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9. Click on "Next" again to accept the default partition configuration, or refer to your Windows
documentation to configure partitions manually.
From this point on, simply follow the Microsoft Windows installation procedure. Follow the on-screen
instructions, responding as needed, to complete the installation.
After the installation is completed, reboot the system to load the new driver/operating system.
See Chapter 5 in this manual to customize your RAID volume sets using McRAID storage manager.
After you finish creating additional volume, the following steps show how to make any new volumes or
independent disks accessible to Windows.
1. Click "Start" = => right-click "Computer" and select "Manage".
2. Click "Disk Management" in the left pane.
3. Scroll down to the bottom of the middle pane. Windows will display a list of new drives
attached to your system with a label such as "Disk 1" or "Disk 2", etc.
4. Right-click on the drive you want to partition and then again to format it
5. Once it's formatted, Windows automatically assigns the next available drive letter to it and then
it will appear in Windows Explorer.
4.1.2. Installing Controller on an Existing Windows
In this scenario, you are installing the controller in an existing Windows system. To install the driver:
1. Follow the instructions in Chapter 2, the Hardware Installation Chapter, to install the controller
and connect the disk drives or enclosure.
2. Start the system and then press Tab or F6 to enter the controller McBIOS RAID manager. Use
the configuration utility to create the RAID set and volume set. For details, see Chapter 3,
McBIOS RAID Manager.
3. Once a volume set is created and configured, continue with installation of the driver. ReBoot
Windows and the OS will recognize the SAS RAID controller and launch the "Found New
Hardware Wizard", this guides you in installing the SAS RAID driver.
4. The Windows will pop-up and provide a choice of how to proceed. so that you can choose a
specific driver.
5. When the next screen queries the user about utilizing the currently installed driver, click on the
"Have Disk" button.
6. Insert the SAS RAID controller driver media to locate the correct path. Click on the "Next"
button. Windows automatically copies the appropriate driver files and rebuilds its driver
database.
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