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Installing the Mylex Disk Array Controller Windows XP or .NET Driver
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PCI Disk Array Controller Drivers Manual
Installing the Mylex Disk Array Controller
Windows XP or .NET Driver
If upgrading from Windows 2000 to Windows XP or .NET, see the section
“Upgrading Windows 2000 to Windows XP or .NET” on page 3-15 before
attempting any of the procedures to follow.
Before proceeding you should have already carried out the following steps:
• Installed the Mylex Disk Array Controller hardware, connected the
disk drives to the controller and to each other, set the drive SCSI IDs,
and terminated the SCSI bus following the instructions in your Mylex
Disk Array Controller hardware installation guide.
• Used the RAID EzAssist Configuration Utility to create a drive
configuration and initialized the drives for use following the
instructions in your Mylex Disk Array Controller Configuration Utility
manual.
If you are about to install the eXtremeRAID 2000, eXtremeRAID 3000,
AcceleRAID 160/170LP, AcceleRAID 170, or AcceleRAID 352, you must
first determine if you are performing a primary or secondary installation.
The differences between these installations are described as follows:
Primary (new) Installation
A primary (new) installation is:
• First time installation of Windows XP or .NET operating system,
according to the Microsoft User manual, and
• Mylex PCI RAID controller will control the bootable device,
configured with RAID EzAssist.
Go to “Performing a Primary Installation” on page 3-3.
Secondary (new) Installation
A secondary (new) installation is:
• First time installation of Windows XP or .NET operating system,
according to the Microsoft User manual, and
• Mylex PCI RAID controller will be added to control non-bootable
devices.
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