EMC QLA22xx User Manual

Updating the HBA Driver in a Windows 2000 or Windows 2003 Host

On Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 systems where the QLogic 
HBA has been detected automatically or a driver is already installed, 
it might be necessary to upgrade the current driver to the latest 
EMC-qualified driver, as described in this section.

The following procedure assumes that you have already copied the 
latest driver from the QLogic CD-ROM or downloaded it from the 
QLogic website and put it onto a diskette.

Refer to the release notes provided with the driver for information that might 
be unique to new driver revisions.

To install the driver into a Windows 2000 or Windows 2003 host:

1. Boot the host (if necessary) with Windows 2000 or Windows 2003.

2. From the Windows taskbar, click Start, Programs, Administrative 

.

3. In the left pane of the Computer Management window, click the 

 icon.

4. Double-click the SCSI & RAID Controllers icon.

5. Under SCSI & RAID Controllers, double-click the adapter you 

wish to upgrade.

6. In the next window, click the Driver tab; then click Update 

.

7. Follow the update wizard until you are given the choice to 

Click the button next to this choice; then click Next.

8. In the Select a Driver window, click Have Disk.

9. Enter the path to the diskette containing the driver (A:\, for 

example), or use the browse function to locate the driver; then 
click OK.

10. Select the driver that is discovered and click Next.

11. In the next window, click Next.