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Failed PERC II firmware upgrade
Thanks again for your post. The firmware flash did complete. However, before the flash, the flash utility saves the container configuration on the floppy. After the flash, it restores it from the floppy. The update failed during that restore process. Currently, the PERC does not attempt to... -
Failed PERC II firmware upgrade
Thanks. Here are the results: 1. No drive plugged? The system still hangs while looking for a floppy. 2.I don't know about RCU. However I've put the controller into a Dell GX1 tower (less complex machine) and I get the same result. I've also disabled (in the BIOS of the PowerEdge) all on-board... -
Failed PERC II firmware upgrade
Thank you for your answer. There are only 3 PCI cards on this server, 2 NIC and the PERC. I wonder if the BIOS update has some kind of failover. -
Failed PERC II firmware upgrade
Server: PowerEdge 4300 with AMI PERC II RAID I've upgraded the System BIOS and the ESM Firmware with success (system rebooted fine) buth something happened during the upgrade of the PERC firmware. After the updater showed that the firmware was updated, the system locked-up while the updater...
