3Ware 9550SX-4LP User Manual page 212

Chapter 10. Maintaining Your Controller
To update the 3ware driver and firmware using the update utility
1 Download and extract the driver files, as described on page 200.
2 Backup any critical data prior to updating the 3ware driver.
3 Log in to your system as system administrator.
4 Locate the folder that contains the driver files you extracted in step 1.
5 Double-click on the file
You see a progress dialog box while the update utility checks your system
for the driver and firmware versions presently installed.
Figure 76. Update Utility Progress Dialog (System Check)
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At the end of this process, you may need to restart the
Note:
system. Restarting is always required if you update the firmware.
In addition, if you boot from a unit on a 3ware RAID controller,
updating the driver will require that you restart the system.
3wUpdate.exe.
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