Avago Technologies 3ware 9650SE-12ML (Channel) - Manual (Page 46)

Driver Installation
34 3ware SAS/SATA RAID Software User Guide, Version 9.5.1
Creating a 3ware Driver Diskette
If you are installing Windows on a new unit or drive managed by the 3ware
RAID controller, you may need to create a 3ware driver diskette, unless you
are installing Windows 2008 or Vista, in which case you can also use a USB
drive or the 3ware CD.
To create a driver diskette
1 Insert the AMCC 3ware software CD into your Windows system.
Autorun should start the 3ware menu program. If it does not, open My
Computer , select the CD, right-click and choose AutoPlay .
2 When the License screen appears, review and agree to the license in order
to continue.
3 When the AMCC 3ware Menu appears, click Driver Disk Images.
4 In the AMCC 3ware Driver Disk Images menu, click the appropriate
button to create the driver diskette that you need.
Note that there are both 32-bit and 64-bit drivers available for Windows.
Be sure to select the correct one.
5 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 RAID 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 3ware
Driver on a Windows System that Boots from a Different Device” on page 36.
To install Windows XP or Windows 2003 and the 3ware driver
1 Boot from the Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 installation 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. .