9 ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO ExpressSAS Host & RAID Adapter Installation and Operation Manual
2 Install Drivers
ATTO ExpressSAS adapters require a current device driver and hardware flash for proper operation.
Your adapter was properly flashed before shipment.
However, you must add ExpressSAS drivers to your
computer before continuing with installation.
If you already have one or more ExpressSAS adapters
installed and you have the latest drivers found on the
ATTO website, or you followed the instructions in the
Getting Started Guide, you do not need to perform
any
of these procedures.
Drivers are provided on the ATTO website. at
http://www.attotech.com/downloads.php. Log in, if
previously registered, or register to proceed to the
download pages. Once downloaded, continue with
the driver installation procedures (below) for your
operating system.
Downloading drivers from the ATTO website
Use this procedure if you need to update drivers. The
latest driver for your adapters can be found on the
ATTO website.
1
Go to
www.attotech.com
.
2
On the home page menu, put your cursor over
Downloads
then click on
Downloads.
3
Register or log in if previously registered.
4
Select
SAS/SATA HBAs and RAID adapters
from the product list.
5
Select your model.
6
From the table, find your Operating System.
7
Click on the entry for the latest driver.
8
A download window appears. Follow the
instructions for downloading the driver.
Internet Explorer users may select
Run
to
automatically run the downloaded self-
extracting executable file.
All other browser users select a download
destination and run the self-extracting
executable file.
9
Continue with the driver installation as
described on the following pages for your
Operating System.
Windows
Installing from the ATTO Technology
website
1
Power on your system.
2
Log on to Windows as the system
administrator.
3
Locate the ATTO driver on your system and
click unzip
. The driver files are extracted and
the driver installer is launched.
4
For Windows 8, 7, Vista and Server 2012,
2008: If you have
User Account Control
enabled, you are asked for permission for the
installer to continue. If you do not have
administrator privileges, you are also asked for
an administrator user name and password.
Fulfill the required fields and click
Continue
.
5
Click
Install.
6
Follow the on-screen instructions to complete
the driver installation.
7
Continue on to
Install Hardware
on page 17.
Installing from a directory containing the
ExpressSAS driver
1
Power on your system.
2
Log on as the system administrator.
3
Navigate to the directory containing the
ExpressSAS driver.
4
Run
Setup.exe
.
5
Click
Install
.
For Windows 8, 7, Vista and Server 2012,
2008: If you have
User Account Control
enabled, you are asked for permission for the
installer to continue. If you do not have
administrator privileges, you are also asked for
an administrator user name and password.
Fulfill the required fields and click
Continue
.
6
Follow the on-screen instructions to complete
the installation.
7
Continue on to
Install Hardware
on page 17.
