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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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...Warranty Protection 114 AMCC's Technical Support and Services for 3ware RAID Controllers . 114 Sales and Ordering Information 115 Feedback on a FreeBSD System that Boots from a Different Device 92 Compiling the Driver as a Loadable Module 94 Troubleshooting: Problems and ...Installation Instructions 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 www...
...Warranty Protection 114 AMCC's Technical Support and Services for 3ware RAID Controllers . 114 Sales and Ordering Information 115 Feedback on a FreeBSD System that Boots from a Different Device 92 Compiling the Driver as a Loadable Module 94 Troubleshooting: Problems and ...Installation Instructions 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 www...
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... 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. www.3ware.com 1 About the 3ware RAID Controller This section includes the following topics: Product...
... 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. www.3ware.com 1 About the 3ware RAID Controller This section includes the following topics: Product...
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...SATA I) or serial ATA 300 (SATA 2) Gb/s standards. System Requirements 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 ...controllers. Operating System 3ware RAID controllers may be of features and system requirements, refer to the 9000 Series Datasheet, available from the website at www.3ware.com/products/serial_ata9000.asp. Drives may be connected to up to, four, eight, or twelve SATA drives using the open source Linux driver...
...SATA I) or serial ATA 300 (SATA 2) Gb/s standards. System Requirements 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 ...controllers. Operating System 3ware RAID controllers may be of features and system requirements, refer to the 9000 Series Datasheet, available from the website at www.3ware.com/products/serial_ata9000.asp. Drives may be connected to up to, four, eight, or twelve SATA drives using the open source Linux driver...
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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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...Units" on page 27. figuration. d Set other parameters, depending on page 87 6 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide f Save your system BIOS guide for more details. Configure RAID units. The basic steps are listed here. b Select the drives to be included ... "Driver Installation Under Windows" on page 53 "Driver Installation Under Linux" on page 65 "Driver Installation Under FreeBSD" on the type of RAID con- Refer to your changes and exit. Specify a hot spare (optional). Install the 3ware driver and make the ...
...Units" on page 27. figuration. d Set other parameters, depending on page 87 6 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide f Save your system BIOS guide for more details. Configure RAID units. The basic steps are listed here. b Select the drives to be included ... "Driver Installation Under Windows" on page 53 "Driver Installation Under Linux" on page 65 "Driver Installation Under FreeBSD" on the type of RAID con- Refer to your changes and exit. Specify a hot spare (optional). Install the 3ware driver and make the ...
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... to the 9000 board, as described earlier in this section. 24 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide 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 utility to...
... to the 9000 board, as described earlier in this section. 24 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide 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 utility to...
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...The next section in this guide, "Configuring Units", describes how to work in 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide.) 6 Press the F8 or Esc key 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...(The next section in this guide, "Configuring Units", describes how to work 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 Power down the system, disconnect the drives from the 8000...
...The next section in this guide, "Configuring Units", describes how to work in 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide.) 6 Press the F8 or Esc key 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...(The next section in this guide, "Configuring Units", describes how to work 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 Power down the system, disconnect the drives from the 8000...
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... Sequence" on page 51 "Installing Drivers and Making the Units Available For Use" on page 52 If you already know the RAID configuration you configure how the drives connected to "Specifying the Unit Configuration" on page 40. Configuring Units After you have physically installed your 3ware RAID controller and connected it to your disk...
... Sequence" on page 51 "Installing Drivers and Making the Units Available For Use" on page 52 If you already know the RAID configuration you configure how the drives connected to "Specifying the Unit Configuration" on page 40. Configuring Units After you have physically installed your 3ware RAID controller and connected it to your disk...
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... Units Installing Drivers and Making the Units Available For Use The final steps in setting up your RAID arrays are described 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...
... Units Installing Drivers and Making the Units Available For Use The final steps in setting up your RAID arrays are described 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...
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... your boot device, such as a disk attached to : Create a driver diskette for how to the motherboard. A drive or unit managed by the 3ware RAID controller may be configured to the latest service pack available. Windows 2003 64-bit for ...the 3ware driver. 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 device. www.3ware.com 53 The 3ware RAID controller can use another device as your 3ware RAID controller ...
... your boot device, such as a disk attached to : Create a driver diskette for how to the motherboard. A drive or unit managed by the 3ware RAID controller may be configured to the latest service pack available. Windows 2003 64-bit for ...the 3ware driver. 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 device. www.3ware.com 53 The 3ware RAID controller can use another device as your 3ware RAID controller ...
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... installed on another drive.). Floppy diskette, to create a 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 Driver Installation Under Windows Materials Required 3ware software CD-ROM Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, or...
... installed on another drive.). Floppy diskette, to create a 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 Driver Installation Under Windows Materials Required 3ware software CD-ROM Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, or...
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... from a Different Device" on a New Unit If 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 install Windows on a new drive configuration managed by the 3ware RAID controller, follow the instructions in this section. Be sure to select the correct one or...
... from a Different Device" on a New Unit If 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 install Windows on a new drive configuration managed by the 3ware RAID controller, follow the instructions in this section. Be sure to select the correct one or...
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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 a system that are specific to continue the installation. (If there are installing the 3ware RAID controller on page 60 56 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Otherwise, press Enter. 6 If...
... 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 a system that are specific to continue the installation. (If there are installing the 3ware RAID controller on page 60 56 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Otherwise, press Enter. 6 If...
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.... 2 When the Wizard prompts 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 select a device driver, click Have Disk, and then indicate that it as a Plug... Hardware Wizard. Installing the Driver on a System that Boots from a Different Device To install the 3ware driver under Windows 2000 When you to continue the installation. Note that you through installing the 3ware drivers (see screens for the installation of two drivers during this process. This ...
.... 2 When the Wizard prompts 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 select a device driver, click Have Disk, and then indicate that it as a Plug... Hardware Wizard. Installing the Driver on a System that Boots from a Different Device To install the 3ware driver under Windows 2000 When you to continue the installation. Note that you through installing the 3ware drivers (see screens for the installation of two drivers during this process. This ...
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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 Driver Installation Under Windows 4 When the Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard screen appears (Figure 18), click Finish. Figure 18.
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 Driver Installation Under Windows 4 When the Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard screen appears (Figure 18), click Finish. Figure 18.
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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. Figure 19. Completing Found New Hardware Wizard www.3ware.com 59 Figure 20. Install Hardware Device Drivers 7 When the second Completing the Found New Hardware screen appears, click Finish.
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. Figure 19. Completing Found New Hardware Wizard www.3ware.com 59 Figure 20. Install Hardware Device Drivers 7 When the second Completing the Found New Hardware screen appears, click Finish.
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... 21. This wizard guides you in installing the 3ware drivers (see screens for the installation of two drivers during this process. Driver Installation Under Windows After the driver has 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 the CD or floppy...
... 21. This wizard guides you in installing the 3ware drivers (see screens for the installation of two drivers during this process. Driver Installation Under Windows After the driver has 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 the CD or floppy...
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www.3ware.com 61 Completing Found New Hardware Wizard 5 If the "Completing" screen similar to install the second driver. Figure 22. Installing the Driver on a System 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 the screen to Figure 22 indicates 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 Completing Found New Hardware Wizard 5 If the "Completing" screen similar to install the second driver. Figure 22. Installing the Driver on a System 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 the screen to Figure 22 indicates that Boots from a Different Device 4 When the Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard screen appears (Figure 22), click Finish.
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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. Welcome to Windows" on page 63. 62 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide