Installing Drivers for Windows 2000

This section provides installation instructions for new and existing Windows 2000 systems.

5.3.1 New System Installation

This procedure installs theSYMC8XX.SYS,SYM_HI.SYS,SYM_895A, and/or SYM_U3.SYSdrivers onto a Windows 2000 system. Use this procedure when installing Windows 2000 onto an unused SCSI drive. Windows 2000 automatically adds the driver to the registry and copies the driver to the appropriate directory. Refer to the Microsoft documentation about using boot floppy diskettes as a method of installation.

5.3.1.1 CD-ROM Installation

The SYMC8XX.SYSand SYM_HI.SYSdrivers are bundled with

Windows 2000. These drivers support the LSI53C8XX family of LSI Logic controllers, with the exception of the LSI53C895A. The SYM_895A.SYS and SYM_U3.SYSdrivers are nonbundled drivers. TheSYM_895A.SYS driver supports the LSI53C895A controller. The SYM_U3.SYSdriver supports the LSI53C1000 and LSI53C1010 controllers.

To install Windows 2000 on a new system, the system BIOS must support booting from a CD-ROM. SDMS BIOS settings may need to be changed to allow CD-ROM booting.

Step 1. Start the Windows 2000 installation by booting from the Windows 2000 CD-ROM.

Note: If only theSYMC8XX.SYSand/orSYM_HI.SYSdrivers are needed, no user action is required as they will be loaded from the CD-ROM automatically.

Step 2. Press the F6 key to install theSYM_895A.SYSorSYM_U3.SYS nonbundled drivers.

Note: Be sure to press the F6 key as any driver loaded later in the installation process is not recognized by the Windows setup. If F6 is not pressed, all devices controlled by the drivers are not available during Windows 2000 setup.

Step 3. Choose S to specify an additional device when the screen displaysSetup could not determine the type of one or more mass storage devices....

Note: If this screen is not displayed as the first user input, then the F6 keypress was not seen by the setup program.

Reboot your system and try again.

The system prompts for the manufacturer-supplied hardware support disk.

Step 4. Insert the appropriate SDMS driver diskette containing the Windows 2000 driver required to support your LSI Logic adapter(s) and press Enter.

Step 5. Press Enter to proceed when the selected driver is shown highlighted.

Return to the Windows 2000 Setup screen.

Note: If both SDMS drivers need to be installed, they can be installed one after the other using Step3 throughStep 5.

Installation order is not important.

Step 6. Press Enter to proceed.

The message about setup loading files appears.

Step 7. Follow the Microsoft Windows 2000 installation procedure at this point.

5.3.2 Existing System Installation

This procedure installs or upgrades theSYMC8XX.SYS, SYM_HI.SYS, SYM_895A.SYSand/orSYM_U3.SYSdrivers onto an existing

Windows 2000 system.

When you add an LSI Logic adapter to an existing system, the new adapter is automatically detected at the next reboot. For adapters controlled by theSYMC8XX.SYSorSYM_HI.SYSdrivers, the bundled driver is loaded automatically with no user intervention. For adapters controlled

by theSYM_895A.SYSor SYM_U3.SYSdrivers, the Device Driver Wizard will appear at boot. Click on the Next button and continue atStep 8.

Step 1. Boot Windows 2000 and log on as Administrator.

Step 2. Right click on My Computer and click on Properties.

Step 3. Click on the Hardware tab, and then click on the Device Manager button.

Step 4. Click the “+” to the left of the SCSI and RAID controllers line.

Find the adapter desired for the driver upgrade and double click on the entry.

Step 5. Click on the Driver tab.

Information on the currently installed driver is displayed, and additional driver details can be viewed by clicking the Driver Details button.

Step 6. Click on the Update Driver button to update the existing driver.

The Upgrade Device Driver Wizard begins.

Step 7. Click on the Next button.

Step 8. Make sure “Search for a suitable driver for my device” is selected, then click on the Next button.

Step 9. Make sure the “Floppy disk drives” location is checked.

Step 10. Insert the appropriate SDMS driver diskette that contains the Windows 2000 driver required to support your LSI Logic adapter(s) and press Enter.

The system scans the existing driver database and the floppy disk drive for drivers for the selected adapter. If a driver already exists on the system, and it is newer than the updated driver on the SDMS driver diskette, a message appears and gives you the option to keep or reinstall the existing driver.

In this case, if you desire to use the upgrade driver anyway, click the “Install one of the other drivers” box, then click on the Next button. If no current driver exists, the driver on the SDMS driver diskette is displayed.

Step 11. Click on the Next button.

A list of suitable drivers appears. The entry for the upgrade driver can be verified by scrolling the display to the right, and viewing the Location field.

Step 12. Highlight the driver for the upgrade installation disk and click on the Next button.

In some cases, a message will state that this driver is not digitally signed. This message informs you that a nonsigned driver is being installed.

Note: Drivers are digitally signed by the Microsoft Windows Hardware Quality Lab (WHQL). Due to the time lag between the general customer release by LSI Logic of Windows drivers and the completion of WHQL testing, some drivers that are distributed with adapters or downloaded from the LSI Logic Web site may not be digitally signed.

Step 13. Click No to cancel the installation if the nonsigned driver is not desired or click Yes to continue the installation.

The system loads the driver from the SDMS driver diskette. A message box may appear indicating that the target (existing) driver is newer than the source (upgrade) driver.

Step 14. Click No to cancel the driver upgrade at this point or click Yes to continue the installation.

The system copies the driver to the system disk.

For any adapter other than the boot adapter, the updated driver becomes active immediately. For the boot adapter, a message box displays indicating that you must reboot your system for the new driver to take effect.

Step 15. Click on the Finish button to complete the driver upgrade.

When upgrading the driver on a multiple SCSI channel adapter, both channels of the adapter should be upgraded before the system is rebooted. Failure to do this can result in the upgraded driver being replaced by the original existing driver.