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# H710 B0 Full Size IT Mode Flashing
Continued instructions for flashing the H710 Full Size (B0 Revision). You should only continue here after following the [Introduction Page](https://fohdeesha.com/docs/perc/). If you haven't done so already, go back.
## Verify & SAS
You should still be in the FreeDOS live boot image. Double check you are on the right guide by running the following command again:
```
info
```
Your output should exactly match the below:
```
Product Name : PERC H710 Adapter
ChipRevision : B0
SAS Address : xxxx (will differ)
```
If so, continue on! If not, stop and go back to the [introduction page](https://fohdeesha.com/docs/perc/) and get on the right guide.
You also need to note the SAS address of the card from the above output so we can program it back later. Take a screenshot of the console, or otherwise note down the address so you can write it back at the end of the guide. It's not a huge deal if you lose it, but it's easiest to program back the original address instead of generating a new one.
## Cleaning The Card
Still in FreeDOS, run the following command to wipe the flash on the card and get rid of all Dell firmware. This will also flash the required SBR:
```
BIGB0CRS
```
Follow the prompts. If it finishes without error, it's time to reboot into Linux. Get the Linux live ISO from the ZIP ready to boot from, then tell FreeDOS to reboot:
```
reboot
```
## Linux Time
You should now be booted into the Linux ISO from the ZIP. Use the following credentials to login: **user/live**
We highly recommend SSH'ing to the live ISO so you can copy/paste commands and not have to use the iDRAC virtual console. To do so, run the following to find the IP of the install:
```
ipinfo
```
It should spit out an IP. SSH to it, using the same **user/live** credentials. This is not required and you can continue on using the iDRAC (or physical) console, but it will be slightly more inconvenient.
## Flashing IT Firmware
Now, still in Linux, we need to change to the root user:
```
sudo su -
```
Now we run the flashing script. Issue the following command to begin the process:
```
B0-H710
```
It should automatically do everything required to flash the card. If you don't get any unexpected errors and it completes, we need to reboot and program the SAS address back to finish. See the following note.
**Note:** For some reason, the very first boot after crossflashing the card will cause a kernel panic - I believe it's iDRAC not letting go of something (I was able to see the card put in a fault state via the debug UART when this happens). This only happens the first reboot after crossflashing. When you boot back into the live ISO and get the panic, either let it reboot itself, or use iDRAC to force a reboot. After that boot back into the live ISO again and all will be well.
## Programming SAS Address Back
Now rebooted back into the live Linux image, just run the following commands, filling in the example address with your own, that you noted down earlier:
```
sudo su -
setsas 500605b123456777
```
It should succeed without errors. That's it! You can run the following command to get some info about your new card. You should be able to see your SAS address and the same firmware version:
```
info
```
```
Controller Number : 0
Controller : SAS2308_2(B0)
PCI Address : 00:02:00:00
SAS Address : 0000000-0-0000-0000
NVDATA Version (Default) : 14.01.00.09
NVDATA Version (Persistent) : 14.01.00.09
Firmware Product ID : 0x2214 (IT)
Firmware Version : 20.00.07.00
NVDATA Vendor : LSI
NVDATA Product ID : SAS9205-8e
BIOS Version : N/A
UEFI BSD Version : N/A
FCODE Version : N/A
Board Name : SAS9205-8e
Board Assembly : N/A
Board Tracer Number : N/A
```
Unless you also need to flash boot images for booting off the card, you can now ditch all the live images and reboot back into your normal system, and enjoy your IT mode card.
## Optional: Boot Images
>Note: flashing these can add up to 2 minutes to server boot time if you have a lot of drives. Be sure you need them!
If you need to boot from drives connected to this adapter, you'll need to flash a boot image to it. Otherwise, skip it. This is what gives you the "press blahblah to enter the LSI boot configuration utility" text when the server boots. To flash the regular BIOS boot image:
```
flashboot /root/Bootloaders/mptsas2.rom
```
If you want to UEFI boot from drives connected to this adapter, you need to flash the UEFI boot image (the card can have both UEFI and BIOS boot images flashed):
```
flashboot /root/Bootloaders/x64sas2.rom
```
You can now ditch the live images and boot back into your normal system.
## Optional: Reverting
If for some reason you need to revert back to the stock Dell PERC firmware, that's easy. Boot back into the FreeDOS live image, and run the following command:
```
BIGB0RVT
```
That's it! When it finishes, just reboot back to your normal system with the `reboot` command.
>Note: This uses the unmodified latest Dell firmware `21.3.5-0002,A09` extracted from the update EXE found [here](https://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/04/drivers/driversdetails?driverid=9mhj5&).

