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Driver Installation Under SuSE Linux, Materials required, Creating a SuSE Linux Driver Diskette

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Driver Installation Under Linux Driver Installation Under SuSE Linux Materials required „ 3ware software CD-ROM „ Floppy diskette, if you need to make a driver diskette. „ SuSE Linux Installation CD-ROM/DVD (Not required if SuSE Linux is already installed on another drive.) Creating a SuSE Linux Driver Diskette If you are installing Linux on the new drive or unit managed by the 3ware RAID controller, you must create a 3ware driver diskette. If Linux is already installed on another device, you may install the 3ware driver from the 3ware software CD-ROM. To create a driver diskette 1 Insert the 3ware software CD into your system. 2 When the 3ware Escalade Menu appears, click Driver and Firmware Disks. 3 In the 3ware Driver and Firmware Disk Images menu, click the button for the driver disk you want to create. A confirmation window opens. 4 Insert a blank diskette into a drive and click the Yes button to begin copying the driver to the floppy diskette. 80 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide

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Driver Installation Under Linux
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3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide
Driver Installation Under SuSE Linux
Materials required
3ware software CD-ROM
Floppy diskette, if you need to make a driver diskette.
SuSE Linux Installation CD-ROM/DVD (Not required if SuSE
Linux is already installed on another drive.)
Creating a SuSE Linux Driver Diskette
If you are installing Linux on the new drive or unit managed by the
3ware RAID controller, you must create a 3ware driver diskette. If
Linux is already installed on another device, you may install the
3ware driver from the 3ware software CD-ROM.
To create a driver diskette
1
Insert the 3ware software CD into your system.
2
When the 3ware Escalade Menu appears, click
Driver and
Firmware Disks
.
3
In the 3ware Driver and Firmware Disk Images menu, click the
button for the driver disk you want to create.
A confirmation window opens.
4
Insert a blank diskette into a drive and click the
Yes
button to
begin copying the driver to the floppy diskette.