Quantum ATLAS III 4GB, ATLAS III 9GB, ATLAS III 18GB, v. N495fw, A00

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This firmware release fixes an issue seen at a particular customer using Quantum Atlas III hard disk drives in combination with PERC 2 controllers attached to a PV2XX Enclosures.
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Fixes & Enhancements

With the combination of PV 20x and PV 21x storage enclosures and PERC 2 controllers, a customer was finding the drives were reporting errors. The specific error was that the drive was going to BUS FREE (Unexpected BUS FREE) at an incorrect time. The firmware fix addresses this timing specific scenario.
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Version

N495fw, A00

Release date

16 Mar 2001

Download Type

Firmware

Category

SCSI Drive

Importance

Optional
Dell Technologies recommends reviewing this update to determine if it applies to your system. The update contains changes that impact only certain configurations or provides new features that may or may not apply to your environment.
Available formats

File Format: One or more self extracting disk images inside of a self extracting zip
File Name: n495fw.exe
File Size: 637.35 KB
This is a large file. Depending on your connection speed, it may take some time to download.
Format Description:
This file contains a compressed (or zipped) set of files. Download the file to a folder on your hard drive, then double-click it to unzip the set of files. Follow the instructions to complete the installation.
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Download the N495fw.exe file to your system. This file will create a bootable diskette configured to identify and download firmware only to Quantum Atlas III drives connected to PERC 2 controllers. The upgrade is performed by running the TridMcDl.exe utility after booting from the diskette. You must boot from the diskette created using N495fw.exe in order to have the correct drivers loaded for the PERC 2 controller.

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