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Questions tagged [firmware]

This tag is for questions related to the ROM BIOS of a computer, which may contain only elementary basic functions of a device and may only provide services to higher-level software. Firmware such as the program of an embedded system may be the only program that will run on the system and provide all of its functions.

Firmware such as the ROM BIOS of a personal computer may contain only elementary basic functions of a device and may only provide services to higher-level software. Firmware such as the program of an embedded system may be the only program that will run on the system and provide all of its functions.

Reference

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firmware

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Can I swap a SATA drive with one firmware type with one with another firmware type?

I hope this is pretty straight forward, but assume I have a Dell optiplex 780 (don't judge me) running Windows 7 SP1 with a Seagate 500GB 7200RPM SATA drive which lists Firmware: CC45. The hard drive dies (suprise) and I need to replace it with a…
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Can I skip several version during a firmware update?

I have a SPARC T3-4 server experiencing a known bug (CR 7003014 as described here: http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19417-01/html/E20814/z40004961296327.html). The solution is to update the firmware to at least version 8.0.4.b. My system is currently on a…
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Jetstor SAN disk firmware

We have a jetstor SAN, specifically http://www.9to5computer.com/AC&NC/JetStor%20SATA%20412iS%20iSCSI%20to%20SATA%20Rackmount%20Raid.htm and now discontinued. Its run for 6 years and just hit end of warranty. Vendor will provide a disk only warranty…
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Adic Scalar 100 (Dell Powervault 136T) drive firmware downgrade problem

I've got an Adic Scalar 100 (also commonly rebranded by dell as powervault 136T). recently one drive failed and we put in a spare LTO2 drive into the changer. Unfortunately, the drive has slightly newer firmware which causes the changer to complain.…
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IBM TS 3310 upgrade firmware

Am I allowed to upgrade firmware (by self) for tape library IBM TS 3310 which service support contract has been finished?
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IBM x3650 M1 SATA support up to 2 Tb

I have an IBM x3650 (M1 [i think because of DDR2 rams]), an as i know it only support SATA hard drvies only up to 1 Tb. Is there any RAID controller firmware/BIOS update which can give the server 2 tb hard drives support? And how can is update…
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Where to get FW/BIOS for Sun Fire X4150

I have been trying to get the lastest software for the X4150. I get to this link http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/systems/patches/firmware/release-history-jsp-138416.html#X4150 but it gets me no where so.. just curious if anyone has ILOM…
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Copying Firmware to 3560X Switch Ends SSH Session & Erases File

I am simply trying to copy a new firmware file to a 3560X switch by connecting via SSH and copying it from a tftp server to the flash memory. The process commences, the transfer gets all the way to the end but when it complete, it boots me out of…
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How to fix port forwarding on Linksys T-Mobile router that was vendor upgraded to v1.0.20

Linksys has flashed my t-mobile branded router model number WRTU54G-TM from v1.0.15 to v1.0.20 and in doing so broken all the port forwarding. I tried reflashing it back to v1.0.15 and that fixes the problem for a couple minutes before the vendor…
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Updating ALOM firmware Sun Fire v440

I have Sun Fire v440 server with old bios (or ALOM?) release. So the fans installed in the server make a lot of noise, even if processors aren't heated. I have some image files to update bios (alombootfw (boot image file) and alommainfw (main image…
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How to get Sun X4100 Firmware updates from Oracle?

This document directs how to get there, but it is for the old Sun website. http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E19569-01/820-1188-12/core_ilom_firmware.html#50413605_67571 Download the flash image .ima file using these steps: Naviage to…
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Configure DD-WRT / wireless router firmware online

Is there a way to configure firmware such as DD-WRT for a wireless router online or through a software program prior to loading it on the device? For example, let's say that I want to setup a wireless router for someone else remotely without the…
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Flashing Cisco SPA942 phone with SPA504G firmware

I have a Cisco SPA942 phone, which is no longer supported by Cisco. It's running the latest firmware available for this phone: 6.1.5(a). Cisco replaced the SPA942 with the SPA504G, which is almost identical to the SPA942 hardware-wise. I noticed…
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What UEFI-based machines are available in the market today?

I am looking for Client systems that have UEFI firmware. What are the existing systems that can be bought in the market today?
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Where can I find old versions of linksys router firmware?

I've had a headache of a weekend after upgrading to the latest firmware for my wrt54g. Suffice it to say I'm not satisfied with the latest version. Now I'm looking around for the previous version of the firmware out there on the interwebs and am…
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