13 ATTO Technology ExpressPCI Ultra/WIDE SCSI Host Adapters Installation and Operation Manual
To install a new copy of Windows NT onto a
SCSI disk attached to your ExpressPCI
adapter.
1
Start Windows NT text mode setup as per the
instructions provided with Windows NT.
2
Press F6 when the first blue window, Windows
NT Setup, appears. Setup will continue to load
files.
3
After loading the setup files, you will be given
several choices. Press Enter to install
Windows.
4
From the list of devices detected by Windows,
press S.
5
Choose Other to install the ExpressPCI driver
and any other drivers for which you have OEM-
supplied installation disks.
6
Insert the ExpressPCI installation diskette in
drive A:
7
Press Enter
8
Windows should load the driver, detect the
presence of the ExpressPCI adapter, then
return to the screen of step 3. The ExpressPCI
driver should now be included in the list of
devices. Repeat steps 3 - 8 for any other
vendor-supplied driver installation disks.
9
After all other drivers have been processed,
press Enter and proceed with the rest of the
Windows Installation procedure.
NOTE When Windows begins copying files to your hard
disk, you will be prompted to insert the ExpressPCI
installation disk and any other vendor-supplied disks you
used during custom installation. This is normal. The first
time you inserted the disks, Windows loaded the drivers
into memory; the second time, Windows copied the driver
to the hard disk.
Re-flashing Firmware in Windows
ATTO typically releases adapter firmware and
drivers simultaneously. We recommend that both
the firmware and drivers be updated to ensure
proper operation.
To re-flash the firmware to the latest version:
1
Obtain the latest firmware from the ATTO web site
www.attotech.com
.
2
Extract the firmware to a floppy disk by executing the
self-extracting file.
3
Reboot the PC.
4
An ATTO Technology banner will announce that
the host adapter was detected. Enter Control-Z
when prompted to begin the setup utility.
5
Select the Upgrade Flash ROM option and
insert the disk into the drive slot.
6
Follow the on-line instructions.
7
Remove the disk and reboot the PC.
NOTE Firmware must be loaded from a floppy or from
the internal hard drive because the CD-ROM drivers are
not loaded at this point in the system boot process.
To re-flash the firmware to the latest version
for Ultra320 adapters:
The ATTO ExpressPCI Configuration Tool,
available on the ATTO web site,
www.attotech.com/software/index.html, will
verify drivers and firmware versions and attempt
to flash. Instructions for using this utility are
provided as part of the download process.
Linux and Sun Solaris Driver Installation
ATTO offers Linux and Sun Solaris drivers which
are compatible with the ExpressPCI host adapters.
A complete download package, including all
necessary installation instructions, is available on
the ExpressPCI Utilities CD-ROM or directly
from the ATTO Technology web site,
www.attotech.com. Please refer to these
documents for installation instructions.
