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Replacing an existing ATA RAID controller with a new version of the controller Remove the existing Escalade ATA RAID Controller and install the new Escalade ATA RAID Controller Refer to the Hardware Installation chapter. Reboot the machine 1 Remove the driver diskette from your PC, then install the new ATA RAID controller. Afterwards, turn your system on. 2 If you choose to reconfigure your disk arrays press Alt-3 to bring up the Disk Array Configuration Utility. 3 Log in as system administrator. When the system has rebooted you should see a brief splash screen, followed immediately by an "Installation Complete" notification. 4 Partition and format any new disk arrays or independent disks using Disk Management from Administrative Tools. 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. Install the 3DM disk management utility Refer to the 3DM Disk Management Utility chapter. www.3ware.com 59

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Replacing an existing ATA RAID controller with a new version of the controller
www.3ware.com
59
Remove the existing Escalade ATA RAID Controller
and install the new Escalade ATA RAID Controller
Refer to the
Hardware Installation
chapter.
Reboot the machine
1
Remove the driver diskette from your PC, then install the new ATA RAID
controller. Afterwards, turn your system on.
2
If you choose to reconfigure your disk arrays press
Alt-3
to bring up the
Disk Array Configuration Utility.
3
Log in as system administrator. When the system has rebooted you should
see a brief splash screen, followed immediately by an “Installation Com-
plete” notification.
4
Partition and format any new disk arrays or independent disks using
Disk
Management
from
Administrative Tools
.
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.
Install the 3DM disk management utility
Refer to the
3DM Disk Management Utility
chapter.