Installing The Storage Switch While Installing Windows 98/Me; Create Disk Arrays; Boot The System From The Windows 98/Me Diskette; Partition The Boot Device Using Fdisk - 3Ware 3W-6800 User Manual

Installing the storage switch while installing
Windows 98/ME
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.

Boot the system from the Windows 98/ME diskette

1 Insert Windows 98/ME boot disk into the floppy drive.
2 Restart your computer.
3 From the Windows 98 or ME Startup Menu, choose 1. Start
computer with CD-ROM support.

Partition the boot device using fdisk

1 If your disks have not been partitioned you will get a message
like "Windows has detected that drive C does not contain a valid
FAT or FAT32 partition". From the MS-DOS command prompt,
run fdisk to create a partition.
A:\> fdisk
2 When asked to enable large disk support indicate "yes" by typ-
ing Y.
3 Under FDISK Options select option 1, Create a DOS partition
or Logical DOS Drive.
4 Under Create a DOS Partition or Logical DOS Drive select
option 1, Create a Primary DOS partition.
5 When asked to use the maximum available size for a Primary
DOS Partition, indicate "yes" by typing Y. Then, press the
Escape key to return to the FDISK Options menu.
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