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Driver Installation
This chapter provides details about how to install the driver for your 3ware
RAID controller and make the units available to your operating system.
This section is for PCs only, for Mac OS X, see
3ware Serial ATA RAID
Controller User Guide for Mac OS X
.
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If the unit you have created will be your system's boot device, you install
the driver for the controller as you install the operating system.
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If the operating system is already installed on a unit connected to another
controller or to the motherboard, you start the operating system and then
install the driver.
Details for both situations are described in this chapter. Driver information is
organized by operating system:
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“Driver Installation Under Windows” on page 31
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“Driver Installation Under Linux” on page 39
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“Driver Installation Under FreeBSD” on page 50
Note:
If you are working with a system that already has a 3ware RAID controller
installed, and want to update the driver or firmware for your 3ware RAID controller
to a newer version, see the information in “Updating the Driver and Firmware” on
page 181.
