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*** WARNING *** The driver must be upgraded prior to upgrading the
hardware. Should you not upgrade the driver first, the system may
not boot properly.
The 3ware on-board code-set requires a DOS bootable diskette to boot the
system and run the installation program. This utility DOES NOT work in
a Windows DOS box.
1. Make sure you have the correct code-set for your board.
To identify whether your board is a 3w-6x00 board or a 3w-7x00,
open 3DM HTML and go to the Detail page.
2. Update the driver first if you haven't already done so. Once the driver
installed/updated successfully, insert a DOS bootable
diskette version 6.22 or later into the floppy drive and boot the
system to DOS.
4. Insert the diskette containing the hardware upgrade code into the drive.
5. Type "upgrade.bat" at the A: prompt then press enter. Follow the
instructions on the screen to update the code-set.
6. If the code-set you download is incompatible with your board, the code-set
will not upgrade and an error message will be reported.
7. Once the upgrade is successfully completed, turn off the system as instructed.
Remove the floppy diskette from the drive. Next, turn your system back on
to execute new code-set.
8. If you have upgraded your driver and your hardware correctly, the system
will boot and work correctly.
9. If your system doesn't boot and your OS is installed on our controller,
you will have to go into your system BIOS to change the boot order.
Follow your system guide if you don't know how to perform the operation.
Consult the BIOS Settings section in the manual that accompanied the
system and/or motherboard.
*** Multiple Boards System ****
1. If your system contains multiple 3ware controllers, the upgrade utility
will display all the boards on your system and ask you to choose the
board you want to upgrade. You can only upgrade one board at a time. To
upgrade multiple boards, you have to re-run the
utility program and choose a different board each time until all boards are updated.
2. If you are upgrading 6000 series boards you may only have a maximum of 3 boards in
the system at at a time due to system resource issues. If there are more than 3
boards in the system the upgrade utility will fail due to insufficient system memory.
For questions, please visit our website at www.3ware.com or call us
at 877-88-3ware (877-883-9273) or +01-650-614-3439.
710-0046-01 Rev A
Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.