Driver Installation For Windows; New Storage Device Drivers In Windows 7/2008/Vista/2003; Install Windows 7/2008/Vista/Xp/2003 On A 6Gb/S Sas Raid Volume; Installation Procedures - Areca ARC-1880 Series User Manual

DRIVER INSTALLATION

4.2 Driver Installation for Windows

The 6Gb/s SAS RAID controller can be used with Microsoft Win-
dows 7/2008/Vista/XP/2003. The 6Gb/s SAS RAID controllers
support SCSI Miniport and StorPort Drivers for Windows 7/2008/
Vista/2003.
4.2.1 New Storage Device Drivers in Windows
7/2008/Vista/2003
The Storport driver is new to Windows 7/2008/Vista/2003. Stor-
port implements a new architecture designed for better perfor-
mance with RAID systems and in Storage Area Network (SAN)
environments. Storport delivers higher I/O throughput, enhanced
manageability, and an improved miniport interface. Storport bet-
ter utilizes faster controllers through the use of reduced Delay
Procedure Call (DPC) and improved queue management.
4.2.2 Install Windows 7/2008/Vista/XP/2003 on
a 6Gb/s SAS RAID Volume
The following instructions explain how to install the 6Gb/s SAS
RAID controller device driver. For completed details on installing
Windows, see the Windows User's Manual.

4.2.2.1 Installation Procedures

The following procedures detail installing the 6Gb/s SAS RAID
controller driver while installing Windows 7/2008/Vista/XP/2003.
Have your bootable Microsoft Windows CD and follow the re-
quired procedure below to install 6Gb/s SAS RAID controller:
1. Make sure you follow the instructions in Chapter 2 "Hardware
Installation" to install the controller and connect the disk drives
or enclosure.
2. Start the system and then press Tab+F6 to access the Mc-
BIOS RAID manager. Use the McBIOS RAID manager to create
the RAID set and volume set to which you will install Windows.
For details, see Chapter 3 "McBIOS RAID manager". Once a
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