User guide

11: LDVR-3U Installation Procedures
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Note: You must update both the Windows 2000 driver and the 3DM utility first
before you update the firmware. This is to avoid the situation of upgrading
the RAID controller BIOS to a version that is newer than the Windows 2000
software can handle.
3. Install the 7500-8 RAID Controller Windows 2000 driver.
4. Restart the unit.
5. Install the 3DM utility.
a. Double-click on the “Connect to 3DM” icon on the desktop. The
Internet Connection Wizard should appear.
b. Manually configure to connect through a LAN, leaving all options
except for the Internet mail account at their defaults. Skip over the
setting up of a mail account. The 3DM utility should appear on the
screen.
c. Check the controller firmware version against the version of firmware
mentioned in the release notes for the version of Freeware 7500-8 Series
RAID controller software you're using. For the 7.4 release the versions
must be:
BIOS: BE7X 1.07.02.008
Firmware: FE7X 1.04.00.024
Monitor: ME7X 1.01.00.034
PCBA: Rev3
A Chip: V3.20
P Chip: V1.30
d. If the firmware is not at the right version:
1) Create a firmware upgrade diskette from the files downloaded from
www.3ware.com.
2) Restart the unit.
3) Upgrade the firmware.
4) Restart the unit.