HP Smart Array firmware downgrade

[Qeeet]

Good day,

I recently installed HP Smart Array 642 into Dell server running Win2003. I just updated firmware when I noticed HP raid controller doesn't offer (F8) to configure it when booting.

Could you please tell me how to find some old firmwares for this controller? Maybe there is some hp ftp server...

[Qeeet]

I have found mirror of very old compaq ftp http://www.mmnt.net/db/0/29/ftp.compaq.com/pub/softpaq/sp30001-30500/

But I have no idea what to download. Where are files with names such as cp00xxxx

[Torsten. · Accepted solution]

Why not using hp.com drivers pages?

http://h20564.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/swd/public/detail?sp4ts.oid=377227&swItemId=MTX_9a1610ff1b8f49cdbff1ddc5ce&swEnvOid=1005

latest was 2.84 (A)(15 Jul 2008), older firmware here:

http://h20564.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/swd/public/detail?sp4ts.oid=377227&swItemId=MTX_9a1610ff1b8f49cdbff1ddc5ce&swEnvOid=1005#tab-history

but I don't think a downgrade will solve the problem ...

[Qeeet]

thank you! I googled a lot, but couldn't find that page. Believe me.