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... RAID 1 and RAID 10 50 Checking the Motherboard Boot Sequence 51 Installing Drivers and Making the Units Available For Use 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...
... RAID 1 and RAID 10 50 Checking the Motherboard Boot Sequence 51 Installing Drivers and Making the Units Available For Use 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...
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...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...102 Replacing the Battery 107 Appendix B. 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 ...
...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...102 Replacing the Battery 107 Appendix B. 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 ...
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... 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 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...
... 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 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...
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... details see "Configuring Units" on the type of the following: "Driver Installation Under Windows" on page 53 "Driver Installation Under Linux" on page 65 "Driver Installation Under FreeBSD" on page 87 6 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide c Select the desired RAID configuration. f Save your system BIOS guide for more details. Configure...
... details see "Configuring Units" on the type of the following: "Driver Installation Under Windows" on page 53 "Driver Installation Under Linux" on page 65 "Driver Installation Under FreeBSD" on page 87 6 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide c Select the desired RAID configuration. f Save your system BIOS guide for more details. Configure...
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... Windows driver. (For details, see "Driver Installation Under Windows" on page 53.) 3 Run the conversion utility to convert the units. 4 Power down the system, disconnect the drives from the 7/8000 controller and remove that 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...
... Windows driver. (For details, see "Driver Installation Under Windows" on page 53.) 3 Run the conversion utility to convert the units. 4 Power down the system, disconnect the drives from the 7/8000 controller and remove that 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...
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... the 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 series BIOS... in this 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. Enable the Export JBOD policy on ...
... the 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 series BIOS... in this 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. Enable the Export JBOD policy on ...
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... 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 Details for the controller as you will install the driver for both situations are described in setting up your system...
... 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 Details for the controller as you will install the driver for both situations are described in setting up your system...
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.... Note: You must have administrator privileges 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. www.3ware.com 53 Or, you must have already installed your system to : Create a driver diskette for your 3ware RAID controller in the system. This chapter contains instructions for AMD...
.... Note: You must have administrator privileges 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. www.3ware.com 53 Or, you must have already installed your system to : Create a driver diskette for your 3ware RAID controller in the system. This chapter contains instructions for AMD...
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... a 3ware Driver Diskette If you are installing Windows, you must create a 3ware driver 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 If you are installing Windows on a new unit or drive managed by the 3ware RAID controller, you may install the 3ware driver...
... a 3ware Driver Diskette If you are installing Windows, you must create a 3ware driver 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 If you are installing Windows on a new unit or drive managed by the 3ware RAID controller, you may install the 3ware driver...
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... installed on another drive, turn to manually specify an adapter..." www.3ware.com 55 Note 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 begin the process. Installing the 3ware Driver and Windows on a New Unit If you want to create the...
... installed on another drive, turn to manually specify an adapter..." www.3ware.com 55 Note 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 begin the process. Installing the 3ware Driver and Windows on a New Unit If you want to create the...
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... installation. (If there are installing the 3ware RAID controller on a system that Boots from a Different Device If you are multiple controllers in this section, depending on the version of Windows 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 another drive, follow...
... installation. (If there are installing the 3ware RAID controller on a system that Boots from a Different Device If you are multiple controllers in this section, depending on the version of Windows 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 another drive, follow...
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... the Wizard prompts 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 to select a device driver, click Have Disk, and then indicate that you through installing the 3ware drivers (see screens for the installation of two drivers during this process. Figure 17...
... the Wizard prompts 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 to select a device driver, click Have Disk, and then indicate that you through installing the 3ware drivers (see screens for the installation of two drivers during this process. Figure 17...
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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 Figure 18.
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... been installed, continue with the instructions under Windows XP or 2003 When you start Windows after installing a 3ware RAID controller, Windows recognizes it is on page 63. To install the 3ware driver under "Making Units Managed by a 3ware Controller Available to select a device driver, click Have Disk, and then indicate that you will see Figure 21). Note that it as a Plug...
... been installed, continue with the instructions under Windows XP or 2003 When you start Windows after installing a 3ware RAID controller, Windows recognizes it is on page 63. To install the 3ware driver under "Making Units Managed by a 3ware Controller Available to select a device driver, click Have Disk, and then indicate that you will see Figure 21). Note that it as a Plug...
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Welcome to Windows" on page 63. 62 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Figure 24. 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. Driver Installation Under Windows Figure 23.
