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CAUTION: Be sure to read the Release Notes document that comes with each new release as well as these installation instructions to ensure no loss of data when performing upgrades.

2.Follow the steps in "Uninstalling the IO Accelerator driver" uninstall the existing driver.

3.Download the latest driver from the HP website (http://www.hp.com/support).

4.Either unzip or run the Windows® package to copy the files to a convenient directory.

5.Go to Start > Control Panel.

6.Click Administrative Tools.

7.Click Computer Management.

8.In the console tree at the left, click Device Manager.

9.Expand HP IO Accelerators.

10.Select System Devices with pre-2.1 drivers.

11.Right-click an IO Accelerator.

12.Click Update Driver Software. If necessary, see "Manual installation on Windows Server (on page 21)" for details on the remaining steps to install the updated driver. The Windows® operating system now detects your IO Accelerator.

Upgrading driver software using Windows in a RAID configuration

1.See the Release Notes for your version of the driver for details on any additional steps to perform the upgrade.

CAUTION: Be sure to read the Release Notes document that comes with each new release as well as these installation instructions to ensure no loss of data when performing upgrades.

2.Shut down any applications that are accessing the IO Accelerator devices.

3.Open the IO Accelerator Utilities folder. (The default location for this release is C:\Program Files\HP IO Accelerator\Utils.)

4.Double-click the AutoAttachDisable.reg file to add a key to the Windows® registry. This key prevents the IO Accelerator device from automatically attaching the next time you restart the computer.

5.Uninstall the IO Accelerator software in Windows® Add/Remove Programs.

6.Restart the computer.

7.Download the latest driver from the HP website (http://www.hp.com/support).

8.Either unzip or run the Windows® package to copy the files to a convenient directory.

9.Open the IO Accelerator Utilities folder. (The default location is C:\Program Files\HP IO Accelerator\Utils.)

10.To reset the key in the Windows® registry, double-click the AutoAttachEnable.reg file. Your drive will automatically attach the next time you restart the computer.

11.Update the firmware of the devices. Follow the steps in "Upgrading the device firmware using Windows (on page 23)."

Restart the computer after the firmware upgrade is complete. The IO Accelerator Check Utility will run at next boot.

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Contents HP IO Accelerator Version 3.2.3 Windows User Guide Page Contents Maintenance Resources About this guide Contents summaryOverview IntroductionProduct naming IO Accelerator capacity 320GB 640GB Models AJ878B BK836A Performance attributesSupported firmware revisions Required operating environmentSupported hardware Page Introduction Uninstalling a previously-installed driver Installation overviewWindows Server environments Installing software on a Windows operating system Using the Setup Wizard Windows Server environments Windows Server environments Windows Server environments Windows Server environments Upgrading device firmware from VSL 1.x.x or 2.x.x to Fio-bugreport Upgrading procedureFio-update-iodrive iodriveversion.fff Manual installation on Windows ServerManually installing on Windows Server Manually installing on Windows Server 2008 Upgrading the device firmware using WindowsPerforming the upgrade Viewing the firmware versionFio-detach /dev/fct0 Upgrading driver software using WindowsWindows Server environments Defragmentation Silent install optionOutdated firmware check IO Accelerator naming Enabling PCIe powerWindows Server environments Setting up Snmp for Windows operating systems Creating a RAID configurationFio-config -p Fiopreallocatememory 1072,4997,6710,10345 Snmp details for Windows operating systemsVia garbage collection Using test mode registry valuesSnmp test registry entry Description Snmp MIB fields supporting Windows ServerWindows Server environments Windows Installer logging options Using installation logsMsiexec /i C\MyPackage\Example.msi /L*V C\log\example.log Creating an uninstall log Creating an installation logCreating a patch install log Troubleshooting event log messages Automated logging with the Windows Installer Logging PolicyError ioDrivex Maintenance tools MaintenanceCommon maintenance tasks Uninstalling the IO Accelerator driver packageUnmanaged shutdown issues Enabling PCIe power overrideEnabling Autoattach Enabling the override parameter Fio-config /dev/fct2 -p PCIeGLOBALSLOTPOWERLIMIT Fio-config /dev/fctx -p PCIeGLOBALSLOTPOWERLIMITUtilities reference UtilitiesFio-attach Fio-bugreport Fio-beaconFio-attach device options Fio-beacon device optionsFio-config device options Fio-configCompressing Fioexternalpoweroverride Fio-config optionsFio-detach device options Fio-detachFio-format device options device Fio-formatFio-status Fio-pci-checkFio-pci-check options Options Fio-status device optionsFfield Geometry and capacity information not available. appears Fio-sure-erase options device Fio-sure-eraseFio-trim-config Fio-trim-config options Options Fio-update-iodriveFio-update-iodrive iodriveversion.fff options Format domainbusslot.func Nand flash and component failure Monitoring IO Accelerator healthHealth metrics Health monitoring techniquesSoftware RAID and health monitoring Flashback substitution eventsMonitoring IO Accelerator health Trim support Using TrimIntroduction to Trim Trim platformsEnabling Trim Starting and stopping TrimControlling Trim aggressiveness Trim configurations Configuring IO Accelerator paging support Using Windows page files with the IO AcceleratorIntroduction to Windows page files RAM consumptionFio-config -p Fiopreallocatememory Fio-config -p Fiopreallocatememory 1234,17834Fio-config -g Fiopreallocatememory Non-paged memory poolWindows page file management Setting up page filesGuaranteeing minimum committable memory System drive paging file configurationVerifying page file operation Virtual Memory performanceDir c /ah Introduction to performance and tuning Performance and tuningDisabling Dvfs Limiting Apci C-statesSetting the interrupt handler affinity Setting Numa affinityFio-config -p Fioaffinity 4,n1,0xf5,n07,g19,g2,0xff0 Numa configurationIntroduction to Numa architecture Fioaffinity parameterAdvanced configuration example Fio-config -p Fioaffinity 5,g0,0xf6,0xf Checking the log for errorsResources Subscription serviceFor more information Before you contact HP Support and other resourcesHP contact information Customer Self RepairRéparation par le client CSR Riparazione da parte del cliente Reparaciones del propio cliente Reparo feito pelo cliente Support and other resources Support and other resources Support and other resources Warranty information Safety and regulatory complianceRegulatory information Numa Acronyms and abbreviationsSMI-S Documentation feedback Index Using the IO Accelerator as a swap
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