Promise Ultra100 TX2 RAID

Haden

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Anyone converted Ultra100 TX2 into RAID controler (FastTrack100 TX2, "lite" 133)?

It seems like it's quite possible, since cards are identical except that Ultra has 48kb flash disabled.
I've got several pages about conversion, but I can't understand a word (it's japanese I think).
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Also guys in tweakhardware seem to convert them succesfully, but I can't find all files needed and instructions are abstruse.

Anyone tried and maybe can email all files in one pack?
 

Haden

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Ironic, I found the same page before buying ultra100 TX2, jumped to promise site and thought Ultra100 TX2=Ultra100 (they don't mention Ultra100 in Products page).
I realized my mistake only when I saw my card.

Maybe someone can translate pages I mentioned?
 

Haden

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Perriot found simple way to do it, just in case someone interested:

Here's my step by step work:

1. Get ptiflash from support.promise.com (take Ultra100TX2 BIOS update with new ptiflash.exe)

2. Get BIOS perriot supplied (Here)

3. Get modded drivers from Here

4. Get Lite133 bios (same page, rd268v200122m2.zip)

3. Backup your Ultra100 BIOS (just in case ;D)

4. Flash Ultra133TX2 modded BIOS (step 2)

5. Reboot (should find U133TX2 now)

6. Flash Lite133 BIOS (step 4)

7. Reboot (should find RAID Lite133 now)

8. Drivers, enjoy :)

All credits go to Perriot (www.tweakhardware.com)

P.S. works for Ultra100 TX2 rev 01 only.