3Ware 9550SXU-16ML User Guide - Page 58

Chapter 4. Driver Installation Driver Installation Under FreeBSD Note: Before installing the 3ware driver, you must have already installed your 3ware RAID controller in the system. Consult the 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller Quick Install Guide for how to do this. You can download the 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller Quick Install Guide from: http://www.3ware.com/ support/userdocs.asp A drive or unit managed by the 3ware RAID controller may be configured to be your system's boot device. Or, you can use another device as your boot device, such as a disk attached to the motherboard. Obtaining 3ware FreeBSD Drivers The 3ware software CD-ROM that came with the 3ware RAID controller includes compiled and tested drivers for FreeBSD 5.4 only. To see if a more recent driver is available, please see the 3ware web site at http://www.3ware.com/support/index.asp. Materials Required „ 3ware driver The driver and the corresponding source files can be found on the 3ware CD-ROM, at /packages/drivers/freebsd/5.4/x86 or /packages/drivers/freebsd/5.4/x86_64 depending on whether you have the 32-bit or 64-bit version of FreeBSD 5.4 (respectively). The FreeBSD source is available at /packages/drivers/freebsd/src/5.x. You can also download the FreeBSD driver from the 3ware web site (http://www.3ware.com/support/index.asp). „ FreeBSD installation CD-ROM or diskette 48 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide