3Ware 9550SXU-16ML User Guide - Page 168
Moving Legacy JBOD Units to a 9000 Controller, Install the Windows driver. For details
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Chapter 8. Configuring Units Warning: Drives configured on the 9500S controllers cannot be used with older 3ware controllers, non-3ware controllers, or directly on the motherboard without first deleting the existing configuration to unlock the drive in read only mode. To move units under Linux or FreeBSD 1 Upgrade your driver to the 9000 series driver. 2 Run the conversion utility to convert the units. 3 Power down the system, disconnect the drives from the 8000 controller and remove the controller from the system. 4 Install the 9000 controller and attach the drives to the 9000 board, as described earlier in this section. To move units under Windows 1 Install the 9000 controller in your system, while leaving the 8000 controller installed. 2 Install the Windows driver. (For details, see "Driver Installation Under Windows" on page 30.) 3 Run the conversion utility to convert the units. 4 Power down the system, disconnect the drives from the 7/8000 controller and remove that controller from the system. 5 Attach the drives to the 9000 board. Moving Legacy JBOD Units to a 9000 Controller The steps for moving legacy JBOD units vary, depending on the operating system you are using. To move legacy JBOD units under Linux or FreeBSD 1 Upgrade your driver to the 9000 series driver. 2 Power down the system, disconnect the drives from the 8000 controller and remove the controller from the system. 3 Install the 9000 controller and attach the drives to the 9000 board, as described earlier in this section. 4 Reboot the system and enter the 3ware 9000 series BIOS (3BM) by pressing Alt-3. Enable the Export JBOD policy on the Policy screen. 5 Press the F8 or Esc key to save and exit. 158 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide