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Restart the machine and format the boot device, Continue the standard Windows 98/ME installation

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3ware Escalade Storage Switch User Guide 6 After the primary DOS partition is created for your boot device, you may partition any other devices on your system. Select option 5 to change the current drive and then repeat steps 3-5. 7 Press the Escape key several times as directed to exit fdisk and return to the MS-DOS prompt. Restart the machine and format the boot device 1 As you did before, choose 1. Start computer with CD-ROM support. 2 If you get the same message (e.g., "Windows has detected that drive C does not contain a valid FAT or FAT32 partition") your partition was not created properly. Return to the Partition the boot device using fdisk and try again. You may have restarted without exiting all the way to the MS-DOS prompt. 3 At the MS-DOS prompt, format your boot device. A:\> format C: Continue the standard Windows 98/ME installation 1 Insert the Windows 98/ME CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. 2 From the MS-DOS prompt, type setup to continue with the stan- dard Windows 98 or ME installation. 3 After ScanDisk finishes, type X for exit. 4 Follow the display instructions. Note that the machine restarts several times in the process. 5 Install the 3ware driver. Refer to the Install 3ware driver section. 64 www.3ware.com

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3ware Escalade Storage Switch
User Guide
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6
After the primary DOS partition is created for your boot device,
you may partition any other devices on your system. Select
option
5
to change the current drive and then repeat steps 3-5.
7
Press the
Escape
key several times as directed to exit fdisk and
return to the MS-DOS prompt.
Restart the machine and format the boot device
1
As you did before, choose
1. Start computer with CD-ROM
support.
2
If you get the same message (e.g., “Windows has detected that
drive C does not contain a valid FAT or FAT32 partition”) your
partition was not created properly. Return to the
Partition the
boot device using fdisk
and try again. You may have restarted
without exiting all the way to the MS-DOS prompt.
3
At the MS-DOS prompt, format your boot device.
A:\> format C:
Continue the standard Windows 98/ME installation
1
Insert the Windows 98/ME CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive.
2
From the MS-DOS prompt, type
setup
to continue with the stan-
dard Windows 98 or ME installation.
3
After
ScanDisk
finishes, type
X
for exit.
4
Follow the display instructions. Note that the machine restarts
several times in the process.
5
Install the 3ware driver. Refer to the
Install 3ware driver
section.