Installing The Storage Switch On Systems That Boot From A Different Device; Create Disk Arrays; Install The 3Ware Driver; Reboot The Machine - 3Ware 3W-6800 User Manual

3ware Escalade Storage Switch User Guide
Installing the storage switch on systems that
boot from a different device
Materials required:
• 3ware Windows driver installation diskette
• 3ware CD-ROM

Create disk arrays

Refer to the 3ware Hardware Installation and 3ware Disk Array
Configuration Utility chapters.

Install the 3ware driver

1 Log in as system administrator when the system finishes boot-
ing.
2 Go to the Start menu, click on Settings and open the Control
Panel window.
3 Open SCSI Adapters from the Control Panel window.
4 Click on the Drivers tab in SCSI Adapters.
5 Follow the instructions in the Install/Update 3ware driver sec-
tion (page 55) to continue.

Reboot the machine

1 Remove the driver diskette, then select Yes to restart the system.
If you don't remove the diskette, the system may not boot.
2 Log in as system administrator. You should see a brief splash
screen (see Figure 21) followed immediately by an "Installation
Complete" notification (see Figure 22).
3 Partition and format any new disk arrays or independent disks
using Disk Administrator in the remaining steps:
a Choose Programs from the Start menu.
b Choose Administrative Tools from the Programs menu.
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