Updating The 3Ware Driver; Version Of The Controller - 3Ware 7000-2 - Escalade RAID Controller User Manual

Replacing an existing ATA RAID controller
with a new version of the controller
Caution:
RAID Controller) for the new version Escalade ATA
RAID Controller before installing the controller. Your
system may not boot with the new version of the ATA
RAID controller unless the new version of the driver has
been installed first.
Note:
RAID Controller does not require reconfiguring the
drives connected to your controller and will not affect
data stored in your disk arrays for this and previous ver-
sions.
Materials required:
• 3ware CD-ROM
(You will be required to create a 3ware Windows Driver Installa-
tion Diskette from the files located on the 3ware CD-ROM.
Please refer to the "Readme.txt" file on the 3ware CD-ROM for
directions.)

Updating the 3ware driver

1 Backup any critical data prior to updating the 3ware driver.
See "Upgrade the 3ware driver" on page 76.
2 Log in to your system as system administrator.
3 Go to the Start menu, click on Settings and open the Control
Panel window.
4 From the Control Panel window, click on the System icon.
www.3ware.com
Install the correct driver (Escalade 7000 ATA
Upgrading to a new version of the Escalade ATA
Windows® 2000 or Windows XP Installation
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