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# H310/H710/H710P Mini IT Mode Crossflashing
This guide allows you to crossflash 12th gen Dell Mini Mono cards to LSI IT firmware. Mini Mono refers to the small models that fit in the dedicated "storage slot" on Dell servers. Because iDRAC checks the PCI vendor values of cards in this slot before allowing the server to boot, the generic full-size PERC crossflashing guides do not apply. This guide however solves that issue. [Technical explanation](https://github.com/marcan/lsirec/issues/1#issuecomment-574971959) for those curious. **If you have the full size cards, do NOT use this guide.** The following cards are supported:
# H310/H710/H710P Mini & Full Size IT Crossflashing
This guide allows you to crossflash 12th gen Dell Mini Mono & full size cards to LSI IT firmware. Mini Mono refers to the small models that fit in the dedicated "storage slot" on Dell servers. Because iDRAC checks the PCI vendor values of cards in this slot before allowing the server to boot, the generic full-size PERC crossflashing guides do not apply. This guide however solves that issue. [Technical explanation](https://github.com/marcan/lsirec/issues/1#issuecomment-574971959) for those curious. The following cards are currently supported (if you have a model not listed, [contact me](mailto:jon@fohdeesha.com?subject=PERC-Unknown)):
* H310 Mini Mono
* H710 Mini Mono
* H710P Mini Mono
* H710 Full Size
Please note that we're not the first to do this by far, a few eBay sellers figured this out and have kept it a secret in order to crossflash these themselves, then sell hundreds of them for 4x the cost of the original cards. In the spirit of open source, this guide is intended to allow users to save money and do it themselves. If you're lazy and want a pre-flashed card, [eBay](https://www.ebay.com/sch/theartofserver/m.html) is still an option.
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## Preparation
Ensure there is only one LSI-based adapter in your system. If there are others besides the mini PERC card, remove them! Also in the server BIOS settings, under Integrated Devices, ensure both `SR-IOV Global Enable` and `I/OAT DMA Engine` are **disabled**. They are disabled by default, so unless you've changed them in the past you should be good.
**Remove the RAID battery** from the adapter. The IT firmware has no cache for the battery to back, in fact the IT firmware will have no clue the battery is there if you leave it connected. To make matters worse, in rare cases some people observed the battery holding old Dell code in the card's RAM and it made their crossflash process a pain. Just unplug/remove the battery and store it somewhere in case you return to Dell firmware.
Download the ZIP below which contains two ISOs. One is a FreeDOS live image, the other is a Debian live image. Both come prepackaged with all the required tools and files, and they can be booted either via iDRAC virtual media or by burning them to a flash drive via [Rufus](https://rufus.ie/), using `dd`, or your favorite flashing utility - up to you.
[```Mini Mono Flashing ZIP```](https://fohdeesha.com/data/other/perc/perc-crossflash.zip)
```Version: v1.1```
```ZIP Updated: 02-24-2020```
```Version: v1.2```
```ZIP Updated: 02-26-2020```
```MD5: 559ad62aa259db97b537f0939d45783f```
>Note: If you **know** you have an H310 (**not** an H710), skip all of the below and jump right to the [H310 Guide](https://fohdeesha.com/docs/H310/). Otherwise, continue below.
>Note: If you **know** you have an H310 Mini (**not** an H710), skip all of the below and jump right to the [H310 Mini Guide](https://fohdeesha.com/docs/H310/). Otherwise, continue below.
## Finding Your Card Revision
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If it displays an **H710 Mini D1** revision, proceed to the [H710 (D1) Guide](https://fohdeesha.com/docs/H710-D1/)
If it displays an **H710P Mini B0** revision, proceed to the [H710P (B0) Guide](https://fohdeesha.com/docs/H710P-B0/)
If it displays an **H710P Mini D1** revision, proceed to the [H710P (D1) Guide](https://fohdeesha.com/docs/H710P-D1/)
If it displays an **H710 Adapter B0** revision, proceed to the [H710 Full Size (B0) Guide](https://fohdeesha.com/docs/H710-B0-full/)
If it displays anything that doesn't exactly match the above choices, [contact me](mailto:jon@fohdeesha.com?subject=PERC-Unknown) with a screenshot.
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Regardless, since they're the same price used, you may as well grab the D1 revision. Note that many ebay sellers just stick popular part numbers in the listing title, so try to verify in the actual auction images that the label states the correct part number. Note that most sellers omit the leading `0` so you'll get more results doing the same:
**H710 B0 Part Numbers:**
**H710 B0 Full Size Part Numbers:**
- These full size cards are still $$$ for some reason
- Unless you already have one just buy an actual LSI card for half the price
- 017MXW
**H710 B0 Mini Part Numbers:**
- 0MCR5X
- 0FRH64
**H710 D1 Part Numbers:**
**H710 D1 Mini Part Numbers:**
- 05CT6D
**H710P B0 Part Numbers:**
**H710P B0 Mini Part Numbers:**
- 0TTVVV
**H710P D1 Part Numbers:**
**H710P D1 Mini Part Numbers:**
- 0TY8F9
**Unknown:**
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### Contributing:
The markdown source for these guides is hosted on [**my Github repo.**](https://github.com/Fohdeesha/lab-docu) If you have any suggested changes or additions feel free to submit a pull request.
```Documentation version:``` [ v1.7 (02-24-2020)](https://github.com/Fohdeesha/lab-docu/commits/master)
```Documentation version:``` [ v1.8 (02-26-2020)](https://github.com/Fohdeesha/lab-docu/commits/master)