Welcome to Windows" on page 63. 62 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Figure 24. 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. Driver Installation Under Windows Figure 23.
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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 log in as the system administrator. 2 Use Disk Administrator to assign... to partition and format the new arrays or disks: a From the Start menu, choose Administrative Tools > Computer Management. Figure 25. www.3ware.com 63 b In the Computer Management window, under Storage, select Disk Management.
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 log in as the system administrator. 2 Use Disk Administrator to assign... to partition and format the new arrays or disks: a From the Start menu, choose Administrative Tools > Computer Management. Figure 25. www.3ware.com 63 b In the Computer Management window, under Storage, select Disk Management.
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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 You may also want to install 3ware's browser-based Disk Management tool, 3DM 2, or the 3ware Command Line Interface (CLI). Driver Installation Under Windows Finishing Up Your RAID unit is now ready for use. With 3DM 2 and CLI, you can maintain your RAID units while running Windows.
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 You may also want to install 3ware's browser-based Disk Management tool, 3DM 2, or the 3ware Command Line Interface (CLI). Driver Installation Under Windows Finishing Up Your RAID unit is now ready for use. With 3DM 2 and CLI, you can maintain your RAID units while running Windows.
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A confirmation window opens. 4 Insert a blank diskette into your system. 2 When the 3ware Escalade Menu appears, click the Driver & Firmware Disks button. 3 In the 3ware Driver & Firmware Disk Images menu, click the button for the driver disk you want to "Installing the 3ware Driver on a Red Hat Linux System.... www.3ware.com 69 Driver Installation Under Red Hat Linux Creating a Red Hat Linux Driver Diskette If you are installing Linux on the new drive or unit managed by the 3ware RAID controller as a boot device. To create a driver diskette 1 Insert the 3ware software CD...
A confirmation window opens. 4 Insert a blank diskette into your system. 2 When the 3ware Escalade Menu appears, click the Driver & Firmware Disks button. 3 In the 3ware Driver & Firmware Disk Images menu, click the button for the driver disk you want to "Installing the 3ware Driver on a Red Hat Linux System.... www.3ware.com 69 Driver Installation Under Red Hat Linux Creating a Red Hat Linux Driver Diskette If you are installing Linux on the new drive or unit managed by the 3ware RAID controller as a boot device. To create a driver diskette 1 Insert the 3ware software CD...
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...34 determining RAID level to use 31 initializing units 49 RAID concepts and... levels 28 units 40 using 3BM 38 D distributed parity 29 drive capacity 32 drive coercion 33 drive installation considerations 9 drive types 3 driver compiling as a loadable module for FreeBSD 94 compiling for Red Hat 77 compiling for SuSE Linux 83 installing under FreeBSD 87 installing under Linux 65 installing under Windows... 53 driver diskette creating (Red Hat) 69 creating (SuSE Linux) 80 creating (Windows) 54 drivers obtaining for FreeBSD 88 obtaining for Linux 66 F FreeBSD, installing driver...
...34 determining RAID level to use 31 initializing units 49 RAID concepts and... levels 28 units 40 using 3BM 38 D distributed parity 29 drive capacity 32 drive coercion 33 drive installation considerations 9 drive types 3 driver compiling as a loadable module for FreeBSD 94 compiling for Red Hat 77 compiling for SuSE Linux 83 installing under FreeBSD 87 installing under Linux 65 installing under Windows... 53 driver diskette creating (Red Hat) 69 creating (SuSE Linux) 80 creating (Windows) 54 drivers obtaining for FreeBSD 88 obtaining for Linux 66 F FreeBSD, installing driver...
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... 28 SuSE Linux, installing driver under 80 System Requirements 2 system requirements 2 T Technical Support 112 tools and equipment 10 tools required for installation 10 Troubleshooting 97 troubleshooting 97 U units configuring 27, 40 initializing 49 W Warranty 112 Windows, installing driver under 53 write cache, enabling or disabling 43 118 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide
... 28 SuSE Linux, installing driver under 80 System Requirements 2 system requirements 2 T Technical Support 112 tools and equipment 10 tools required for installation 10 Troubleshooting 97 troubleshooting 97 U units configuring 27, 40 initializing 49 W Warranty 112 Windows, installing driver under 53 write cache, enabling or disabling 43 118 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide