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...Process 240 AMCC Technical Support and Services 241 Sales and ordering information 241 Feedback on this manual 241 Index 243 iv 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Cancelling a Rebuild and Restarting It with a Different Drive 185 Verifying Units ...3ware Driver 189 Updating the Driver and Firmware 190 Updating the 3ware Driver and Firmware Under Windows 191 Using the Update Utility With Multiple Controllers 195 Updating the 3ware Driver Under Windows XP 196 Updating the 3ware Driver Under Red Hat 203 Updating the 3ware Driver Under SuSE 204 Updating the 3ware Driver...
...Process 240 AMCC Technical Support and Services 241 Sales and ordering information 241 Feedback on this manual 241 Index 243 iv 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Cancelling a Rebuild and Restarting It with a Different Drive 185 Verifying Units ...3ware Driver 189 Updating the Driver and Firmware 190 Updating the 3ware Driver and Firmware Under Windows 191 Using the Update Utility With Multiple Controllers 195 Updating the 3ware Driver Under Windows XP 196 Updating the 3ware Driver Under Red Hat 203 Updating the 3ware Driver Under SuSE 204 Updating the 3ware Driver...
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... 3 System Requirements Operating System 3ware RAID controllers may be 1024 x 768, with : Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, both 32-bit and 64-... of features and system requirements, refer to the 9550SX Series Datasheet, available from the website at http://www.3ware.com/products/serial_ata9000.asp. It requires the following: Internet Explorer 5.5 and later or Mozilla 1.2 ...be used with 16-bit color or more For a complete listing of Linux using the open source Linux driver (see the Release Notes for the latest versions) FreeBSD, 32-bit and 64-bit x86...
... 3 System Requirements Operating System 3ware RAID controllers may be 1024 x 768, with : Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, both 32-bit and 64-... of features and system requirements, refer to the 9550SX Series Datasheet, available from the website at http://www.3ware.com/products/serial_ata9000.asp. It requires the following: Internet Explorer 5.5 and later or Mozilla 1.2 ...be used with 16-bit color or more For a complete listing of Linux using the open source Linux driver (see the Release Notes for the latest versions) FreeBSD, 32-bit and 64-bit x86...
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... unit, follow the steps in this chapter to use the 3ware BIOS Manager (3BM) to configure the unit and install the driver. If the operating system is already installed on another drive in the step-by-step example: Launch 3BM (3ware BIOS Manager) Select the drives to be included ... of the unit you create will exceed 2TB and you are using Windows 2000, Windows XP, Linux 2.4, or FreeBSD 4.x, you will install the operating system on page 121. You can configure units through the new 3ware RAID controller, follow the instructions under "Multi LUN Support and Auto-Carving" on and ...
... unit, follow the steps in this chapter to use the 3ware BIOS Manager (3BM) to configure the unit and install the driver. If the operating system is already installed on another drive in the step-by-step example: Launch 3BM (3ware BIOS Manager) Select the drives to be included ... of the unit you create will exceed 2TB and you are using Windows 2000, Windows XP, Linux 2.4, or FreeBSD 4.x, you will install the operating system on page 121. You can configure units through the new 3ware RAID controller, follow the instructions under "Multi LUN Support and Auto-Carving" on and ...
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This section contains instructions for how to: Create a driver diskette for your 3ware RAID controller in the system. Materials Required 3ware software CD-ROM Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, or Server 2003 installation CD-ROM. (Not required if Windows is already installed on a different device... that you may be used with Microsoft Windows 2000 (SP3 or newer), Windows XP (SP1 or newer), and Windows Server 2003. If you are installing Windows, you must create a 3ware driver diskette. Or, you can be configured to the latest service pack available. Windows...
This section contains instructions for how to: Create a driver diskette for your 3ware RAID controller in the system. Materials Required 3ware software CD-ROM Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, or Server 2003 installation CD-ROM. (Not required if Windows is already installed on a different device... that you may be used with Microsoft Windows 2000 (SP3 or newer), Windows XP (SP1 or newer), and Windows Server 2003. If you are installing Windows, you must create a 3ware driver diskette. Or, you can be configured to the latest service pack available. Windows...
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...Windows is already installed on another drive, turn to manually specify an adapter..." Type S to specify that Boots from the Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003 CD and press F6 when you see the message: "Setup could not determine the type of one . 4 When ... drive and click the Yes button to add. Otherwise, press Enter. Driver Installation Under Windows Creating a 3ware Driver Diskette If you are both 32-bit and 64-bit AMD drivers available for Windows. www.3ware.com 31 To install Windows and the 3ware driver 1 Boot from a Different Device" on a System that you have ...
...Windows is already installed on another drive, turn to manually specify an adapter..." Type S to specify that Boots from the Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003 CD and press F6 when you see the message: "Setup could not determine the type of one . 4 When ... drive and click the Yes button to add. Otherwise, press Enter. Driver Installation Under Windows Creating a 3ware Driver Diskette If you are both 32-bit and 64-bit AMD drivers available for Windows. www.3ware.com 31 To install Windows and the 3ware driver 1 Boot from a Different Device" on a System that you have ...
