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... 52 Driver Installation Under Windows 53 Materials Required 54 Creating a 3ware Driver Diskette 54 Installing the 3ware Driver and Windows on a New Unit 55 Installing the Driver on a System that Boots from a Different Device . . . 56 Making Units Managed by a 3ware Controller Available to Windows . . . 63 ... Diskette 80 Installing the 3ware Driver and SuSE Linux with YaST2 on a New Unit 81 Installing the 3ware Driver on a SuSE Linux System that Boots from a Different Device 81 Compiling a 3ware Driver for SuSE Linux 83 ii 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide
... 52 Driver Installation Under Windows 53 Materials Required 54 Creating a 3ware Driver Diskette 54 Installing the 3ware Driver and Windows on a New Unit 55 Installing the Driver on a System that Boots from a Different Device . . . 56 Making Units Managed by a 3ware Controller Available to Windows . . . 63 ... Diskette 80 Installing the 3ware Driver and SuSE Linux with YaST2 on a New Unit 81 Installing the 3ware Driver on a SuSE Linux System that Boots from a Different Device 81 Compiling a 3ware Driver for SuSE Linux 83 ii 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide
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... Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement 109 Microsoft Windows Hardware Quality Lab (WHQL 110 European Community Conformity Statement 110 Appendix C. Warranty, Technical Support, and Service . . . 112 Limited Warranty 112 Exclusions 113 State Law Provisions 113 Obtaining Warranty Protection 114 AMCC's Technical Support and Services for 3ware RAID Controllers . 114 Sales and Ordering Information 115 Feedback...
... Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement 109 Microsoft Windows Hardware Quality Lab (WHQL 110 European Community Conformity Statement 110 Appendix C. Warranty, Technical Support, and Service . . . 112 Limited Warranty 112 Exclusions 113 State Law Provisions 113 Obtaining Warranty Protection 114 AMCC's Technical Support and Services for 3ware RAID Controllers . 114 Sales and Ordering Information 115 Feedback...
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... settings that appear on the screen. Monospace font is used throughout this Guide This guide describes how to install the 3ware 9000 series RAID controller, configure arrays, and make the arrays available to your operating system-Microsoft Windows, Red Hat Linux, SuSE Linux, or FreeBSD. About this guide: 3BM refers to the...
... settings that appear on the screen. Monospace font is used throughout this Guide This guide describes how to install the 3ware 9000 series RAID controller, configure arrays, and make the arrays available to your operating system-Microsoft Windows, Red Hat Linux, SuSE Linux, or FreeBSD. About this guide: 3BM refers to the...
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...Gb/s standards. The length of both shielded and unshielded interface cables may not exceed 1M (39") for serial ATA controllers. Operating System 3ware RAID controllers may be connected to up to, four, eight, or twelve SATA drives using the open source Linux driver ...; Drives Depending on the particular model, the 3ware RAID controller may be used with: Windows 2000 (Professional, Server, Advanced Server) (SP3 or newer), Windows XP Professional (SP1 or newer), Windows Server 2003 (Standard, Enterprise), Windows XP x64 Edition, Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition. Red Hat...
...Gb/s standards. The length of both shielded and unshielded interface cables may not exceed 1M (39") for serial ATA controllers. Operating System 3ware RAID controllers may be connected to up to, four, eight, or twelve SATA drives using the open source Linux driver ...; Drives Depending on the particular model, the 3ware RAID controller may be used with: Windows 2000 (Professional, Server, Advanced Server) (SP3 or newer), Windows XP Professional (SP1 or newer), Windows Server 2003 (Standard, Enterprise), Windows XP x64 Edition, Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition. Red Hat...
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...see "Configuring Units" on page 87 6 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Installation Overview Check the motherboard boot sequence. figuration. d Set other parameters, depending on the type of the following: "Driver Installation Under Windows" on page 53 "Driver ... changes and exit. Specify a hot spare (optional). Install the 3ware driver and make the units available to your system BIOS guide for more details. Configure RAID units. Refer to the operating system. b Select the drives to be included and indicate...
...see "Configuring Units" on page 87 6 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Installation Overview Check the motherboard boot sequence. figuration. d Set other parameters, depending on the type of the following: "Driver Installation Under Windows" on page 53 "Driver ... changes and exit. Specify a hot spare (optional). Install the 3ware driver and make the units available to your system BIOS guide for more details. Configure RAID units. Refer to the operating system. b Select the drives to be included and indicate...
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... the drives from the 8000 controller and remove the controller from the system. 4 Install the 9000 controller and attach the drives to the 9000 board, as described earlier in this section. 24 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Installing the Hardware To move units under Windows 1 Install the 9000 controller in your driver to the...
... the drives from the 8000 controller and remove the controller from the system. 4 Install the 9000 controller and attach the drives to the 9000 board, as described earlier in this section. 24 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Installing the Hardware To move units under Windows 1 Install the 9000 controller in your driver to the...
