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Driver Installation Under Linux
Creating a Red Hat Linux Driver Diskette
If you are installing Linux on the new drive or unit managed by the
3ware RAID controller, you must create a 3ware driver diskette. If
Linux is already installed on another device, you may install the
3ware driver from either the 3ware software CD-ROM or make 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 the Driver &
Firmware Disks button.
3
In the 3ware Driver & Firmware Disk Images menu, click the
button for the driver disk you want to create.
A confirmation window opens.
4
Insert a blank diskette into a drive and click the Yes button to
begin creating the driver floppy diskette.
Installing the 3ware Driver and Red Hat Linux on
a New Unit
If Red Hat Linux is already installed and bootable on another
Note:
drive, turn to "Installing the 3ware Driver on a Red Hat Linux
System that Boots From a Different Device" on page 69.
Note:
drive connected to the motherboard interfered with using
a drive or unit managed by the 3ware RAID controller as
a boot device. Disconnecting the IDE drive while
installing Linux will eliminate this problem. After Linux
is installed, the drive can be reconnected.
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3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide
We have tested some older systems where an IDE
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