1: Managing Hard Disk Subsystems

Table of Contents

1. Managing Disk Storage
2. Creating and Formatting a Partition
3. Viewing and Updating Disk Properties
4. Configuring Storage
5. Mounting and Dismounting Volumes
6. Converting a Disk from Basic to Dynamic
7. Monitoring Server Hardware
8. Device Manager
9. Hardware Troubleshooting Wizard
10. Optimising Disk Performance
11. RAID-0 Volumes
12. RAID-1 and RAID-5
13. Defragmentation
14. Optimisation SAQs
15. Installing Hardware Devices
16. Device Drivers
17. Device Driver SAQs
18. Device Properties and Settings
19. Driver Upgrades
20. Driver Rollback
21. Driver Signing
22. Control Panel Items

Driver Upgrades

Hardware manufacturers occasionally update device drivers to eliminate bugs, add features or enhance performance. The updated drivers are usually posted on the manufacturer's website. If you obtain an updated device driver, you can upgrade to it by double-clicking the relevant device in Device Manager and clicking the Driver tab. From the Driver tab, click the Update Driver button and the Hardware Update Wizard will start. You can let the wizard search for a newer driver or you can specify the location yourself. Once the wizard locates the updated files, they will be copied to your computer. Click on the following link for step-by-step instructions:

Updating a Device Driver

Next: Driver Rollback