Step 1. Install The Escalade Ata Raid Controller; Step 2. Create Arrays; Step 3. Install System Drivers - 3Ware 7000-2 - Escalade RAID Controller User Manual

3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide
Step 1. Install the Escalade ATA RAID
Controller
Install the two, four, eight, or twelve port Escalade ATA RAID
Controller in an available PCI slot. Slots closest to the Accelerated
Graphics Port give the best performance.

Step 2. Create arrays

Verify your boot device precedes the Escalade ATA RAID Control-
ler in the boot sequence, then press Alt-3 to activate the 3ware
Disk Array Configuration Utility at boot time. Specify RAID
arrays and hot spares.

Step 3. Install system drivers

The Escalade ATA RAID Controller drivers must be installed
according to the type of installation and the operating system.
Installations include:
• Installing the ATA RAID Controller while installing the operat-
ing system.
• Installing the ATA RAID Controller on systems that boot from a
different device.
• Replacing an existing ATA RAID Controller with a new version
of the controller.
Operating systems supporting the Escalade ATA RAID Controller
include:
• Windows NT 4.0
• Windows 98 SE or ME
• Windows XP
• Windows 2000
• Red Hat Linux
• SuSE Linux
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