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	<SoftwareComponent  releaseID="R71756" releaseDate="February 23, 2004" vendorVersion="196T" dellVersion="A24" packageType="LWXP" xmlGenVersion ="1.1.1">
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				<![CDATA[LSI Logic (formerly AMI) PERC3/DCL, PERC3/DC, PERC3/QC, PERC3/SC, v.196T, A24]]>
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		</Name>
		<ComponentType value="FRMW">
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				<![CDATA[Firmware]]>
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		</ComponentType>
		<Description>
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				<![CDATA[Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller 3/QC, 3/DC, 3/DCL and 3/SC Firmware Update

Version: 196T]]>
			</Display>
		</Description>
		<LUCategory value="PERC">
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				<![CDATA[Disk Controller]]>
			</Display>
		</LUCategory>
		<Category value="SR">
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				<![CDATA[SCSI Raid]]>
			</Display>
		</Category>
		<SupportedDevices>
			<Device componentID="1369" embedded="0">
				<PCIInfo deviceID="1960" vendorID="101E" subDeviceID="0493" subVendorID="1028"/>
				<Display lang="en" >
					<![CDATA[PERC3/DCL]]>
				</Display>
				<Dependency componentType="FRMW" componentID="1369" version="1.72">
					<Display lang="en" >
						<![CDATA[Firmware]]>
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				</Dependency>
			</Device>
			<Device componentID="1370" embedded="0">
				<PCIInfo deviceID="1960" vendorID="101E" subDeviceID="0493" subVendorID="1028"/>
				<Display lang="en" >
					<![CDATA[PERC3/DC]]>
				</Display>
				<Dependency componentType="FRMW" componentID="1370" version="1.72">
					<Display lang="en" >
						<![CDATA[Firmware]]>
					</Display>
				</Dependency>
			</Device>
			<Device componentID="1371" embedded="0">
				<PCIInfo deviceID="1960" vendorID="101E" subDeviceID="0471" subVendorID="1028"/>
				<Display lang="en" >
					<![CDATA[PERC3/QC]]>
				</Display>
				<Dependency componentType="FRMW" componentID="1371" version="1.72">
					<Display lang="en" >
						<![CDATA[Firmware]]>
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				</Dependency>
			</Device>
			<Device componentID="1567" embedded="0">
				<PCIInfo deviceID="1960" vendorID="101E" subDeviceID="475 " subVendorID="1028"/>
				<Display lang="en" >
					<![CDATA[PERC3/SC]]>
				</Display>
				<Dependency componentType="FRMW" componentID="1567" version="1.72">
					<Display lang="en" >
						<![CDATA[Firmware]]>
					</Display>
				</Dependency>
			</Device>
		</SupportedDevices>
		<SupportedOperatingSystems>
			<OperatingSystem osCode="WNET" osVendor="Microsoft" majorVersion="5" minorVersion="2" spMajorVersion="0" spMinorVersion="0">
				<Display lang="en" >
					<![CDATA[Windows Server 2003]]>
				</Display>
			</OperatingSystem>
			<OperatingSystem osCode="WNT5" osVendor="Microsoft" majorVersion="5" minorVersion="0" spMajorVersion="1" spMinorVersion="0">
				<Display lang="en" >
					<![CDATA[Windows 2000 SP1+]]>
				</Display>
			</OperatingSystem>
		</SupportedOperatingSystems>
				<InstallInstruction fileName="perc3-196t-a24.exe" typeCode="WP  ">			<Display lang="en" >
				<![CDATA[Custom Instructions for perc3-196t-a24.exe: 

This program creates a bootable diskette to upgrade the firmware of the 
controllers. You will need a formatted 3 1/2 inch floppy diskette for the 
following procedure.

1) Download the file to a directory on your hard drive. The file downloaded is a 
self extracting executable.
2) Insert a blank diskette into the system's diskette drive.
3) Double click on the file that you downloaded and follow the instructions on 
the screen to extract the files to the diskette.
4) Insert the diskette into the system with the RAID controller for which you 
want to update the firmware and reboot the system.
5) Follow the instructions on the screen to update the firmware.

NOTICE: pflash.exe will be executed automatically and will report existing code 
level and prompt you to reconfirm before starting the firmware upgrade 
process.

To perform this process in non-interactive mode please execute,
pflash /?
and read about possible command line switches.

6) Remove the diskette and reboot the system.

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		</InstallInstruction>
				<InstallInstruction fileName="perc3-196T-a24.txt" typeCode="RC  ">			<Display lang="en" >
				<![CDATA[Custom Instructions for perc3-196T-a24.txt: 

Please see read me file.
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		</InstallInstruction>
				<InstallInstruction fileName="perc3-196t-a24.tar.gz" typeCode="TAR ">			<Display lang="en" >
				<![CDATA[Custom Instructions for perc3-196t-a24.tar.gz: 

To install, enter the following on the command line:

  rpm -Uvh linflash-3.01-0.i386.rpm

You must copy the firmware image to the same directory for the linux 
flash utility to work. Create a diskette image of the firmware and copy 
the .rom file to the same directory as linflash.

Usage : linflash [-r] [-p] [-s] [-i [file] [file] [...]] [-f [file] 
        [file] [...]]

-r : Flash without asking for user input to flash adapter(s).
-p : Prompt user for filename. Flash without checking for signatures.
-s : Silent flash. First matching image file will be taken for each 
     adapter.
-i : Ignore the following files. These files will not be considered for
     flashing the matching controllers.
-f : Force the following files To be flashed for the matching controller.
     In case more than one matching files are specified, the first one 
     would be taken.

To uninstall the rpm, enter the following command:

  rpm -e linflash

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		</InstallInstruction>
		<RevisionHistory>
			<Display lang="en" >
				<![CDATA[Current Firmware - 196T
(Previous - 1.92)

Current BIOS - 3.33
(Previous - 3.31)

Current Ctrl-M - U812
(Previous - 7.09)

Current Boot Block - 1.7.1
(Previous - 1.6.7)

Current Qlogic 12160t Firmware - 11.12.19
(Previous - 11.12.19)


Firmware Enhancements 

1. Improved hard drive status logic when virtual disks are spanned across 
channels.

2. Firmware will automatically change cache settings to WriteThru when a 
battery problem is detected to preserve data.  If WriteBack was originally 
selected, firmware will switch back once battery problem has been corrected.

3. In the Rebuild function of CRTL-M, a new status called “INCON” will be 
displayed after a rebuild operation completes if any unrecoverable errors 
are found in any of the hard disk drives. To identify the location of the 
error and if any data was present, run a check disk from the O/S (e.g. chkdsk 
in windows.) 

Note: Dell recommends that a check disk or consistency check should be run 
after any RAID rebuild operation is completed by the controller. 


Firmware Bug Fixes

1. Manual initialization calls will be rejected if a background initialization 
or consistency check is in progress on the logical drive.

2. Address potential controller lock-ups that could occur during either degraded, 
rebuilding or multiple drive pull and reinsert scenarios.

3. Addressed potential controller freezing during driver failure on possible 
Raid configurations

4. Consistency checks are aborted after reboot in cluster or stand alone mode.  
User must restart consistency check manually if needed.  

5. When multiple hard drive media errors are encountered, array rebuild operation 
will complete.]]>
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		</RevisionHistory>
		<ImportantInfo>
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		</ImportantInfo>
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