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Windows® 2000 or Windows XP Installation Replacing an existing ATA RAID controller with a new version of the controller Caution: Install the correct driver (Escalade 7000 ATA 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: Upgrading to a new version of the Escalade ATA 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 versions. Materials required: • 3ware CD-ROM (You will be required to create a 3ware Windows Driver Installation 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 109

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Replacing an existing ATA RAID controller
with a new version of the controller
Caution:
Install the correct driver (Escalade 7000 ATA
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:
Upgrading to a new version of the Escalade ATA
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.