3 – Windows 2000 Driver Installation Installing the Driver

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3.4

Installing the Driver

This section is divided into the following three sections:

Initial OS Installation with the QLA40xx HBA as an Add-on Device

Adding the QLA40xx HBA to the Existing OS

Updating the Existing Driver

NOTE: The system cannot boot from the device attached to the QLA40xx HBA.

3.4.1

Initial OS Installation with the QLA40xx HBA as an Add-On Device

NOTE:

The system cannot boot from a device attached to the QLA40xx HBA; consequently, the operating system (OS) cannot be installed on the device attached to the QLA40xx HBA.

You must create a driver disk (see section 3.3) when installing the OS and the QL4000.SYS driver. You cannot install the QL4000.SYS driver directly.

Perform the following steps to install Windows 2000 and the QL4000.SYS driver when the QLA40xx HBA is attached to a nonbootable device:

1.Start the Windows 2000 installation procedure using the Setup disks or CD.

2.If you are booting from the CD and the following message displays, press F6:

Press F6 if you want to install a third party SCSI or RAID Driver...

After all the standard devices have been loaded, press S to Specify Additional Device. Go to step 5.

3.If you are booting from the floppy disk, after the standard devices have been detected and configured, press S to Specify Additional Device.

4.Select Other and press ENTER.

5.Insert the QLogic driver disk created in section 3.3 and press ENTER.

6.Select the QLogic QLA4000 PCI iSCSI Adapter, then press ENTER.

7.Continue with standard installation procedure.

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Q-Logic 4000 SERIES manual Installing the Driver

4000 SERIES specifications

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