Making Units Managed By A 3Ware Controller Available To Windows - 3Ware 9650SE-2LPML User Manual

Chapter 4. Driver Installation
Making Units Managed by a 3ware Controller
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After the 3ware driver has been installed, you need to partition and format the
new units or disks.
1 Remove the driver diskette or CD, reboot the system, and log in as the
system administrator.
2 Use Disk Administrator to partition and format the new units or disks:
From the Start menu, choose Administrative Tools > Computer
Management.
In the Computer Management window, under Storage, select Disk
Management.
Figure 26. Computer Management Screen
3 Follow the steps that appear on the screen to write a signature to the drive.
4 Right-click on the drive and select Create Volume.
5 Follow the steps the appear on-screen to create a volume and to assign a
drive letter.
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