Areca driver for ARC-8050 Thunderbolt under Windows

Requirement

You must download and install the Thunderboltx64.exe.
In addition to the correct operating system version, you need a Thunderbolt 3 port or a USB 3.2 Gen2 port, as well as a correctly installed chipset driver/USB driver from the mainboard manufacturer.
The Windows driver version 6.20.0.39 (latest version: 6.20.0.41) is currently included in the installer package for Areca T3U devices.
You also need the ArcHttp client in version 2.7.0 (3.0.1 latest version) and the CLI tool from Areca, which you will find in the MRAID folder in the start menu. (see ARECA-Tools article)

Areca Thunderbolt x64 driver (64-bit) under Windows 10/Windows 11

The latest Thunderbolt for x64 systems driver for Areca 8050T3U systems from the Areca website can be found here:
https://www.areca.us/support/s_thunderbolt/utility/win/install_thunderbolt_x64.zip
Alternatively, you can download the driver from the Starline Cloud:
https://cloud.starline.de/s/kSpsM5wQTb45LWS

The current Thunderbolt x64 driver for Windows 10 and Windows 11 in 64-bit of the Thunderbolt installer contains the following versions:

Driver : ArcMSR-6.20.00.39-2022/04/08

Driver : ArcQFC-1.0.0.0-2018/03/23

ArcHttp : V2.7.0-2022/05/17

CLI : V1.15.23-2022/05/17

Areca Thunderbolt i386 driver (32-bit) under Windows 10/Windows 8

Under a 32-bit operating system (Windows 10/8), you need the i386 driver:
https://www.areca.us/support/s_thunderbolt/driver/install_thunderbolt_i386.zip
You can find an alternative download link here:
https://cloud.starline.de/s/addQwG8wTxzpHJ6

The 32-bit driver for Windows 10 and Windows 8 of the Thunderbolt installer contains the following versions:

Driver : ArcMSR-6.20.00.33-2017/09/06

Driver : ArcQFC-1.0.0.0-2018/03/23

ArcHttp : V2.5.2-2018/12/20

CLI : V1.15.13-2018/12/20

Installing Thunderbolt drivers under Windows

Overview on the Areca website

Select accordingly for your system:

Select Thunderbolt x64 for Windows 10/Windows 11 and 64-bit. Or alternatively from Starline-Share download link.

For older Windows versions (8 or 10) in 32-bit:

Select i386 version. Or alternatively from Starline-Share download link.

After the download is complete:

execute the downloaded Installer.exe file

The components included in the installer

ArcHttp tool for management
CLI tool (Command Line Interface) at console level
ArcMSR driver
ArcQFC driver

and click on Next.

If installed correctly, you will now find the legacy driver in the Windows Device Manager in the Storage Controller category as Areca SAS RAID Host Adapter.

You can display the currently installed driver version by right-clicking -> Properties.
There you will also find the installed driver version ( 6.20.0.41) and the respective driver date (27/09/2023).