User Manual
Table Of Contents
- ROMB User Manual
- Contents
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Chapter 2: Installation
- Chapter 3: Installing Drivers
- Chapter 4: RAID Management Utility
- Chapter 5: WebPAM
- Logging into WebPAM
- Logging out of WebPAM
- Managing Users
- Viewing Host Management
- Making Utility Configuration Settings
- Managing the Controller
- Managing Physical Drives
- Managing Logical Drives
- Viewing All Logical Drives
- Creating a Logical Drive
- Creating a JBOD Disk
- Deleting a Logical Drive or JBOD Disk
- Viewing Logical Drive Information
- Making Logical Drive Settings
- Migrating a Logical Drive
- Rebuilding a Logical Drive
- Synchronizing a Logical Drive
- Viewing Logical Drive Initialization
- Activating a Logical Drive
- Responding to a Critical or Offline Logical Drive
- Managing Spare Drives
- Chapter 6: Technology
- Chapter 7: Support
- Appendix A: Partition and Format
- Appendix B: Upgrades
- Index
Software ROMB User Manual
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Windows Home Server
The ROMBMINI.zip file contains the drivers for Windows Home Server.
New OS Installation
The following details the installation of the ROMB driver while installing Windows
Home Server.
1. Start the installation by booting from the CD-ROM.
2. In the “Hard drive capable of hosting Windows Home Server was not found.
Would you like to load additional storage drivers?” dialog box, click the Yes
button.
3. Insert the ROMB driver diskette into drive A:.
Or attach a USB memory stick with the ROMB driver to the USB port.
4. In the “Please select your driver’s INF file” dialog box, click ahci.sys in the
diskette or USB stick, then click the Open button.
5. Continue with the Windows Home Server installation.
Existing System
After installing the ROMB software and rebooting your system, Windows Home
Server setup will show a “Found New Hardware” dialog box. Under Windows
2003, “RAID Controller” will be displayed.
1. Insert the ROMB driver diskette into the A:\ drive.
2. Choose Install the software automatically and press the Enter key.
3. Choose Promise ROMB Controller from the list that appears on screen, and
then press the Enter key.
4. If using a driver that has not been digitally signed by Microsoft, you will be
asked if you want to continue the installation. Click Continue anyway.
5. When the New Hardware Wizard has finished installing the ROMB driver,
click Finish.
Confirming Driver Installation
1. Right-click the My Computer icon and choose Manage from the popup
menu.
2. From the left panel, choose Device Manager.
3. Click the + in front of SCSI and RAID controllers. “Promise ROMB
Controller” and “Promise Raid Console” should appear.