3726 Hub . . . a fresh start

In order to see if there is still a way to get the SATA hub to work, I decided to follow these instructions (I put the words in bold):

I clicked on Run > cmd
At the prompt, I typed 3726FwDownload.exe <Mode> <Device> <FW Filename>

I received a message: < was unexpected at this time

Does anybody have any thoughts on this?

 

Does anyone have an idea about what's going on? A passing thought?

 

In this case, the "< >" is telling you what to type in that spot.
Therefore what you should type in at the command prompt would be:
3726FwDownload.exe -i
This should give you your Display Chip revision and EEPROM FW version
or
3726FwDownload.exe -w
This should download the firmware for your device
or
3726FwDownload.exe -d (followed by the name of the firmware file you need - if you know what it is)
should download a particular firmware file. It must be in .bin format.
ie: filename.bin

 

Thanks so much . . . I feel like a dummy :-D . . . but I'm learning.
And there is sooo much to learn.

 

As Joni Mitchell put it in her song "Woodstock":
"Life is for learning"
Learning is one of the most important reasons I like this place.
Learn something (usually many things) every time I visit.

 

I tried installing the firmware using the instructions but it didn't work. Maybe you can let me know what I was doing wrong. Some of the cmds contained typos so those aren't considered.

I've attached a screenshot of the commands that I used and a screenshot of the contents of the 3726FwDownload.zip file that I'm working with.

Any idea about what went wrong?

 

From your second screenshot I see you have the file on your A drive (floppy)
at your command prompt type "a:" (without the quotation marks) and hit your enter key
You should now see an a prompt ( a:\> )
then type "3726FwDownload.exe 3726_1.0114.bin" (again without the quotes) and hit enter.

 

God, I feel more stupid everytime I come here. lmao! I think my brain's turned to mush.

 

It wouldn't work. I received a message from Microsoft that said that it had encountered a problem and must close. I also tried it with the < > but it didn't work either. :confused

 

I unzipped the folder again to a fresh floppy and I received an immediate response. Microsoft didn't get involved at all.

 

Although it usually doesn't shed a lot of light (to me, at least), I'd be interested in what the error report says.
It would appear that you entered everything correctly.

 

I've tried it a few times and I don't receive the Microsoft message any longer, just the one that says 'not recognized as an internal or external command' right in the dos box.

Maybe a little background info would help more.

I have SATA XP Pro x64, 3124 chipset. The hub is a 3726. Even though the hardware isn't compatible with 3726, the hub is supposed to work when the firmware is installed. Right now, I have firmware installed only for my controller card:

SATA Controller Card 3124 x64 1.1.130 logo
SiI 3124 32-bit Windows BASE Driver (1.3.20.0)
SiI 3124 x86 1.3.20.0_logo
SiI 3132 x86 bios v7223

These files were the ones that were given me when I punched in my computer's info at Silicon's website. The controller card works with no problems.

When I connect the hub to the controller card, a green led is supposed to turn on which shows that the hub is operational. What it does, though, is freeze my computer until I disconnect it.

I'll download a fresh copy of 3726FwDownload to see if the Microsoft message appears again.

 

A new copy of 3726FwDownload didn't give me the Microsoft message again. Instead, I received a number of messages when trying to run the commands. I've attached part 1 and part 2. Each time I try to do this, I get different messages.

 

This is interesting . . .

I was reading up on the 3124 drivers. At the Silicon website, it mentioned to download the SiI 3132 32 & 64-bit Windows SATARAID5 Management Utility. I downloaded and installed it. It left an icon on my desktop. When I double-clicked on it, I received a message that said:

I have SiI 3124 SATARAID5 Windows Driver X64 v1.5.11.0 installed in my computer. It's listed in Device Manager.

 

At this point, I think the best thing I can do would be to uninstall most of the drivers/firmware that I installed and install only the necessary ones. I kept adding drivers and firmware to get the hub to work.

The first reason is because I installed too many in order to get the hub working, which isn't going to happen.

The second reason is because Silicon Image Controller isn't recognizing any of the drivers/firmware/BIOS updates that I installed or installed incorrectly.

None of the drivers/firmware are listed in Add/Remove Programs. Can I just delete the folders from 'Programs x86'?