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Driver & Software Installation
Your NewerTech MAXPower RAID eSATA 6G-4e Card comes with a disc containing the drivers and software
for Mac and Windows. For the latest drivers and installation software visit:
http://www.newertech.com/support.
Mac OS X
Once you have installed the NewerTech MAXPower RAID eSATA 6G-4e Card and booted your Mac, follow
these instructions to install the drivers and the NewerTech Web Manager software:
1. Insert the NewerTech NewerTech MAXPower RAID eSATA 6G-4e Card Install Disc into your Mac and
navigate to the “Mac OS X” folder.
2. Double-click on the “MAXPower_RAID_4eSATA_Mac_XXXXXX.dmg” le to mount the disc image
containing the Mac OS X software and drivers.
3. Double-click on the installer package labled “MAXPower_RAID_4eSATA” to start the installation process.
4. Follow the on-screen steps to complete the installation process. After install has completed, you will be
prompted to restart your computer. You will need to restart in order to use the NewerTech MAXPower
RAID eSATA 6G-4e Card.
Windows 8/7/Vista/Server 2008
After starting your computer with the NewerTech MAXPower RAID eSATA 6G-4e Card installed, Windows
will display the “New Hardware Found” notication in the taskbar, which will state that the “Device driver
software was not successfully installed”.
To install the drivers:
1. Windows 7/Vista/Server 2008: Click on the Windows Start menu and right click on “Computer” and
select “Properties” which will launch the System screen.
Windows 8: Enter desktop mode, click on Library in the Taskbar to open a window. Right click on “My
Computer” in the sidebar and select “Manage.”
2. Click on “Device Manager” on the left side of the window to launch Device Manager.
3. Under the “Other Devices” category, the MAXPower RAID Card will appear with a yellow warning symbol.
4. Right click on the MAXPower RAID Card and select “Update Driver Software...” to start the driver
installation.
5. Click on “Browse my computer for driver software”
6. Browse to the NewerTech MAXPower RAID eSATA 6G-4e Card Install Disc.
7. From within the install disc, browse to “...\Windows\Drivers\” and click “OK”.
8. Click “Next”
9. When asked: “Would you like to install this driver software?” select “Install”.
10. Reboot your computer when prompted to complete the installation of the NewerTech MAXPower eSATA
6G RAID Card.
To install the NewerTech Web Manager Software:
1. From the NewerTech MAXPower RAID eSATA 6G-4e Card Install Disc, browse to “...\Windows\WebGUI” and
double-click on “Setup.exe” to launch the installer.
2. Follow the installer to complete the installation.
3. Restart your computer.
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