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**Better Performance:** the plain LSI IT firmware in this guide drastically increases the max [queue depth](https://www.settlersoman.com/what-is-storage-queue-depth-qd-and-why-is-it-so-important/) of the adapter. For instance on the H310 Mini, it goes from 25 with the stock Dell RAID firmware to 600 with the LSI IT firmware. This can mean drastic improvements in IOPS with heavy SSD configurations for example.
**Different Driver:** The stock Dell firmware (MegaRAID-based) uses the MegaRAID driver in Linux/FreeBSD/etc. In some distributions this can cause issues, for example FreeNAS has issues pulling SMART data from drives connected to a MegaRAID controller. After crossflashing to IT mode, the card is used by the OS via the much simpler mpt2sas driver.
**Different Driver:** The stock Dell firmware (MegaRAID-based) uses the MegaRAID driver in Linux/FreeBSD/etc. In some distributions this can cause issues, for example FreeNAS has issues pulling SMART data from drives connected to a MegaRAID controller. After crossflashing to IT mode, the card is used by the OS via the much simpler mpt3sas driver.
## Preparation
Download the ZIP below which contains two ISOs. One is a freeDOS live boot image, the other is a Debian live boot 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/) or similar - up to you.
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```MD5: 6f4b1c6b2f1faf4c8c5d1f647b6505f2```
## Finding Your Card Revision
>Note: If you **know** you have an H310, you can skip all of this and jump right to the [H310 Guide](https://fohdeesha.com/docs/H310/). Otherwise, continue below.
Ensure there is only one LSI-based adapter in your system. If there are others besides the mini PERC card, remove them! Boot the server off the FreeDOS ISO. Once it's booted, just run the following command, which will spit out the name and revision of your card:
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