Installing the Hardware
24 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide
To move units under Linux or FreeBSD
1 Upgrade your driver to the 9000 series driver. (For details, refer
to the Linux or FreeBSD Driver Installation section.)
2 Run the conversion utility to convert the units.
3 Power down the system, disconnect the drives from the 8000
controller and remove the controller from the system.
4 Install the 9000 controller and attach the drives to the 9000
board, as described earlier in this section.
To move units under Windows
1 Install the 9000 controller in your system, while leaving the
8000 controller installed.
2 Install the Windows driver. (For details, see “Driver Installation
Under Windows” on page 53.)
3 Run the conversion utility to convert the units.
4 Power down the system, disconnect the drives from the 7/8000
controller and remove that controller from the system.
5 Attach the drives to the 9000 board.
Moving Legacy JBOD Units to a 9000 Controller
To move legacy JBOD units under Linux or FreeBSD
1 Upgrade your driver to the 9000 series driver.
2 Power down the system, disconnect the drives from the 8000
controller and remove the controller from the system.
3 Install the 9000 controller and attach the drives to the 9000
board, as described earlier in this section.
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