User`s guide

10 – Windows XP Driver Installation
Installing the Windows XP Driver
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If the Windows XP driver has already been installed and you are adding an additional
QLA23xx HBA onto the system, Windows XP detects the device when the system
reboots. The Found New Hardware with QLogic QLA2300 PCI Fibre Channel
Adapter message displays. Perform the following steps to complete the driver
installation:
1. When the Digital Signature Not Found dialog box displays, select Yes.
2. When the Insert Disk message displays, insert the driver disk created in
section 10.2. Click OK.
3. Click Finish on the Found New Hardware Wizard/Completing the Found
New Hardware Wizard screen.
4. The following message displays:
Your hardware settings have changed. You must restart your
computer for these changes to take effect. Do you want to
restart your computer now?
Click Yes.
QLogic is in the processing of obtaining a Digital Signature for the driver through
the official WHQL process from Microsoft. Once a valid Digital Signature has been
obtained and put in the CAT file, the Digital Signature Not found dialog box will
not appear.
10.3.4
Updating the Windows XP Driver
Perform the following steps if a Windows XP driver is already installed and you want
to install an updated version of the driver.
NOTE: The latest versions of the software drivers and documentation are
available on the QLogic Web site, www.qlogic.com
.
1. Click Start, point to Settings, then click Control Panel. Double-click
performance and maintenance, select Administrative Tools, then click
Device Manager.
2. Use scroll bar to scroll down the list of hardware types. Double-click SCSI and
RAID controllers.
3. Double-click QLogic QLA2300 PCI Fibre Channel Adapter from the devices
list.
4. Click the Driver tab, then click Update Driver to start the Upgrade Device
Driver Wizard.
5. Select Install from a list or specific location (Advanced). Click Next.
6. Select Don’t search I will choose the driver to install. Click Next.