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File Format: This file contains a compressed (or zipped) set of files. Download the file to a folder on your hard drive, and then run (double-click) it to unzip the set of files. Follow the instructions to complete the installation.
File Name: 9440_FW_MR7.12_ZPE.exe
File size: 8.31 MB
To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value.
MD5: b918bd4311f9b64930cc209bcb36e6c6
SHA1: e051bc39d1f81e212be5db814f1be30102009efb
SHA-256: add9c7419dc3eac74fd592b394a9a11a335bd40bb5e4f3ea55d36271cb969b01
Fixes & Enhancements
- Fixed the issue where an error message is displayed when the system resumes from sleep mode. This issue occurs when LSI 9441 card is connected, and LSI firmware version is v7.12.
- Fixed the performance issue with LSI 9440-8i with firmware 50.5.0-1129 or later when Patrol Read option is enabled.
Supported Operating Systems
Installation instructions
Download and Extract
1. Click Download to download the file.
2. When the File Download window is displayed, click Save to save the file to your hard drive.
3. Extract the file from the .zip.
4. Follow the instructions in the Readme.txt within the .zip file.
Installation
UEFI
1. Run the storcli.efi from the UEFI shell.
2. To update, use the following command in the UEFI shell and reboot the system after completion:
storcli.efi /c0 download file = 9441-8i_nopad.rom
3. Repeat the step if you have more than one controller in your system by updating /c0 to /c1, /c2, and so on.
Windows 32-bit and 64-bit
1. Open an elevated command prompt window by using the Run as administrator option.
2. For 32-bit systems, run the storcli.exe and for 64-bit systems, run storcli64.exe.
3. To update, run the following command and reboot the system after completion:
For Windows 32-bit-storcli.exe /c0 download file = 9441-8i_nopad.rom
For Windows 64-bit-storcli64.exe /c0 download file = 9441-8i_nopad.rom
4. Repeat the step if you have more than one controller in your system by updating /c0 to /c1, /c2, and so on.
Enabling the NVME profile
Note: With this release, SAS/SATA and NVMe drives can be used simultaneously if the profileID is set to 13.
UEFI
1. Run the following command to change the card to NVMe profile:
storcli.efi /c0 set profile profileid=11
2. Run the following command to change the card back to SAS/SATA profile:
storcli.efi /c0 set profile profileid=10
3. Run the following command to check the profile:
storcli.efi /c0 show profile
Windows 32-bit
1. Run the following command to change the card to NVMe profile:
storcli.exe /c0 set profile profileid=11
2. Run the following command to change the card back to SAS/SATA profile:
storcli.exe /c0 set profile profileid=10
3. Run the following command to check the profile:
storcli.exe /c0 show profile
Windows 64-bit
1. Run the following command to change the card to NVMe profile:
storcli64.exe /c0 set profile profileid=11
2. Run the following command to change the card back to SAS/SATA profile:
storcli64.exe /c0 set profile profileid=10
3. Run the following command to check the profile:
storcli64.exe /c0 show profile
Applies to
9440-8i Storage Controller for Precision Workstations
MegaRAID SAS 9440-8i