Download Firmware Areca ARC-11×0 & ARC-12×0 1.46

Areca has released new firmware for the ARC-11×0 and ARC-12×0 raid controllers. The firmware has been given version number 1.46 and is from this ftp folder for the stat raid adapters to download. Areca has released a tool called DosFlash that allows the 1.46 firmware to be applied to the raid controllers. That toot stands here prepared as a zip file. The changelog since the last entry of the firmware in the Meuktracker looks like this:

2008-2-16
1 Fix SSD HDD cannot be used in SAS controller
2008-3-3
1 Fix ARC1680/1212 identify 1st level enc error
2 Fix ARC1680/1212 select HDD for creating raidset, garbage chars are
displayed
2008-3-7
1 Add 3 seconds delay to exclude SMP enclosure
2008-3-13
1 Add RESCUE raidset function in VT100
2 InbandSAS:use lun127 for SAS inband device
3 SAS:fix if LUN0 is null, system cannot see volumes
4 Fix ARC1201 Identify Drive LED bug
5 Fix ARC1201 IP Address On LCD
2008-3-14
1 LSI SAS firmware 1.22.1.0 is used
2 Add display of RAID state during selection for deletion
3 Add diaplay of IOP34X/LSI expander’s revision
4 Fix ARC1201 ROAMing problem
5 Build V1.45 2008-3-14
2008-3-17
1 Fix ARC1680 4G support:OS corrupted during boot.
2008-3-21
1 Add ARC1680IX-12A support
2 ARC1680:fix JBOD link LED and JBOD activity LED
3 ARC1680:fix GuiMisc to support 1680TRANSPORT to be updated from DOS gui
4 Fix nflash.exe to update 1680TRANSPORT
2008-3-24
1 Fix ARC1160/1130+1GB SDRAM problem, improve driver strength
2008-3-25
1 ARC1680:Fix JBOD link LED do not turn on for DELL MD1000
2008-3-27
1 ARC1680:disable NCQ if intel transport V4.1.13.2 is used
2008-4-1
1 Fix LCD panel display error (some * is displayed in words)
2008-4-28
1 Fix ARC1200/1201 do not initialized properly (Host issue linkdown)
2 Controller time related
(A) Timezone default to Taipei
(B) Add gui to set UTC time
(C) NTP set rtc time if NTP time got
(D) If app got NtpSupported, use UTC time to sync RTC
2008-4-29
1 ARC1680IX-12A 512MB memory support
2 Fix ARC5020 USB problem for MAC usb support
2008-5-5
1 Fix GUI check R5060 volume error
2008-5-15
1 Correct offline raid warning message
2008-5-27
1 NEW_BATTERY_BACKUP_HPI:only enable BBM if return from power loss during system init
2008-6-4
1 Modify IOP321 model’s SDRAM init:
2008-6-10
1 Fix SQLIOSIM test failed
2 Add mute beeper if LCD panel ESC is pressed
3 SuperMicro SAS933EL2 enclosure and ARC1680 compatibility:
unknown errors are reported for FAN and HDD temp
skip error report for them
2008-6-11
1 Add EMPTY_SLOT_LED_SETTING for ARC1680 to patch AIC SES backplane problem
if we request HDD missing, TWIN SES sometimes will set RED led on and may
keep it on even we request it off (to fix this problem, set empty slot
LED to OFF)
2008-6-16
1 Fix ARC1680IX-8 LED error
2008-6-19
1 Add ARC1680LP 512MB support
2008-6-25
1 ARC5020
(A) Add SMTP port setting
(B) Fix if more than 4 volumes are created, system just detect only one
(C) Fix if foreground init/failed volume can be detected
(D) JBOD fashion hang
(E) Ethernet may lockup if link down/up
2008-7-3
1 ARC1680+MR25.2-S032G
(A)2.2.14.0/2.3.3.0 transport firmware can work with it (no frame timeout)
(B)4.1.13.2 transport firmware will generate F3 (local reject error)
2008-7-18
1 ARC1212
(A) Use V4.3.1.0 intel transport firmware
(B) Fix SQLIOSIM problem
2008-7-22
1 Add SMARTTOOLS support for all PCI/PCIX/PCIE sata raid adapter
2 Add multiple rebuild and scheduled volume check for all pci adapter
2008-7-25
1 All model, decrease the LOGIN warning level
2 Modify the date code format to two digit (ie 2008-2-2 to 2008-02-02)
3 Improve scheduled volume check,
(A) Add time to check display in volume information display
(B) If time & date is not set, disable scheduler
(C) If full time is set without time & date set, use 0
2008-8-6
1 Add PMC expander support
2008-8-7
1 Build 1.46 for ARC11xx/12xx
2008-8-18
1 Fix SOLARIS 10 inquiry page 0x83 problem
2008-8-20
1 Fix PASSTHROUGH battery backup volume record
2008-8-27
1 Fix WD5001ABYS model name:garbage char in HTTP
2 Fix LBA overflow problem on Solaris
2008-9-3
1 Fix IOP348 4G SDRAM support hangup
2008-9-4
1 Fix SAS update HDD microcode
2008-9-5
1 Add LSI Expander SES2 support
2 Add Setting to disable SES2 support and force to use SMP if non-ARECA
JBOD
2008-9-9
1 Fix SMP support
2008-9-16
1 Improve stability for diskAdd and encAdd routine
2 Use IPrint when printing in ISR
3 Add clear ADAP_ERROR_HALT
2008-9-26
1 Fix passthrough volume not cleaned across deletion and creation
2008-10-6
1 IOP348/341:add printing of detailed cache information
2008-10-17
1 IOP33X/34X: prevent system hang if SDRAM multi-bit ECC
2008-10-29
1 Fix expand raidset from VT100 and change volume attribute will hang the
system
2 Do not add hot spare counter if hot spare disk is unplugged or deleted
2008-10-31
1 Fix SoliWare SSD problem
2008-11-11
1 Add IMPROVE_DEL_RAID_SPEED to improve speed of deleting raidset with many
volumes
2008-11-18
1 Modify ClearSasPort to Clean Initiator Handle for sas initiator can be
freely interchangeable.
2008-11-26
1 Add a time stamp to device to shorten device add/remove time
2008-11-27
1 Add ON/OFF basic error handling to SES device when SES device is removed
2008-12-1
1 Add raid member of expected raidnumber for CheckInRaidSet
2 SAS model: prevent passthrough disk from
(A) Modify volume
(B) Check volume
(C) Delete Volume
2008-12-3
1 Fix incomplete raid set handling if member disk is removed
2008-12-10
1 Exclude superpassword for TELNET login for security reason
2008-12-12
1 Fix change of fixed IP address cannot in effect immediately
2 Fix R305060, do not log CreateVolume event when every time R305060 volume
has been generated
2008-12-16
1 Fix target mode buffer repost problem,
2008-12-18
1 Non-installed LUN0 device type set to 0x7F
2008-12-24
1 Fix timeout checking for SAS model in heavy loading environment
2 Fix JBOD+spin down switch to RAID mode and create raidset, HDD will be
failed.
2009-1-5
1 Fix NTP YY/MM/DD error after YEAR2009
2 Adjust 2008 one leap second
2009-1-6
1 Build V1.46 2009-01-06