Scott Silva wrote: > on 2-25-2009 11:06 AM Marcelo M. Garcia spake the following: >> Scott Silva wrote: >>> on 2-25-2009 7:33 AM Marcelo M. Garcia spake the following: >>>> Hi. >>>> >>>> I had to update the BIOS of a Silicon Image 3512A Serial ATA controller. >>>> I'm not using RAID. >>>> >>>> When I run the updater program (updflash.exe), it asks me to choose >>>> flash memory from a list, something like: AMD Am29F010B (1 Megabit), AMD >>>> Am29LV01B (1 Megabit), etc. >>>> >>>> How can I find out which is flash memory of the controller? >>>> >>>> Thanks >>>> >>>> Marcelo >>> Did you look at the controller? Maybe the flash chip is labeled. >>> >> Hi >> >> I tried. I think the chip is under the raiser for the second processor. >> Which I tried to remove but I couldn't. But it shouldn't ask this kind >> of stuff, which flash memory is in the chip. It seems very strange. >> >> Thanks anyway. >> >> Marcelo > True. A better written flash program should be able to query the chip and ID > it. Silicon Image is a chip manufacturer, not a board designer. So the tools > are usually more generic. > > Is it an add in card or is it built into the motherboard? > > If it is built into the motherboard, the flash image is sometimes bound in > with the system bios, and is much harder to replace. > Hi Good point. The controller is on-board. This gives me the idea that maybe I could find out the flash memory by the serial number of the motherboard. Thanks Marcelo