Chapter 4. Driver Installation
32 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide
Creating a 3ware Driver Diskette
If you are installing Windows on a new unit or drive managed by the 3ware
RAID controller, you must create a 3ware driver diskette.
To create a driver diskette
1 Insert the 3ware software CD into your system.
2 When the 3ware Menu appears, click Driver and Firmware Disks.
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
aNewUnit
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 33.
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.
5Type S if you have additional devices to add. Otherwise, press Enter.
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