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... Compiling a 3ware Driver for Red Hat Linux 77 Driver Installation Under SuSE Linux 80 Creating a SuSE Linux Driver 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...
... Compiling a 3ware Driver for Red Hat Linux 77 Driver Installation Under SuSE Linux 80 Creating a SuSE Linux Driver 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...
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... Windows Hardware Quality Lab (WHQL 110 European Community Conformity Statement 110 Appendix C. Driver Installation Under FreeBSD 87 Obtaining 3ware FreeBSD Drivers 88 Materials Required 88 Installing the Driver While Installing FreeBSD on the 3ware RAID Controller 88 Installing the 3ware Driver on this manual 115 Index 117 www.3ware.com iii Warranty, Technical Support, and Service . . . 112 Limited Warranty 112...
... Windows Hardware Quality Lab (WHQL 110 European Community Conformity Statement 110 Appendix C. Driver Installation Under FreeBSD 87 Obtaining 3ware FreeBSD Drivers 88 Materials Required 88 Installing the Driver While Installing FreeBSD on the 3ware RAID Controller 88 Installing the 3ware Driver on this manual 115 Index 117 www.3ware.com iii Warranty, Technical Support, and Service . . . 112 Limited Warranty 112...
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... battery backup provides added data protection in the event of a power outage. (Battery Backup Unit sold separately.) Support for RAID units greater than 2 terabytes with the 3ware 9000 Series Controllers About 3ware Driver Versions System Requirements Package Contents Product Features The 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA family includes 9500S-4LP, 9500S-8, 9500S-12, 9500S-8MI, and 9500S-12MI.
... battery backup provides added data protection in the event of a power outage. (Battery Backup Unit sold separately.) Support for RAID units greater than 2 terabytes with the 3ware 9000 Series Controllers About 3ware Driver Versions System Requirements Package Contents Product Features The 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA family includes 9500S-4LP, 9500S-8, 9500S-12, 9500S-8MI, and 9500S-12MI.
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...eight, or twelve SATA drives using the open source Linux driver FreeBSD Other Requirements Adequate air flow and cooling Adequate power supply for serial ATA controllers. Operating System 3ware RAID controllers may be connected to up to the 9000 Series Datasheet..., available from the website at www.3ware.com/products/serial_ata9000.asp. www.3ware.com 3 Drives must meet serial ATA 150 (SATA...
...eight, or twelve SATA drives using the open source Linux driver FreeBSD Other Requirements Adequate air flow and cooling Adequate power supply for serial ATA controllers. Operating System 3ware RAID controllers may be connected to up to the 9000 Series Datasheet..., available from the website at www.3ware.com/products/serial_ata9000.asp. www.3ware.com 3 Drives must meet serial ATA 150 (SATA...
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... cables (one per port). (Cables are not included in 9500S-8MI and 9500S-12MI.) 3ware installation CD with the following: 3DM 2, drivers, Command Line Interface (CLI) and 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide (.pdf format) 3ware Release Notes 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide (this guide) 4 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide
... cables (one per port). (Cables are not included in 9500S-8MI and 9500S-12MI.) 3ware installation CD with the following: 3DM 2, drivers, Command Line Interface (CLI) and 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide (.pdf format) 3ware Release Notes 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide (this guide) 4 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide
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... steps are listed here. Refer to your changes and exit. Specify a hot spare (optional). Install the 3ware driver and make the units available to create a disk array. figuration. For details see "Configuring Units" on page 87 6 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Installation Overview Check the motherboard boot sequence.
... steps are listed here. Refer to your changes and exit. Specify a hot spare (optional). Install the 3ware driver and make the units available to create a disk array. figuration. For details see "Configuring Units" on page 87 6 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Installation Overview Check the motherboard boot sequence.
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...board. To move 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 53.) 3 Run the conversion...Driver Installation section.) 2 Run the conversion utility to convert the units. 3 Power down the system, disconnect 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...
...board. To move 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 53.) 3 Run the conversion...Driver Installation section.) 2 Run the conversion utility to convert the units. 3 Power down the system, disconnect 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...
