Adaptec IBM ServeRAID 8i Controller - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

IBM ServeRAID 8i Controller is a SCSI Adapter hardware device. The developer of this driver was Adaptec. In order to make sure you are downloading the exact right driver the hardware id is PCI/VEN_9005&DEV_0285&SUBSYS_02f21014.

1. Adaptec IBM ServeRAID 8i Controller driver - how to install it manually

1. You can download from the link below the driver installer file for the Adaptec IBM ServeRAID 8i Controller driver. The archive contains version 7.3.0.30617 released on 2013-08-05 of the driver.
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3. Start the driver installer file from a user account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control Service (UAC) is started please accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Go through the driver installation wizard, which will guide you; it should be quite easy to follow. The driver installation wizard will analyze your computer and will install the right driver.
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7. When the operation finishes shutdown and restart your PC in order to use the updated driver. It is as simple as that to install a Windows driver!
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This driver is digitally signed by Adaptec.
Download size of the driver: 83013 bytes (81.07 KB)
This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 4.2 stars out of 71835 votes.
This driver is compatible with the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 2000 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows Server 2003 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows XP 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows Vista 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 7 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8.1 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 10 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 11 64 bits

2. The easy way: using DriverMax to install Adaptec IBM ServeRAID 8i Controller driver

The most important advantage of using DriverMax is that it will install the driver for you in the easiest possible way and it will keep each driver up to date. How easy can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

1. Open DriverMax and push on the yellow button that says ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to analyze each driver on your PC.
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3. Take a look at the list of available driver updates. Search the list until you locate the Adaptec IBM ServeRAID 8i Controller driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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