Areca Firmware Upgrade
 

Via Windows XP:

Download and install archhttp:
Here is the archhttp utility ftp://ftp.areca.com.tw/RaidCards/AP_Drivers/Windows/.

Head over to areca support and download the latest firmware file for you're specific card.

After installing archttp, find it in the programs and run it.

You'll see the top controller listed and under that is config.

Click on Controller and click "Launch"

You'll be asked for the login info:
Default: admin
passowrd: 0000

On the left sidebar, click ont he last item, then navigate to upgrade firmware or the equivilant.

Now browse for that firware download you got from Areca for your specific card. You should have 4 files, bios, boot, and firmware. Update them one at a time and wait for the progress bar to finish and a status message to appear. You can do all four consecutively and then restart the system.

The new firmware will update after reboot.

Apologies for not having screenies, I was in a rush to see if it worked ;)

thanks updating firemware/bios for my 1220 is my last step b4 I initiate an RMA. stupid thing wont work :(

wait a sec i dont see this ultility in there? am i dumb?

Did you install the software yet or are you looking for the download?

Hit me on msn if you're having probs ;)

I appreciate it supes :thumbsup: Looking at it again I think I figured it out, so I will be trying the flash tonight. I really ohpe it fixes the card, as RMA'ing another piece of hardware just isnt what I want to do... (RMA'd at least 10 things past months)