Promise Technology 150TX2 user manual Existing Windows 98 Installation

Chapter 4: Installing Software Drivers

Existing Windows 98 Installation

The following section details the installation of FastTrak TX2plus drivers on a system that has Windows 98 already installed and running.

1.After installing the FastTrak S150 TX2plus 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.Click Next. From PCI Mass Storage Controller choose Finish.

5.Insert the FastTrak TX2plus driver diskette in drive A:.

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

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

8.Click Next. A message informing you that Windows has found “Win98-ME Promise FastTrak TX4000/S150 TX Series Controller” should appear.

9.Click Next, then click Finish.

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

Confirming Windows 98 Driver Installation

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/S150 TX Series Controller” should appear.

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