Appendix B: Installing a SCSI Drive in Windows
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CAUTION: If you do not have this disk (or cannot find it among all the other disks you
have), you can try using the files provided by Windows 2000, but we cannot
guarantee you will get the most recent version of the driver that will work properly.
Manufacturers constantly release improvements and updates to their products. Since
the Windows operating system disk was probably manufactured long time ago, there
may be old drivers with problems included.
4. After inserting the disk with the correct driver, select Browse in the dialog box
and then select the appropriate drive letter, and path. The Windows 2000
configuration process should select the correct file from the disk and copy it to
the correct Windows 2000 subdirectory on your hard drive.
When the driver is installed you will be prompted to reboot your system.
Troubleshooting Windows 2000 SCSI Installations
If you have difficulty getting 2000 to recognize your CD-RW drive and SCSI
interface board, confirm that all of your hardware is operating properly. This is best
done by using a boot floppy disk with CD-ROM support, or by simply installing
DOS with the appropriate SCSI ASPI layer support and CD-ROM drivers.
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If your system does not work under DOS, you probably have a hardware problem
that needs to be resolved before you can go any further.
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If your system works under DOS, but not Windows 2000, review your device
driver installation and verify that the SCSI interface board device driver and CD-
ROM drive support are loaded correctly.
To upgrade SCSI drivers for an existing SCSI board installation:
New SCSI drivers for your SCSI board may have been made available since your
board was installed and configured. We highly recommend that you upgrade your
SCSI drivers, because manufacturers are constantly improving and fixing bugs in
these drivers.
To upgrade, you will first need to obtain the latest available drivers from the web site
of your SCSI board’s manufacturer. Then download the driver onto a floppy or your
hard disk. Once you have the drivers, use the following procedure to upgrade:
1. Select Control Panel in My Computer.
2. Double-click on System.
3. Click on the tab called Hardware at the top of the System properties window.
4. Click on the Device Manager button in the middle of the Hardware window.
5. In the new window of devices, double-click on SCSI Controllers. This displays
all the SCSI interface boards currently installed in your system.
6. Double-click on the SCSI controller for the PlexWriter.
7. Go to the Driver tab.
8. Click on Update Driver.
