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Installing the 3ware Driver and Windows on a New Unit 3 In the 3ware Driver & Firmware Images menu, click the appropriate button to create the driver diskette that you need. Note that there are both 32-bit and 64-bit AMD drivers available for Windows. Be sure to select the correct one. 4 When the confirm message appears, insert a blank diskette into a floppy drive and click the Yes button to begin the process. Installing the 3ware Driver and Windows on a New Unit If you want to install Windows on a new drive configuration managed by the 3ware RAID controller, follow the instructions in this section. If Windows is already installed on another drive, turn to "Installing the Driver on a System that Boots from a Different Device" on page 56. To install Windows and the 3ware driver 1 Boot from the Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003 CD and press F6 when you see the message: "Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" at the bottom of the display. 2 When you see the message: "Setup could not determine the type of one or more mass storage devices or you have chosen to manually specify an adapter..." Type S to specify that you have an additional 3ware RAID controller. 3 Insert the 3ware driver diskette and press Enter. 4 When a box with AMCC 3ware Series ATA RAID Controller appears, press Enter to select it. www.3ware.com 55

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Installing the 3ware Driver and Windows on a New Unit
www.3ware.com
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3
In the 3ware Driver & Firmware Images menu, click the
appropriate button to create the driver diskette that you need.
Note that there are both 32-bit and 64-bit AMD drivers
available for Windows. Be sure to select the correct one.
4
When the confirm message appears, insert a blank diskette into
a floppy drive and click the
Yes
button to begin the process.
Installing the 3ware Driver and
Windows on a New Unit
If you want to install Windows on a new drive configuration
managed by the 3ware RAID controller, follow the instructions in
this section.
If Windows is already installed on another drive, turn to “Installing
the Driver on a System that Boots from a Different Device” on
page 56.
To install Windows and the 3ware driver
1
Boot from the Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows
Server 2003 CD and press
F6
when you see the message:
“Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID
driver” at the bottom of the display.
2
When you see the message: “Setup could not determine the
type of one or more mass storage devices or you have chosen to
manually specify an adapter…”
Type
S
to specify that you have an additional 3ware RAID
controller.
3
Insert the 3ware driver diskette and press
Enter
.
4
When a box with
AMCC 3ware Series ATA RAID Controller
appears, press
Enter
to select it.