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... 8000 controller installed. 2 Install the Windows driver. (For details, see "Driver Installation Under Windows" on page 53.) 3 Power down the system, disconnect the drives from the 8000 controller and remove that controller from an 8000 Controller to a 9000 Controller 4 Reboot the system and enter the 3ware 9000 ...3BM) by pressing Alt-3. Additional information about 3BM is available in 3BM. Additional information about 3BM is available in 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide.) 6 Press the F8 or Esc key to work in this guide, "Configuring Units", describes how...
... 8000 controller installed. 2 Install the Windows driver. (For details, see "Driver Installation Under Windows" on page 53.) 3 Power down the system, disconnect the drives from the 8000 controller and remove that controller from an 8000 Controller to a 9000 Controller 4 Reboot the system and enter the 3ware 9000 ...3BM) by pressing Alt-3. Additional information about 3BM is available in 3BM. Additional information about 3BM is available in 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide.) 6 Press the F8 or Esc key to work in this guide, "Configuring Units", describes how...
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...physically installed your 3ware RAID controller and connected it to your disk drives, you configure how the drives connected to "Specifying the Unit Configuration" on page 52 If you already know the RAID configuration you want, turn to the controller will be used in RAID arrays. www.3ware.com 27 ... What RAID Level to Use" on page 31 "Working with the 3ware BIOS Manager (3BM)" on page 34 "Specifying the Unit Configuration" on page 40 "Initializing Units" on page 49 "Checking the Motherboard Boot Sequence" on page 51 "Installing Drivers and Making...
...physically installed your 3ware RAID controller and connected it to your disk drives, you configure how the drives connected to "Specifying the Unit Configuration" on page 52 If you already know the RAID configuration you want, turn to the controller will be used in RAID arrays. www.3ware.com 27 ... What RAID Level to Use" on page 31 "Working with the 3ware BIOS Manager (3BM)" on page 34 "Specifying the Unit Configuration" on page 40 "Initializing Units" on page 49 "Checking the Motherboard Boot Sequence" on page 51 "Installing Drivers and Making...
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... 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 Details for the controller as 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...
... 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 Details for the controller as 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...
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...different device. It is recommended that you upgrade to : Create a driver diskette for the 3ware RAID controller Install the 3ware driver and Windows on a new drive or unit. Install the 3ware driver when Windows is also supported. This chapter contains instructions for how to the ...attached to the motherboard. A drive or unit managed by the 3ware RAID controller may be configured to install the Windows operating system and the 3ware driver. Or, you can be your system's boot device. www.3ware.com 53 Note: You must have administrator privileges for your system...
...different device. It is recommended that you upgrade to : Create a driver diskette for the 3ware RAID controller Install the 3ware driver and Windows on a new drive or unit. Install the 3ware driver when Windows is also supported. This chapter contains instructions for how to the ...attached to the motherboard. A drive or unit managed by the 3ware RAID controller may be configured to install the Windows operating system and the 3ware driver. Or, you can be your system's boot device. www.3ware.com 53 Note: You must have administrator privileges for your system...
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... device, you may install the 3ware driver from either the 3ware software CD-ROM or from a diskette. To create 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 Driver Installation Under Windows Materials Required 3ware software CD-ROM Microsoft...
... device, you may install the 3ware driver from either the 3ware software CD-ROM or from a diskette. To create 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 Driver Installation Under Windows Materials Required 3ware software CD-ROM Microsoft...
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... installed on another drive, turn to "Installing the Driver on a System that you have an additional 3ware RAID controller. 3 Insert the 3ware driver diskette and press Enter. 4 When a box with AMCC 3ware Series ATA RAID Controller appears, press Enter to select it. Installing the 3ware Driver and Windows on a New Unit 3 In the 3ware Driver & Firmware Images menu, click the appropriate button to...
... installed on another drive, turn to "Installing the Driver on a System that you have an additional 3ware RAID controller. 3 Insert the 3ware driver diskette and press Enter. 4 When a box with AMCC 3ware Series ATA RAID Controller appears, press Enter to select it. Installing the 3ware Driver and Windows on a New Unit 3 In the 3ware Driver & Firmware Images menu, click the appropriate button to...
