Contents
I. Overview
II. Applicable Hardware/Software
III. Corrections
I.
Overview - Contents
b3308.bin - add-in card BASE BIOS
3308.bin - motherboard BIOS for OEM use in
development. This BIOS is not intended for general end-users.
End-users with a SiI0680A onboard a motherboard, please contact the motherboard
manufacturer for a BIOS upgrade.
II.
Programming Instructions
1. Verify the legacy 32bit BASE SiI0680A driver
version to be 1.2.30.0 or the legacy 64bit BASE SiI0680A driver version to be
1.2.7.0 or later. If the driver version precedes those noted, download the
latest driver from www.siliconimage.com.
a.
Right click on
“My Computer” and select Manage
b.
Select Device
Manager from the Computer Management tree
c.
Expand the “SCSI and
RAID controllers” set of items
d.
Right click on
the “Silicon Image SiI0680A Controller” and select Properties from the pop-up
menu
e.
Select the
Drivers tab
f.
Find “Driver
Version” reported on the tab
2. Ensure that a PATA device is attached via a
parallel ribbon cable to a SiI0680A channel port.
3. Launch the Silicon Image ATA Controllers
application from the Windows Control Panel.
4. Click the Flash BIOS tab
5. Click the Browse button and select the b3308.bin file
to program base BIOS or b3308.bin to program RAID BIOS.
6. Click the Program Flash button
Note: The firmware download
should take less than five minutes to complete.