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Updating the 3ware Driver Under Windows XP, 3ware 9000 Series ATA RAID Controller Properties

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Updating the Driver and Firmware Updating the 3ware Driver Under Windows XP If you prefer, you can update the 3ware driver through the Windows Device Driver Manager, instead of using the Update Utility described above. To update the 3ware driver under Windows XP (Note that during this process, you will step through driver installation wizards twice.) 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 From the Start menu, open the Control Panel window. 5 In the Control Panel window, double-click on the System icon. 6 Click on the Hardware tab and then click on the Device Manager tab. 7 Open the SCSI and RAID Controllers selection. 8 Locate and double-click on the applicable 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller. The 3ware 9000 Series ATA RAID Controller Properties dialog box appears. 9 Click the Driver tab (Figure 82). www.3ware.com 207

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Updating the Driver and Firmware
www.3ware.com
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Updating the 3ware Driver Under Windows XP
If you prefer, you can update the 3ware driver through the Windows Device
Driver Manager, instead of using the Update Utility described above.
To update the 3ware driver under Windows XP
(Note that during this process, you will step through driver installation
wizards twice.)
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
From the
Start
menu, open the
Control Panel
window.
5
In the
Control Panel
window, double-click on the
System
icon.
6
Click on the
Hardware
tab and then click on the
Device Manager
tab.
7
Open the
SCSI and RAID Controllers
selection.
8
Locate and double-click on the applicable
3ware
Serial ATA RAID
Controller
. The
3ware 9000 Series ATA RAID Controller Properties
dialog box
appears.
9
Click the
Driver
tab (Figure 82).