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Windows Installation Replacing an existing ATA RAID controller with a new version of the controller Caution: Install the correct driver (Escalade 7000/8000 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 Updating the 3ware driver 1 Backup any critical data prior to updating the 3ware driver. 2 Log in to your system as system administrator. 3 Go to the Start menu, click on Settings and open the Control Panel win- dow. 4 From the Control Panel window, click on the System icon. 5 Click on the Hardware tab and then click on the Device Manager tab. 6 Open the SCSI and RAID Controllers selection. 7 Locate and double-click on 3ware ATA RAID Controller. The 3ware ATA RAID Controller Properties pop-up menu appears. 8 Click on the Driver tab (see Figure 25). 52 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide

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Windows Installation
52
3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide
Replacing an existing ATA RAID controller
with a new version of the controller
Caution:
Install the correct driver (Escalade 7000/8000 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
Updating the 3ware driver
1
Backup any critical data prior to updating the 3ware driver.
2
Log in to your system as system administrator.
3
Go to the
Start
menu, click on
Settings
and open the
Control Panel
win-
dow.
4
From the
Control Panel
window, click on the
System
icon.
5
Click on the
Hardware
tab and then click on the
Device Manager
tab.
6
Open the
SCSI and RAID Controllers
selection.
7
Locate and double-click on
3ware
ATA RAID Controller
. The
3ware
ATA RAID Controller Properties
pop-up menu appears.
8
Click on the
Driver
tab (see Figure 25).