Checking The Motherboard Boot Sequence; What Next - 3Ware 9650SE-2LPML User Manual

Checking the Motherboard Boot Sequence

What Next?

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Using your computer's Setup utility, ensure that it shows the appropriate boot
device.
After installing the 3ware 9000 controller in your system, go into the BIOS
for your computer system to check and change the boot order. This is
necessary because most systems automatically change the boot order when
they detect a newly installed controller and device. Refer to the
documentation for your system for information about starting the system
BIOS.
• If the OS is already installed on a unit connected to the system, be
sure that device precedes the 3ware RAID controller in the boot sequence.
If you have other disks installed on the motherboard, the 3ware RAID
controller should precede them in boot order.
• If you will install your OS on a disk or unit attached to the 3ware
RAID controller, specify the controller as the boot device. (Note that if
you configured more than one unit, the drive(s) specified as Unit 0 will be
treated as the boot disk.)
The final steps in setting up your RAID units are to load the 3ware driver and
make the units available to your operating system. For details, turn to
Chapter 4, "Driver Installation."
After installing the driver, in order to maintain your RAID units, you may also
want to install 3ware's browser-based Disk Management tool, 3DM 2, or the
3ware Command Line Interface (CLI). For more information, see
Appendix B, "Software Installation" on page 271.
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