Updating the Firmware and Driverwww.3ware.com 189When the 3ware Driver/Firmware Update dialog box appears, it lists thenumber of controllers in your system, shows available updates for thedevice driver, and available firmware updates for the first controller.Figure 80. Update Utility Showing Available Drivers.2 Use the scroll arrows under “Current” Controller to see firmwarerecommendations for each controller on your system.3 For each controller, review the option for whether the firmware should beupdated, and change it if appropriate.4 Continue with step 6 above, in the procedure “Updating the 3ware Driverand Firmware Under Windows.”Updating the 3ware Driver Under WindowsIf you prefer, you can update the 3ware driver through the Windows DeviceDriver Manager, instead of using the Update Utility described above.The screens here are from Windows XP. The Windows 2003, 2008, and Vistascreens are similar.To update the 3ware driver under Windows(Note that during this process, you will step through driver installationwizards twice.)1 Download and extract the driver files, as described under “Downloadingthe Driver and Firmware” on page 181.Number ofcontrollersCurrent controllerNumber ofcontrollers thatwill be updated.Type of controller
