
-> Add new option switch OEM_OptionDisPwrRemoveErr to
force ignore power remove signal
-> Add new option switch OEM_OptionDskSpinUI to spin down disk
V1.44H ==> V1.44I (03-14-2002)
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-> Fixed Bug-19, RAID Hang up When Spin Down Disk
-> Changed Disk Lockout method(using the SMART Log Data Area)
V1.44I ==> V1.44J (04-03-2002)
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V1.44J ==> V1.44K (04-15-2002)
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V1.44K ==> V1.44L (04-23-2002)
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-> Changed HPT366 Default UDMA Speed from Mode 4 to Mode 3
V1.44L ==> V1.45A (04-30-2002)
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V1.45A ==> V1.45B (05-10-2002)
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-> Fixed ICAF-020322-807, LUN size show "None" when filter table
items more the one.
-> LUN lost when deleted all items of filter table
-> Fixed ICAF-020509-837, when support 2 system powers,
no power1 event showing problem.
V1.45B ==> V1.45C (05-22-2002)
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-> Fixed Issue Pending Error when met Recoverable bad sector read
-> Closed ICAF-ECR00440
Reset controller when CPU exception is encountered.
-> Closed ICAF-ECR00441
Display exception information on terminal interface before reset controller
for the case of CPU exception.
V1.45C ==> V1.45D (05-24-2002)
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-> Added LCD Massage "Program Flash" and "Program OK" when download F/W
-> Allowed to Scroll LCD Status item when no RAID Config according to
the setting of the OptionSwitch bit13 OEM_OptionUnLockLcdInfo
V1.45D ==> V1.45E (05-30-2002)
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-> Fixed event log over 200, then view event log from rs232,
controller hung-up problem.
V1.45E ==> V1.45F (06-10-2002)
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-> Expanded system stack size from 4K to 16K
-> Fixed HPT366 Hang Up Problem when disconnect 12V power of drive
during DMA Transfer.
V1.45F ==> V1.45G (06-25-2002)
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-> Added System Fan RPM Item on LCD UI
-> Fixed Write Bad Block, Uncorrect Disk No. of Event Message
-> Fixed the problem when removed Disk3 from slot very slowly
Disk4 will become abnormal
V1.45G ==> V1.45H (08-01-2002)
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-> Do Disk Hardware Reset when disk no response
V1.45H ==> V1.45I (08-14-2002)
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-> Closed ICAF-020722-860
Fixed Phantom Disk Select Timeout Problem
-> Fixed After Scan Disk OK, Disk Status no Reflash Problem.
-> Fixed Fault LED ReMapping Error Problem.
-> Supported OptionSwitch Disable Write Cache Function
-> Supported Disk Error History Display in RS232 Menu When Advance
Mode Turn On
V1.45I ==> V1.45J (08-15-2002)
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-> Fixed side-effect that Rebuild Retry can not work problem
-> Closed ECN-000478 Added IDE Drive's error Log
V1.45J ==> V1.45K (08-29-2002)
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-> Closed ICAF-020813-872
Controller reset when RAID1 with Havry I/O and meet read bad block
-> Fixed bug in which LD rebuild/scrub would not work after completing
RAID 1 LD disk scrubbing.
V1.45K ==> V1.45L (09-05-2002)
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-> Fixed side-effect about bad block handling problem
-> Disable Read Data From Disk Holding Interrupt function
V1.45L ==> V1.45M (09-09-2002)
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-> Fixed Advance Menu Items Missing Problem
V1.45M ==> V1.45N (09-12-2002)
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-> Fixed Bad Block Handle Problem of WDC and Quantum FBP LM10.2 Disks
V1.45N ==> V1.45O (11-04-2002)
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V1.45O ==> V1.45P (11-20-2002)
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-> Add Non-Stragger Disk On Count UI to maintenance mode to solve
Low Disk Power Comsuption problem
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