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Installing the 3ware Driver and Windows on a New Unit
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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.