Driver Installation Under Windows
Note: Before installing the 3ware driver, you must have already installed your 3ware RAID controller in the system.
The 3ware RAID controller can be used with Microsoft Windows 2000 (SP3 or newer), Windows XP (SP1 or newer), and Windows Server 2003. Windows 2003
A drive or unit managed by the 3ware RAID controller may be configured to be your system’s boot device. Or, you can use another device as your boot device, such as a disk attached to the motherboard.
This chapter contains instructions for how to:
Create a driver diskette for the 3ware RAID controller
Install the 3ware driver and Windows on a new drive or unit.
Install the 3ware driver when Windows is already installed on a different device.
Note: You must have administrator privileges for your system to install the Windows operating system and the 3ware driver.
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