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MegaRAID SAS Device Driver Installation User Guide
June 2015 Windows Driver Installation
Using the Device Manager to Install MegaRAID on the Windows 2008 OS
9. Click Install.
The Hardware Wizard displays the following message: The software for this device has been
successfully installed.
10. Reboot the system.
The system does not require a reboot when the MegaRAID controller driver is loaded for the first time.
2.4 Using the Device Manager to Install MegaRAID on the Windows 2008 OS
If you do not install the MegaRAID driver at boot time, the MegaRAID driver is added or updated in the Windows
environment using the Device Manager. Many methods exist to start the Device Manager, including one general
method for all supported versions of the Windows OS.
Perform the following steps to add or update the MegaRAID driver in the Windows environment using the
Device Manager:
1. Select Start > Search > devmgmt.msc > enter key (for all versions except the Windows 2003 OS).
In the Device Manager, a MegaRAID controller with no driver appears under the heading Other devices as a RAID
Controller or Unknown Device, depending on the system history.
2. Right-click and select either RAID Controller or Unknown Device, as appropriate.
3. If the device does not appear, double-click Storage controllers to expose any detected controllers that are
supported by an existing driver.
4. If you locate the MegaRAID controller, right-click on the controller.
The driver installation steps for the Windows 2008 OS are the same no matter where the device was found.
5. Click Update Driver Software.
6. Click Browse My Computer to search for driver software.
7. Click the Browse button.
8. In the Browse for Folder window, locate the previously extracted driver files from the local boot disk, CD, DVD,
network, or USB device.
9. Click OK.
10. Click Next.
11. Click Install.
The Update Driver Software wizard shows the message: The software for this device has been
successfully installed.
12. Reboot the system.
2.5 Installing a MegaRAID Driver on the Microsoft Windows 8 OS
Microsoft Windows Server 8 includes a MegaRAID driver in box. The driver version 5.2.122.0, dated April 3, 2012.
Consider the following points before you install the driver.
 If you want to use the MegaRAID controller for primary storage, see Section 2.1.1.1, Creating Storage Configuration
Using WebBIOS , on configuring a virtual disk for the OS in a pre-boot environment. The Windows installation
program recognizes the MegaRAID controller, and it automatically installs a driver.
 If you want to use the MegaRAID controller as secondary storage, install the OS with the MegaRAID controller
installed. The OS automatically configures the controller with the in-box driver.