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Updating the 3ware Driver 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.

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

Show 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller Properties Dialog

10 | Click the Update Driver… button.

11 | If your system has Windows XP Service Pack 2, the first screen asks whether you want to connect to Windows Update.

Select “No, not this time” and click Next.
Show Windows XP Service Pack 2 Windows Update Query

12 | When you reach the Hardware Update Wizard screen shown below, select “Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)” and then click Next.

Show Upgrade/Install Device Driver Wizard

13 | At the next screen choose “Don’t search. I will choose the driver to install” and click Next.

Show Search for Driver Screen

14 | When the Select the Device Driver screen appears, click the Have Disk… button.

Show Select the Device Driver Screen

15 | When the Install from Disk dialog box appears (), enter the correct path name to the driver. If you created a driver diskette, insert it now. (The path will be A: if you are using a diskette in the A drive.)

Show Install From Disk Dialog Box

16 | When the Select the Device Driver dialog box reappears, select the appropriate driver and click Next.

Be sure to select the correct driver name, otherwise the driver upgrade will not be successful.
Show Select a Device Driver
The wizard begins installing the driver. You will see a progress box during installation.

17 | If the Digital Signature Not Found screen appears, click Yes to continue and follow the instructions to complete the driver installation.

18 | When the Completing the Hardware Update Wizard screen appears, click Finish.

19 | If you are prompted to restart the system, do so.

Shortly after clicking Finish, or after the machine reboots, the first screen of the Hardware Update Wizard appears again, informing you that Windows has found new hardware.
If you are using Windows XP Service Pack 2, the screen asks whether you want to connect to Windows Update.
Show Found New Hardware Screen

20 | Choose “No, not this time” and click Next.

At the next screen, leave the selection as “Install the software automatically.” Click Next and follow the prompts on the screen.

21 | When the second Completing the Found New Hardware screen appears, click Finish.

Show Completing Found New Hardware Wizard

Related Topics
  Downloading the Driver and Firmware
  Updating the Firmware Through 3DM 2
  Updating the Firmware Through DOS Using the 3ware Bootable CD
  Updating the 3ware Driver and Firmware Under Windows
  Using the Update Utility With Multiple Controllers
  Updating the 3ware Driver Under Red Hat or Fedora Core
  Updating the 3ware Driver Under SuSE
  Updating 3ware Drivers under FreeBSD
  Updating 3ware Drivers under VMware

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