Promise Technology TX4000 user manual Existing Windows 98 Installation

Chapter 4: Installing Software Drivers

Existing Windows 98 Installation

The following section details the installation of FastTrak TX4000 drivers on a system that has Windows 98 already installed and running.

1.After installing the FastTrak TX4000 controller card and configuring the hard drives, power up the system and boot Windows.

2.The “Add New Hardware Wizard” will appear, informing you that it has found a “PCI Mass Storage Controller.”

3.Click Next. From the generated list box, choose Search for best driver for your device (Recommended).

4.Insert the FastTrak TX4000 driver diskette in drive A:.

5.Click Next. From the generated choices, choose Specify a location.

6.Type A:\WIN98-MEin the text box that appears.

7.Click Next. A message informing you that Windows has found “Win98-ME Promise FastTrak TX4000 RAID Controller” should appear.

8.Click Next, then click Finish.

9.Click Yes when asked if you want to restart your computer. Be sure to eject the diskette from drive A:.

Confirming Driver Installation in Windows 98

To confirm that the driver has been properly loaded in Windows 98, perform the following steps:

1.Choose Settings from the Start menu.

2.Choose Control Panel, then double-click the System icon.

3.Choose the Device Manager tab, then click the “+” in front of SCSI controllers. “Win98-ME Promise FastTrak TX4000 Controller” should appear.

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