Making Volume Sets Available To Windows System; Uninstall Controller From Windows 7/2008/Vista/2003/Xp - Areca ARC-1880 Series User Manual

DRIVER INSTALLATION
11. The "System Settings Change" dialog box appears. Remove
the diskette from the drive and click Yes to restart the computer
to load the new drivers.
12. See Chapter 5 in this manual for information on customizing
your RAID volumes using McRAID Storage Manager.
4.2.3.1 Making Volume Sets Available to Windows
System
When you reboot the system, log in as a system administrator.
The following steps show how to make any new disk arrays or
independent disks accessible to Windows 7/2008/Vista/XP/2003.
This procedure assumes that the 6Gb/s SAS RAID controller
hardware, driver, and Windows are installed and operational in
your system.
1. Partition and format the new arrays or disks using "Disk Ad-
ministrator":
a. Choose "Administrative Tools" from the "Start" menu.
b. Choose "Computer Management" from the "Administrative
Tools" menu.
c. Select "Storage".
d. Select "Disk Management".
2. Follow the on-screen prompts to write a signature to the
drive.
3. Right click on the drive and select "Create Volume" from the
menu.
4. Follow the on-screen prompts to create a volume set and to
assign a disk drive letter.
4.2.4 Uninstall controller from Windows 7/2008/
Vista/2003/XP
To remove the 6Gb/s SAS RAID controller driver from the Win-
dows system, follow the instructions below.
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