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...additional instructions, refer to the Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003 documentation supplied by Microsoft. 8 Turn to 3ware. Figure 14. Note that are no instructions after installing the driver that you start Windows after installing a 3ware RAID controller, Windows recognizes it as a Plug and...the system, you through installing the 3ware driver (see this message once for the installation of Windows installed on your system: "To install the 3ware driver under Windows 2000" on page 32 "To install the 3ware driver under Windows XP or 2003" on the version of...
...additional instructions, refer to the Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003 documentation supplied by Microsoft. 8 Turn to 3ware. Figure 14. Note that are no instructions after installing the driver that you start Windows after installing a 3ware RAID controller, Windows recognizes it as a Plug and...the system, you through installing the 3ware driver (see this message once for the installation of Windows installed on your system: "To install the 3ware driver under Windows 2000" on page 32 "To install the 3ware driver under Windows XP or 2003" on the version of...
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... device, and brings up the Found New Hardware Wizard. Completing Found New Hardware Wizard After the driver has been installed, continue with the instructions under Windows XP or 2003 When you in installing the 3ware driver (see screens for the installation of two drivers during this process. This wizard guides you start Windows after installing...
... device, and brings up the Found New Hardware Wizard. Completing Found New Hardware Wizard After the driver has been installed, continue with the instructions under Windows XP or 2003 When you in installing the 3ware driver (see screens for the installation of two drivers during this process. This wizard guides you start Windows after installing...
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... follow the first 8 steps under "Updating the 3ware Driver Under Windows XP" on page 196. For Linux and FreeBSD, updating the driver and updating the firmware are using. 5 Click Next. 190 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Instead, use the 3ware Command Line Interface to update both the driver and the firmware, or only the...
... follow the first 8 steps under "Updating the 3ware Driver Under Windows XP" on page 196. For Linux and FreeBSD, updating the driver and updating the firmware are using. 5 Click Next. 190 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Instead, use the 3ware Command Line Interface to update both the driver and the firmware, or only the...
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...9 Uncompress the file to extract the driver or firmware files to a diskette or to a local directory. 10 Turn to the driver section for your operating system, below , or you can update both the driver and the firmware under "Updating the 3ware Driver Under Windows XP" on the item you selected, you ...may need to update the driver, you want to a floppy in step 9 above....
...9 Uncompress the file to extract the driver or firmware files to a diskette or to a local directory. 10 Turn to the driver section for your operating system, below , or you can update both the driver and the firmware under "Updating the 3ware Driver Under Windows XP" on the item you selected, you ...may need to update the driver, you want to a floppy in step 9 above....
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... available firmware updates for whether the firmware should be updated. Chapter 10. Maintaining Your Controller When the 3ware Driver/Firmware Update dialog box appears, it if appropriate. 4 Continue with step 6 above . Updating the 3ware Driver Under Windows XP If you prefer, you will be updated, and change it lists the number of controllers that during...
... available firmware updates for whether the firmware should be updated. Chapter 10. Maintaining Your Controller When the 3ware Driver/Firmware Update dialog box appears, it if appropriate. 4 Continue with step 6 above . Updating the 3ware Driver Under Windows XP If you prefer, you will be updated, and change it lists the number of controllers that during...
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Upgrade/Install Device Driver Wizard 198 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Maintaining Your Controller 11 If your system has Windows XP Service Pack 2, the first screen asks whether you reach the Hardware Update Wizard screen shown in Figure 83, select "Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)" and then click Next. Figure 82. Figure 83. Windows XP Service Pack 2 Windows Update Query 12 When you want to connect to Windows Update. Select "No, not this time" and click Next. Chapter 10.
Upgrade/Install Device Driver Wizard 198 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Maintaining Your Controller 11 If your system has Windows XP Service Pack 2, the first screen asks whether you reach the Hardware Update Wizard screen shown in Figure 83, select "Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)" and then click Next. Figure 82. Figure 83. Windows XP Service Pack 2 Windows Update Query 12 When you want to connect to Windows Update. Select "No, not this time" and click Next. Chapter 10.
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Click Next and follow the prompts on the screen. www.3ware.com 201 If you are prompted to Windows Update (Figure 88). Found New Hardware Screen 20 Choose "No, not this time" and click Next. Updating the Driver and Firmware 18 When the Completing the Hardware Update Wizard screen appears, ...click Finish. 19 If you are using Windows XP Service Pack 2, the screen asks whether you want to connect to restart the system, ...
Click Next and follow the prompts on the screen. www.3ware.com 201 If you are prompted to Windows Update (Figure 88). Found New Hardware Screen 20 Choose "No, not this time" and click Next. Updating the Driver and Firmware 18 When the Completing the Hardware Update Wizard screen appears, ...click Finish. 19 If you are using Windows XP Service Pack 2, the screen asks whether you want to connect to restart the system, ...