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...to a 9000 Controller 4 Reboot the system and enter the 3ware 9000 series BIOS (3BM) by pressing Alt-3. To move legacy JBOD units under Windows 1 Install the 9000 controller in your system, while leaving the 8000 controller installed. 2 Install the Windows driver. (For details, see "Driver Installation Under Windows" on page... guide, "Configuring Units", describes how to work in 3BM. Additional information about 3BM is available in 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide.) 5 Press the F8 or Esc key to save and exit. Additional information about 3BM is available ...
...to a 9000 Controller 4 Reboot the system and enter the 3ware 9000 series BIOS (3BM) by pressing Alt-3. To move legacy JBOD units under Windows 1 Install the 9000 controller in your system, while leaving the 8000 controller installed. 2 Install the Windows driver. (For details, see "Driver Installation Under Windows" on page... guide, "Configuring Units", describes how to work in 3BM. Additional information about 3BM is available in 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide.) 5 Press the F8 or Esc key to save and exit. Additional information about 3BM is available ...
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... capacity of 2 TB. www.3ware.com 33 The capacity used as separate volumes. Support for Over 2 Terabytes Windows 2000, Windows XP, Linux 2.4, and FreeBSD 4.x, do not currently recognize unit capacity in 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide, see "Enabling Auto... rounded down to the nearest 5 GBytes for each other. Determining What RAID Level to Use Table 3: Drive Capacity RAID Level Capacity RAID 5 (number of drives - 1) X (capacity of the smallest drive) RAID 10 RAID 50 Storage efficiency increases with the number of disks: storage efficiency = ...
... capacity of 2 TB. www.3ware.com 33 The capacity used as separate volumes. Support for Over 2 Terabytes Windows 2000, Windows XP, Linux 2.4, and FreeBSD 4.x, do not currently recognize unit capacity in 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide, see "Enabling Auto... rounded down to the nearest 5 GBytes for each other. Determining What RAID Level to Use Table 3: Drive Capacity RAID Level Capacity RAID 5 (number of drives - 1) X (capacity of the smallest drive) RAID 10 RAID 50 Storage efficiency increases with the number of disks: storage efficiency = ...
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... setting to replace a failed drive in order to make use of the full capacity: Windows 2000 Windows XP Linux 2.4 FreeBSD 4.x You must have been carved into volumes will not be affected. www.3ware.com 47 Enabling Auto-Carving for Units Larger Than 2 TB If the capacity of your unit...
... setting to replace a failed drive in order to make use of the full capacity: Windows 2000 Windows XP Linux 2.4 FreeBSD 4.x You must have been carved into volumes will not be affected. www.3ware.com 47 Enabling Auto-Carving for Units Larger Than 2 TB If the capacity of your unit...
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... Use The final steps in the next sections of this guide, under Windows Installation (see page 53), Linux Installation (see page 65), and FreeBSD Installation (see page 87). 52 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide If so, you will start the OS and then install the... driver. If so, you install the operating system. Is the OS already installed on a unit connected to another controller or to your operating system. ...
... Use The final steps in the next sections of this guide, under Windows Installation (see page 53), Linux Installation (see page 65), and FreeBSD Installation (see page 87). 52 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide If so, you will start the OS and then install the... driver. If so, you install the operating system. Is the OS already installed on a unit connected to another controller or to your operating system. ...
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A drive or unit managed by the 3ware RAID controller may be configured to be used with Microsoft Windows 2000 (SP3 or newer), Windows XP (SP1 or newer), and Windows Server 2003. This chapter contains instructions for the 3ware RAID controller Install the 3ware driver and Windows on a new drive or unit. Install the 3ware driver when Windows is already installed on a different...
A drive or unit managed by the 3ware RAID controller may be configured to be used with Microsoft Windows 2000 (SP3 or newer), Windows XP (SP1 or newer), and Windows Server 2003. This chapter contains instructions for the 3ware RAID controller Install the 3ware driver and Windows on a new drive or unit. Install the 3ware driver when Windows is already installed on a different...
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... a driver diskette 1 Insert the 3ware software CD into your system. 2 When the 3ware Escalade Menu appears, click Driver and Firmware Disks. 54 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide If you are installing Windows on a new unit or drive managed by the 3ware RAID controller, you may install the 3ware driver from either the 3ware software CD-ROM or from...
... a driver diskette 1 Insert the 3ware software CD into your system. 2 When the 3ware Escalade Menu appears, click Driver and Firmware Disks. 54 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide If you are installing Windows on a new unit or drive managed by the 3ware RAID controller, you may install the 3ware driver from either the 3ware software CD-ROM or from...
