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3ware Escalade Storage Switch User Guide Installing a drive to an existing storage switch To add the new drive to an existing disk array, refer to the 3ware Hardware Installation and 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility chapters. Boot the machine Continue with the following steps to make the new disk array or independent disk accessible to Windows 2000 or XP: 1 Boot the system and log in as a system administrator. 2 Partition and format the new arrays or disks using the Adminis- trative Tools from the Start menu: a Choose Computer Management from the Administrative Tools menu. b Select Storage. c Select Disk Management. 4 Follow the steps the appear on-screen to write a signature to the drive. 5 Right click on the drive and select Create Volume. 6 Follow the steps that appear on-screen to create a volume and to assign a drive letter. 78 www.3ware.com

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3ware Escalade Storage Switch
User Guide
78
www.3ware.com
Installing a drive to an existing storage
switch
To add the new drive to an existing disk array, refer to the
3ware
Hardware Installation
and
3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility
chapters.
Boot the machine
Continue with the following steps to make the new disk array or
independent disk accessible to Windows 2000 or XP:
1
Boot the system and log in as a system administrator.
2
Partition and format the new arrays or disks using the
Adminis-
trative Tools
from the
Start
menu:
a
Choose
Computer Management
from the
Administrative
Tools
menu.
b
Select
Storage.
c
Select
Disk Management.
4
Follow the steps the appear on-screen to write a signature to the
drive.
5
Right click on the drive and select
Create Volume
.
6
Follow the steps that appear on-screen to create a volume and to
assign a drive letter.