diff --git a/drivers/scsi/aacraid/aacraid.h b/drivers/scsi/aacraid/aacraid.h
index 39ecd0d22eb0..7e25c0bbd644 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/aacraid/aacraid.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/aacraid/aacraid.h
@@ -497,6 +497,7 @@ struct adapter_ops
 	void (*adapter_enable_int)(struct aac_dev *dev);
 	int  (*adapter_sync_cmd)(struct aac_dev *dev, u32 command, u32 p1, u32 p2, u32 p3, u32 p4, u32 p5, u32 p6, u32 *status, u32 *r1, u32 *r2, u32 *r3, u32 *r4);
 	int  (*adapter_check_health)(struct aac_dev *dev);
+	int  (*adapter_restart)(struct aac_dev *dev, int bled);
 	/* Transport operations */
 	int  (*adapter_ioremap)(struct aac_dev * dev, u32 size);
 	irqreturn_t (*adapter_intr)(int irq, void *dev_id);
@@ -1060,6 +1061,9 @@ struct aac_dev
 #define aac_adapter_check_health(dev) \
 	(dev)->a_ops.adapter_check_health(dev)
 
+#define aac_adapter_restart(dev,bled) \
+	(dev)->a_ops.adapter_restart(dev,bled)
+
 #define aac_adapter_ioremap(dev, size) \
 	(dev)->a_ops.adapter_ioremap(dev, size)
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/aacraid/commsup.c b/drivers/scsi/aacraid/commsup.c
index 1b97f60652ba..55bf6f395e92 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/aacraid/commsup.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/aacraid/commsup.c
@@ -1035,7 +1035,6 @@ static void aac_handle_aif(struct aac_dev * dev, struct fib * fibptr)
 static int _aac_reset_adapter(struct aac_dev *aac)
 {
 	int index, quirks;
-	u32 ret;
 	int retval;
 	struct Scsi_Host *host;
 	struct scsi_device *dev;
@@ -1059,20 +1058,10 @@ static int _aac_reset_adapter(struct aac_dev *aac)
 	 *	If a positive health, means in a known DEAD PANIC
 	 * state and the adapter could be reset to `try again'.
 	 */
-	retval = aac_adapter_check_health(aac);
-	if (retval == 0)
-		retval = aac_adapter_sync_cmd(aac, IOP_RESET_ALWAYS,
-		  0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, &ret, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
-	if (retval)
-		retval = aac_adapter_sync_cmd(aac, IOP_RESET,
-		  0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, &ret, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+	retval = aac_adapter_restart(aac, aac_adapter_check_health(aac));
 
 	if (retval)
 		goto out;
-	if (ret != 0x00000001) {
-		retval = -ENODEV;
-		goto out;
-	}
 
 	/*
 	 *	Loop through the fibs, close the synchronous FIBS
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/aacraid/rx.c b/drivers/scsi/aacraid/rx.c
index d242e2611d67..00e3cba9d8ef 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/aacraid/rx.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/aacraid/rx.c
@@ -460,22 +460,31 @@ static int aac_rx_ioremap(struct aac_dev * dev, u32 size)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int aac_rx_restart_adapter(struct aac_dev *dev)
+static int aac_rx_restart_adapter(struct aac_dev *dev, int bled)
 {
 	u32 var;
 
-	printk(KERN_ERR "%s%d: adapter kernel panic'd.\n",
-			dev->name, dev->id);
+	if (bled)
+		printk(KERN_ERR "%s%d: adapter kernel panic'd %x.\n",
+			dev->name, dev->id, bled);
+	else
+		bled = aac_adapter_sync_cmd(dev, IOP_RESET_ALWAYS,
+		  0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, &var, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+	if (bled)
+		bled = aac_adapter_sync_cmd(dev, IOP_RESET,
+		  0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, &var, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
 
-	if (aac_rx_check_health(dev) <= 0)
-		return 1;
-	if (rx_sync_cmd(dev, IOP_RESET, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
-			&var, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL))
-		return 1;
+	if (bled)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	if (var == 0x3803000F) { /* USE_OTHER_METHOD */
+		rx_writel(dev, MUnit.reserved2, 3);
+		msleep(5000); /* Delay 5 seconds */
+		var = 0x00000001;
+	}
 	if (var != 0x00000001)
-		 return 1;
+		return -EINVAL;
 	if (rx_readl(dev, MUnit.OMRx[0]) & KERNEL_PANIC)
-		return 1;
+		return -ENODEV;
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -532,9 +541,12 @@ int _aac_rx_init(struct aac_dev *dev)
 	 *	Check to see if the board panic'd while booting.
 	 */
 	status = rx_readl(dev, MUnit.OMRx[0]);
-	if (status & KERNEL_PANIC)
-		if (aac_rx_restart_adapter(dev))
+	if (status & KERNEL_PANIC) {
+		if ((status = aac_rx_check_health(dev)) <= 0)
 			goto error_iounmap;
+		if (aac_rx_restart_adapter(dev, status))
+			goto error_iounmap;
+	}
 	/*
 	 *	Check to see if the board failed any self tests.
 	 */
@@ -572,6 +584,7 @@ int _aac_rx_init(struct aac_dev *dev)
 	dev->a_ops.adapter_notify = aac_rx_notify_adapter;
 	dev->a_ops.adapter_sync_cmd = rx_sync_cmd;
 	dev->a_ops.adapter_check_health = aac_rx_check_health;
+	dev->a_ops.adapter_restart = aac_rx_restart_adapter;
 
 	/*
 	 *	First clear out all interrupts.  Then enable the one's that we