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... drive and click the Yes button to manually specify an adapter..." If Windows is already installed on another drive, turn to install Windows on a new drive configuration managed by the 3ware RAID controller, follow the instructions in this section. To install Windows and the 3ware driver 1 Boot from a Different Device" on page 56. Type S to specify that...
... drive and click the Yes button to manually specify an adapter..." If Windows is already installed on another drive, turn to install Windows on a new drive configuration managed by the 3ware RAID controller, follow the instructions in this section. To install Windows and the 3ware driver 1 Boot from a Different Device" on page 56. Type S to specify that...
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... on your system: "To install the 3ware driver under Windows 2000" on page 57 "To install the 3ware driver under Windows XP or 2003" on page 60 56 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Driver Installation Under Windows 5 Type S if you are installing the 3ware RAID controller on a system that already has the operating system installed...
... on your system: "To install the 3ware driver under Windows 2000" on page 57 "To install the 3ware driver under Windows XP or 2003" on page 60 56 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Driver Installation Under Windows 5 Type S if you are installing the 3ware RAID controller on a system that already has the operating system installed...
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This wizard guides you will see Figure 17). Note that Boots from a Different Device To install the 3ware driver under Windows 2000 When you start Windows after installing a 3ware RAID controller, Windows recognizes it is on a System that you through installing the 3ware drivers (see screens for the installation of two drivers during this process. Found New Hardware Wizard...
This wizard guides you will see Figure 17). Note that Boots from a Different Device To install the 3ware driver under Windows 2000 When you start Windows after installing a 3ware RAID controller, Windows recognizes it is on a System that you through installing the 3ware drivers (see screens for the installation of two drivers during this process. Found New Hardware Wizard...
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Figure 18. Driver Installation Under Windows 4 When the Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard screen appears (Figure 18), click Finish. Completing Found New Hardware Wizard 5 If the "Completing" screen similar to Figure 18 indicates that you should restart your computer, do so now. 58 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide
Figure 18. Driver Installation Under Windows 4 When the Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard screen appears (Figure 18), click Finish. Completing Found New Hardware Wizard 5 If the "Completing" screen similar to Figure 18 indicates that you should restart your computer, do so now. 58 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide
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...Wizard prompts you in installing the 3ware drivers (see screens for the installation of two drivers during this process. This wizard guides you to select a device driver, click Have Disk, and then indicate that you start Windows after installing a 3ware RAID controller, Windows recognizes it is on the CD... or floppy. 3 If the "Digital Signature Not Found" message appears, click Yes to Windows" on page 63. Note that it as a Plug and Play...
...Wizard prompts you in installing the 3ware drivers (see screens for the installation of two drivers during this process. This wizard guides you to select a device driver, click Have Disk, and then indicate that you start Windows after installing a 3ware RAID controller, Windows recognizes it is on the CD... or floppy. 3 If the "Digital Signature Not Found" message appears, click Yes to Windows" on page 63. Note that it as a Plug and Play...
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Welcome to Windows" on page 63. 62 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Driver Installation Under Windows Figure 23. Completing Found New Hardware Wizard After the driver has been installed, continue with the instructions below under "Making Units Managed by a 3ware Controller Available to the Found New Hardware Wizard 7 When the second Completing the Found New Hardware screen appears, click Finish. Figure 24.
Welcome to Windows" on page 63. 62 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Driver Installation Under Windows Figure 23. Completing Found New Hardware Wizard After the driver has been installed, continue with the instructions below under "Making Units Managed by a 3ware Controller Available to the Found New Hardware Wizard 7 When the second Completing the Found New Hardware screen appears, click Finish. Figure 24.
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Figure 25. Making Units Managed by a 3ware Controller Available to Windows Making Units Managed by a 3ware Controller Available to Windows After the 3ware driver has been installed, you need to partition and format the new units or disks. 1 Remove the driver diskette or CD, reboot the system, and ...
Figure 25. Making Units Managed by a 3ware Controller Available to Windows Making Units Managed by a 3ware Controller Available to Windows After the 3ware driver has been installed, you need to partition and format the new units or disks. 1 Remove the driver diskette or CD, reboot the system, and ...
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For more information, see the 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide and the 3ware Escalade 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller CLI Guide. 64 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide With 3DM 2 and CLI, you can maintain your RAID units while running Windows. Driver Installation Under Windows Finishing Up Your RAID unit is now ready for use. You may also want to install 3ware's browser-based Disk Management tool, 3DM 2, or the 3ware Command Line Interface (CLI).
For more information, see the 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide and the 3ware Escalade 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller CLI Guide. 64 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide With 3DM 2 and CLI, you can maintain your RAID units while running Windows. Driver Installation Under Windows Finishing Up Your RAID unit is now ready for use. You may also want to install 3ware's browser-based Disk Management tool, 3DM 2, or the 3ware Command Line Interface (CLI).