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*                Adaptec 94xx SAS BIOS Update Diskette              *
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CONTENTS
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1.0  Overview
     1.1  List of critical changes and corrections
2.0  Installation Instructions
3.0  Web Site and Support Phone Number
4.0  Trademarks and Notices
5.0  Disclaimer


1.0  Overview
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  Support is provided for the adp94xx Adaptec Serial Attached SAS controllers. 

                       
  1.1 List of critical changes and corrections
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  V1548
	o Adding x260 SAS backplane support.

  v1325
	o Adding support for alternate flash modules to be used in x460, x366.  This fix is mandatory for systems or FRUs manufactured after November 2005.

  v1324
	o Fixes for hangs in x460 Multi-node configurations




2.0 Installation Instructions
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	The SAS BIOS Update diskette is released as a bootable diskette image.  To update the SAS BIOS in the system, insert the diskette and reboot the system.  The utility will report when the SAS BIOS update is complete.  The current SAS BIOS level is displayed during system booting when the SAS BIOS is scanning for drives.

    
3.0  Web Sites and Support Phone Number
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   3.1  IBM Support Web Site:
        http://www.pc.ibm.com/support

   3.2  IBM Marketing Web Site:
        http://www.pc.ibm.com/ww/eserver/xseries/

   3.3  If you have any questions about this update, or problems
        applying the update go to the following Help Center World
        Telephone Numbers URL:
        http://www.pc.ibm.com/qtechinfo/YAST-3P2QYL.html.

4.0  Trademarks and Notices
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  The following terms are trademarks of the IBM Corporation in the
  United States or other countries or both:

  Active PCI                    OS/2 Warp                  
  HelpCenter                    PC Server                  
  IBM                           Predictive Failure Analysis
  Netfinity                     ServeRAID                  
  Netfinity Manager             ServerGuide                
  OS/2                          

  Microsoft, Windows, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, Windows 2000,
  and Windows NT are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft 
  Corporation.

  Adaptec is a trademark or registered trademark of Adaptec, Inc.

  Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks
  or service marks of others.


5.0  Disclaimer
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