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3Ware Install Leads to System Recovery
Hello,
I have a Server 2008 R2 server decided to install my 3ware 9500S-12 controller. I downloaded the drivers and updated them manual in device manager and when I rebooted it went directly into "System Recovery Options" instead of booting up properly.
Performing a boot in safe mode I noticed it hung on the driver: storport.sys, and then went back into system recovery. Upon deleting storport.sys (by attaching my SATA disk to a USB adapter and then to my laptop) and trying to boot into safe mode again, it didn't hang on storport.sys (as it didn't exist anymore) but still went into system recovery.
Can I please have some help here, the first priority for me is getting my system back up and running. Having a working 3ware controller is a secondary priority.
Thanks,
Liam Dye
I have a Server 2008 R2 server decided to install my 3ware 9500S-12 controller. I downloaded the drivers and updated them manual in device manager and when I rebooted it went directly into "System Recovery Options" instead of booting up properly.
Performing a boot in safe mode I noticed it hung on the driver: storport.sys, and then went back into system recovery. Upon deleting storport.sys (by attaching my SATA disk to a USB adapter and then to my laptop) and trying to boot into safe mode again, it didn't hang on storport.sys (as it didn't exist anymore) but still went into system recovery.
Can I please have some help here, the first priority for me is getting my system back up and running. Having a working 3ware controller is a secondary priority.
Thanks,
Liam Dye
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Ok, so I spoke to LSI support and what they pointed me to the latest drivers (9.5.3) because I believe I installed using 7.7.1 because they were the latest on the old 3ware site (it's complicated, some 3ware pages redirect to LSI, some don't). And he should while "not tested" they should work.
Now the problem is, I have a computer which won't boot and I want to load some drivers on it and replace the old ones. How can you think of doing that?
Now the problem is, I have a computer which won't boot and I want to load some drivers on it and replace the old ones. How can you think of doing that?
ASKER
Oh, just a note, the drivers are in .exe format, couldn't find the .inf ones on the site. They are for the 9550SX-4 which he said is the exact same drivers as the 9500S-12.
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So go to system32\drivers and replace 3wareDrv.sys with the new one?
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Hello,
I was able to solve the problem by updating the firmware and latest drivers.
I was able to solve the problem by updating the firmware and latest drivers.
Wait, I told you about an hour after your post in # 35718776 that you needed to get the right firmware + drivers, then in several other posts mentioned drivers .. so you "figured it out yourself", and the solution was to update firmware & drivers ????
Not right. Points should be rewarded, unless the issue was something else like a bad card.
Not right. Points should be rewarded, unless the issue was something else like a bad card.
ASKER
Ok, I can award multiple points. Because it never helped me with my install...I still lost everything an had to reinstall. Then after speaking with LSI support they gave me the FW/Drivers, no matter, I'll award partial poitns.
Well you lost data before you asked the question, so don't shoot the messenger :)
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No, but my question of how to do a driver upgrade in place wasn't answered.
Because you can't, because the driver+bios+firmware all have to be correct as a set, and if you even tried to do it in-place if BOOTED to one of the disks, it would crash.
If you just update drivers w/o updating the firmware and BIOS of the controller then this WILL happen. Read release notes and get the proper revision of firmware + BIOS, and it may just start working. If not, then you need to contact 3WARE (now LSI) support and they can walk you through the process of recovery.