Intel Application Accelerator User's Manual

Confirming Version of Intel Application Accelerator Installed
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16 Confirming Version of Intel
Application Accelerator
Installed
There are two different ways to determine which version of the Intel Application Accelerator is
installed:
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Use the Intel Storage Utility
Locate the RAID driver (iaStor.sys) itself and view the file properties.
16.1 Using the Intel Storage Utility:
Run the Intel Storage Utility from the following Start Menu path:
 Windows XP: Start Æ All Programs Æ Intel Application Accelerator Æ Intel
Application Accelerator
 Windows 2000: Start Æ Programs Æ Intel Application Accelerator Æ Intel Application
Accelerator
Click the ‘Device Information’ Tab
·Single left-click the ‘Intel(R) 82801FR SATA RAID Controller’ item in the Devices tree
Note: the specific Intel SATA RAID Controller depends on your system, but will be in
the format “82801xR”
Then look for a parameter in the Parameters list box titled ‘Driver Version’. This should have
a version number in the following format:
 4.5.0.xxxx
16.2 RAID Driver File Properties:
Locate the file “iaStor.sys” within the following path:
 <System Root>\Windows\System32\Drivers
Right click on “iaStor.sys” and select ‘Properties’
Select the ‘Version’ tab
Located at the top of this tab’s view should be a parameter call “File version”. Next to it is
the RAID Driver version. It should have a version number in the following format:
 4.5.0.xxxx
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