User Manual
BC4000 Series RAID Controllers
02/13/06
B ro ad c om C o r p or at i on
Document
BC4000-UM100-R
Updating Components for the BC4000 Series
Page 37
U
PDATING
THE
BC4000 S
ERIES
C
OMPONENTS
FOR
W
INDOWS
The instructions to update the BC4000 Series components for a Windows-based system are given in this
section.
To update the BC4000 Series components on an existing Windows-based system:
1.
Download the zip file from the website by clicking the
Download
button.
2.
Read the software licensing agreement and click
Accept
.
The
File Download
window displays.
3.
Click
Save
to save the executable to your system.
4.
In the
Save As
window, specify a new filename or use the default name. The default file name is
Windows_Media_Kit_V2_X_X.zip
.
5.
Double-click the zip file to open it.
6.
Select
all the files contained in the zip file and
extract
them to the directory of your choice.
7.
From the
File
menu, select
Exit
.
8.
Change to the directory where you extracted the files. For example, if you used default directory to unzip the
files, type:
cd /d %temp%\raidcore
9.
Open the PDF of the User Manual, which is available at:
.\docs\User_Manual.pdf
.
10.
Create a bootable floppy and leave it in the floppy drive. For instructions, see
“Transferring Drivers to Floppy
Disk (Windows)” on page 22
or
“Transferring Drivers to Floppy Disk (Linux)” on page 28
.
11.
Copy all files in the
firmware
directory to the bootable floppy.
12.
From a command prompt, type the following:
net stop bc_service
13.
Uninstall the RAIDCore Management Suite using the
Add/Remove Programs
control panel.
a. Choose the following options from the
Start
button on the Task bar:
Start > Settings > Control Panel
b. Select the
Add/Remove Programs
control panel and then select the RAIDCore Management Suite from
the list of software programs.
c. Click the
Change/Remove
button.
14.
Update the
bcraid
controller driver by performing the following steps:
a. On the desktop, right-click on the
My Computer
icon and select
Manage
.
b. Select
Device Manager
.
c. In the
Computer Management
window, click to expand the folder for
SCSI and RAID Controllers
.
d. Double-click
BC4000 Series RAID Controller
to select and open it.
e. In the
Properties
window, select the
Driver
tab.
f.
Click
Update Driver
.
The
Upgrade Device Driver
wizard displays.
g. Click
Next
.
h. In the
Hardware Update
window, you are asked, “Can Windows connect to Windows Update to search for
software?” Select
No, not at this time
and then click
Next
.
