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DataCenter7280WindowsDriverInstallation

DataCenter7280Windows7/Vista/Windows2008DriverInstallation

InstallingthedriverforanexistingWindows7,Vistaand2008system

1. InstalltheDataCenter7280hostadapterintothePC,thenbootupWindowsVista.

2. Windowsshouldautomaticallydetectthecard,anddisplaythe“FoundNewHardware”wizard

pop‐upwindow.Select“Locateandinstalldriversoftware”.

WhenWindowsasks:“Windowsneedsyourpermissiontocontinue”,select“continue” .

3. When

askedtosearchonlineselect“Don’tSearchOnline”.

4. Select“Idon’thavedisc,showmeotheroptions”.

5. Andthenselect“Browsemycomputerfordriversoftware”.

6. Browsetothelocationofthedriverandclick“Next”.

7. Whenasked:“Wouldyouliketoinstallthisdriversoftware?”,

select“Install”.

8. Rebootthesystemwhenprompted.TheDataCenter7280hostadapterwillbereadyforuseafter

Windowsreboots.

LinuxDeviceDriverinstallation

Binaryand sourcedriverupdates are routinely postedfora varietyof older Linux operatingsystems

includingpastversionsofRedHatEnterprise,CentOS,OpenSuSE,andFedoraCore,SLES.

Driversarealsoavailableforsever alFreeBSDrevisions,andareavailablefromthecard’sProductpage.

Severaldriversetsareincluded

withtheRocketRAID2782SoftwareCD.

Eachbinarydriverandsourcepackageincludesaninstallationguide(.pdfformat).

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CustomerSupport

IfyouencounteranyproblemswhileutilizingtheDataCenter7280hostadapter,orhaveany

questionsaboutthisoranyotherHighPointTechnologies,Inc.product,feelfreetocontactour

CustomerSupportDepartment.

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TroubleshootingChecklistBeforecontactingourCustomerSupportdepartment:

• MakesurethelatestBIOS,driverandDataCenter7280Managementsoftwarehasbeenin

installedforthehostadapter.Thelatestupdatesareavailablefromourwebsite.

• Preparealistofthecomputersystem’shardwareandsoftware(motherboard,CPU,memory,

otherPCI‐Expressdevices/hostadapters,operatingsystem,applications)

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