3Ware 7000-2 User Guide - Page 103

3Ware 7000-2 - Escalade RAID Controller Manual

Page 103 highlights

Windows® 2000 or Windows XP Installation specific to 3ware. Refer to the Windows 2000 or XP documentation supplied by Microsoft if you need additional instructions. Reboot the machine When you reboot the system, log in as system administrator. You should see a brief splash screen, followed immediately by an "Installation Complete" notification (see Figure 36). Figure 36. Installation Complete Notification Continue with the following steps to make any new disk arrays or independent disks accessible to Windows 2000 or XP. 1 Remove the driver diskette, then select Yes to restart the system. The system may not boot if you don't remove the diskette. 2 Partition and format the new arrays or disks using Disk Administrator: a Choose Administrative Tools from the Start menu. b Choose Computer Management from the Administrative Tools menu. c Select Storage. d Select Disk Management. 5 Follow the steps the appear on-screen to write a signature to the drive. 6 Right click on the drive and select Create Volume. 7 Follow the steps the appear on-screen to create a volume and to assign a drive letter. www.3ware.com 103

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • 27
  • 28
  • 29
  • 30
  • 31
  • 32
  • 33
  • 34
  • 35
  • 36
  • 37
  • 38
  • 39
  • 40
  • 41
  • 42
  • 43
  • 44
  • 45
  • 46
  • 47
  • 48
  • 49
  • 50
  • 51
  • 52
  • 53
  • 54
  • 55
  • 56
  • 57
  • 58
  • 59
  • 60
  • 61
  • 62
  • 63
  • 64
  • 65
  • 66
  • 67
  • 68
  • 69
  • 70
  • 71
  • 72
  • 73
  • 74
  • 75
  • 76
  • 77
  • 78
  • 79
  • 80
  • 81
  • 82
  • 83
  • 84
  • 85
  • 86
  • 87
  • 88
  • 89
  • 90
  • 91
  • 92
  • 93
  • 94
  • 95
  • 96
  • 97
  • 98
  • 99
  • 100
  • 101
  • 102
  • 103
  • 104
  • 105
  • 106
  • 107
  • 108
  • 109
  • 110
  • 111
  • 112
  • 113
  • 114
  • 115
  • 116
  • 117
  • 118
  • 119
  • 120
  • 121
  • 122
  • 123
  • 124
  • 125
  • 126
  • 127
  • 128
  • 129
  • 130
  • 131
  • 132
  • 133
  • 134
  • 135
  • 136
  • 137
  • 138
  • 139
  • 140
  • 141
  • 142
  • 143
  • 144
  • 145
  • 146
  • 147
  • 148
  • 149
  • 150
  • 151
  • 152
  • 153
  • 154
  • 155
  • 156
  • 157
  • 158
  • 159
  • 160
  • 161
  • 162
  • 163
  • 164
  • 165
  • 166
  • 167
  • 168
  • 169
  • 170
  • 171
  • 172
  • 173
  • 174
  • 175
  • 176
  • 177
  • 178
  • 179
  • 180
  • 181
  • 182
  • 183
  • 184
  • 185
  • 186
  • 187
  • 188
  • 189
  • 190
  • 191
  • 192
  • 193
  • 194
  • 195
  • 196

Windows® 2000 or Windows XP Installation
www.3ware.com
103
specific to 3ware. Refer to the Windows 2000 or XP documentation
supplied by Microsoft if you need additional instructions.
Reboot the machine
When you reboot the system, log in as system administrator. You
should see a brief splash screen, followed immediately by an
“Installation Complete” notification (see Figure 36).
Figure 36.
Installation Complete Notification
Continue with the following steps to make any new disk arrays or
independent disks accessible to Windows 2000 or XP.
1
Remove the driver diskette, then select
Yes
to restart the system.
The system may not boot if you don’t remove the diskette.
2
Partition and format the new arrays or disks using
Disk Admin-
istrator
:
a
Choose
Administrative Tools
from the
Start
menu.
b
Choose
Computer Management
from the
Administrative
Tools
menu.
c
Select
Storage.
d
Select
Disk Management.
5
Follow the steps the appear on-screen to write a signature to the
drive.
6
Right click on the drive and select
Create Volume
.
7
Follow the steps the appear on-screen to create a volume and to
assign a drive letter.