SiI3124 IDE BIOS v6.2.17

Program Instructions

Included BIOS files

6217.bin - motherboard BIOS

b6217.bin - Host Bus Adapter IDE BIOS

r6217.bin - Host Bus Adapter RAID BIOS

Programming the SiI3124 IDE BIOS

1. Verify the SiI3124 driver version to be 1.0.0.9. If the driver version precedes 1.0.0.9, 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 SiI3124 SATALink 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 SATA device is plugged into a 3124 SATA 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 b6217.bin file

6. Click the Program Flash button

Note: The firmware download should take less than five minutes to complete.