Install Windows 2000/Xp/2003 On A Sata Raid Volume; Installation Procedures - Areca ARC-1110 User Manual

The Storport driver is new to Windows Server 2003. Storport im-
plements a new architecture designed for better performance with
RAID systems and in Storage Area Network (SAN) environments.
Storport delivers higher I/O throughput, enhanced manageability,
and an improved miniport interface. Storport better utilizes faster
adapters through the use of reduced Delay Procedure Call (DPC)
and improved queue management.
4.2.2 Install Windows 2000/XP/2003 on a SATA
RAID Volume
The following instructions explain how to install the SATA RAID
controller 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 SATA RAID control-
ler driver while installing Windows 2000/XP/2003. Have your
bootable Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/2003 CD-ROM and follow
the required procedure below to install SATA RAID controller:
1. Make sure you follow the instructions in Chapter 2 "Hard-
ware Installation" to install the controller and connect the disk
drives or enclosure.
2. Start the system and then press Tab+F6 to access the McBI-
OS RAID manager. Use the McBIOS manager to create the RAID
set and volume set to which you will install Windows. For de-
tails, see Chapter 3 "McBIOS RAID manager". Once a volume
set is created and configured, continue with next step to install
the operating system.
3. Insert the Windows setup CD and reboot the system to begin
the Windows installation.
Note:
The computer system BIOS must support bootable from CD-
ROM.
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