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Installing the Driver on a System that Boots from a Different Device If you are installing the 3ware RAID controller on a system that are specific to add. There are multiple controllers in the system, you will see this ...Driver Installation Under Windows 5 Type S if you have additional devices to 3ware. Otherwise, press Enter. 6 If the "Digital Signature Not Found" message appears, click Yes to continue the installation. (If there are no instructions after installing the driver that already has the operating system installed on page 60 56 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller...
Installing the Driver on a System that Boots from a Different Device If you are installing the 3ware RAID controller on a system that are specific to add. There are multiple controllers in the system, you will see this ...Driver Installation Under Windows 5 Type S if you have additional devices to 3ware. Otherwise, press Enter. 6 If the "Digital Signature Not Found" message appears, click Yes to continue the installation. (If there are no instructions after installing the driver that already has the operating system installed on page 60 56 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller...
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...This wizard guides you start Windows after installing a 3ware RAID controller, Windows recognizes it is on a System that Boots from a Different Device To install the 3ware driver under Windows 2000 When you through installing the 3ware drivers (see screens for the installation of two drivers during this process. Found New Hardware Wizard, Windows.... Note that it as a Plug and Play device, and brings up the Found New Hardware Wizard. www.3ware.com 57 Installing the Driver on the CD or floppy. 3 If the "Digital Signature Not Found" message appears, click Yes to select a device...
...This wizard guides you start Windows after installing a 3ware RAID controller, Windows recognizes it is on a System that Boots from a Different Device To install the 3ware driver under Windows 2000 When you through installing the 3ware drivers (see screens for the installation of two drivers during this process. Found New Hardware Wizard, Windows.... Note that it as a Plug and Play device, and brings up the Found New Hardware Wizard. www.3ware.com 57 Installing the Driver on the CD or floppy. 3 If the "Digital Signature Not Found" message appears, click Yes to select a device...
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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 Figure 18. Driver Installation Under Windows 4 When the Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard screen appears (Figure 18), click Finish.
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Install Hardware Device Drivers 7 When the second Completing the Found New Hardware screen appears, click Finish. Figure 20. Figure 19. Completing Found New Hardware Wizard www.3ware.com 59 Installing the Driver on a System that Boots from a Different Device 6 When the Install Hardware Device Drivers screen appears (Figure 19), click Next and follow the prompts on the screen to install the second driver.
Install Hardware Device Drivers 7 When the second Completing the Found New Hardware screen appears, click Finish. Figure 20. Figure 19. Completing Found New Hardware Wizard www.3ware.com 59 Installing the Driver on a System that Boots from a Different Device 6 When the Install Hardware Device Drivers screen appears (Figure 19), click Next and follow the prompts on the screen to install the second driver.
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... 1 Click the Next button and respond to the questions the Wizard displays. 2 When the Wizard prompts you start Windows after installing a 3ware RAID controller, Windows recognizes it is on page 63. Driver Installation Under Windows After the driver has been installed, continue with the instructions under Windows XP or 2003 When you to select a device...
... 1 Click the Next button and respond to the questions the Wizard displays. 2 When the Wizard prompts you start Windows after installing a 3ware RAID controller, Windows recognizes it is on page 63. Driver Installation Under Windows After the driver has been installed, continue with the instructions under Windows XP or 2003 When you to select a device...
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Installing the Driver on the screen to install the second driver. Completing Found New Hardware Wizard 5 If the "Completing" screen similar to Figure 22 indicates that you should restart your computer, do so now. 6 When the Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard screen appears again (Figure 23), click Next and follow the prompts on a System that Boots from a Different Device 4 When the Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard screen appears (Figure 22), click Finish. www.3ware.com 61 Figure 22.
Installing the Driver on the screen to install the second driver. Completing Found New Hardware Wizard 5 If the "Completing" screen similar to Figure 22 indicates that you should restart your computer, do so now. 6 When the Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard screen appears again (Figure 23), click Next and follow the prompts on a System that Boots from a Different Device 4 When the Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard screen appears (Figure 22), click Finish. www.3ware.com 61 Figure 22.
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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. Welcome to Windows" on page 63. 62 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Driver Installation Under Windows Figure 23.