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Date:      Sun, 18 Feb 1996 18:11:14 +1100 (EST)
From:      michael butler <imb@scgt.oz.au>
To:        tedm%toybox@agora.rdrop.com
Cc:        hackers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Info to add to the Hardware FAQ
Message-ID:  <199602180711.SAA26723@asstdc.scgt.oz.au>
In-Reply-To: <9602172109.AA0092@tedsbox.rdrop.com> from "tedm@os2box" at Feb 17, 96 09:08:23 pm

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tedm@os2box writes:

>    There are 2 general "versions" of the 742a card.  They are hardware
> revisions A-G, and revisions H - onwards.  The revision letter is located
> after the Assembly number on the edge of the card.  The 742a has 2 ROM
> chips on it, one is the BIOS chip and the other is the Firmware chip. 
> FreeBSD doesen't care what version of BIOS chip you have but it does care
> about what version of firmware chip.  Buslogic will send upgrade ROMS out
> if you call their tech support dept.  The BIOS and Firmware chips are
> shipped as a matched pair.  You must have the most current Firmware ROM in
> your adapter card for your hardware revision.

If you have access to an EPROM programmer, you can now also download
them from http://www.buslogic.com :-)

>   The REV A-G cards can only accept BIOS/Firmware sets up to 2.41/2.21.  The
> REV H- up cards can accept the most current BIOS/Firmware sets of 4.70/3.37 
> The difference between the firmware sets is that the 3.37 firmware supports
> "round robin"

These comments are also appropriate to the BT-542B ..

	michael




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