Updating The 3Ware Driver Under Windows - 3Ware 9550SXU-12 User Manual

Updating the 3ware Driver Under Windows

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When the 3ware Driver/Firmware Update dialog box appears, it lists the
number of controllers in your system, shows available updates for the
device driver, and available firmware updates for the first controller.
Figure 80. Update Utility Showing Available Drivers
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2 Use the scroll arrows under "Current" Controller to see firmware
recommendations for each controller on your system.
3 For each controller, review the option for whether the firmware should be
updated, and change it if appropriate.
4 Continue with step 6 above, in the procedure "Updating the 3ware Driver
and Firmware Under Windows."
If you prefer, you can update the 3ware driver through the Windows Device
Driver Manager, instead of using the Update Utility described above.
The screens here are from Windows XP. The Windows 2003, 2008, and Vista
screens are similar.
To update the 3ware driver under Windows
(Note that during this process, you will step through driver installation
wizards twice.)
1 Download and extract the driver files, as described under "Downloading
the Driver and Firmware" on page 181.
Updating the Firmware and Driver
Type of controller
Number of
controllers
Current controller
Number of
controllers that
will be updated.
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