3Ware 9550SX-4LP - Making Units Managed by a 3 Ware Controller Available to Windows

Driver Installation Under Windows
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Making Units Managed by a 3ware Controller
Available to Windows
After the 3ware driver has been installed, you need to partition and format the
new units or disks.
1 Remove the driver diskette or CD, reboot the system, and log in as the
system administrator.
2 Use Disk Administrator to partition and format the new units or disks:
From the Start menu, choose Administrative Tools > Computer
Management.
In the Computer Management window, under Storage, select Disk
Management.
Figure 23. Computer Management Screen
3 Follow the steps that appear on the screen to write a signature to the drive.
4 Right-click on the drive and select Create Volume.
5 Follow the steps the appear on-screen to create a volume and to assign a
drive letter.