ATTO Technology operation manual Updating Drivers and Re-flashing Firmware in Mac OS

Updating Drivers and Re-flashing Firmware in Mac OS X

Mac OS X drivers, including installer packages, can be downloaded directly from the ATTO web site, www.attotech.com. The driver installers will automatically unionist existing drivers and properly install the new drivers on your system. After installing, the new adapter driver you will need to update the firmware.

The ATTO ExpressPCI Configuration Tool, available on the ATTO web site, www.attotech.com/software/index.html, will verify drivers and firmware versions and attempt to flash. Instructions for using this utility are provided as part of the download process.

Updating Drivers and Re-flashing Firmware in Mac OS 9

To re-flash the firmware to the latest version:

1Obtain the latest firmware and updater program from the ATTO web site www.attotech.com and download to your host.

2Create a folder or drive where you want the program files to be placed.

3Using a compression utility capable of handling hqx files, extract the files by clicking Save.

4Open the program file folder and click on the ExpressPCI Updater program.

5Select the appropriate option and hit Enter.

6A message will inform you which ExpressPCI cards were updated.

7Type Q to quit.

8Re-boot the Macintosh system.

Install, update drivers

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