User guide

Digital Video Hardware User Guide
revision 38 — 83
Configure the RAID Controller Board BIOS
Use this procedure if you are configuring the LDVR-3U as single spanned video
storage volume or multiple video storage volumes.
1. Restart the unit (if not already in process).
2. Enter the RAID controller BIOS setup screen (3ware Disk Array
Configuration Utility) by holding down the <Alt> key and then pressing <3>
during system startup.
3. If any disk arrays units are listed then remove all of them by performing the
following procedure on each unit:
a. Select the array unit by navigating to it via the up and down arrow keys
and then pressing the <Enter> key. An asterisk (*) should appear next to
the unit.
b. Delete that array by navigating to the [Delete Array] button at the
bottom of the screen via the arrow keys and then pressing the Enter key
twice (the first time to initiate the deletion process, the second time to
confirm it). All drives in that array should be moved up into the set of
available drives listed above.
Delete an Array
1. Select the array unit by navigating to it via the arrow keys and pressing the
<Enter> key. An asterisk (*) appears next to the unit.
Note: Any video on the drives in bays 3 through 10 will be lost when the following
procedure is performed.
2. Initiate the deletion of that array by navigating to the [Delete Array] button
at the bottom of the screen and pressing the <Enter> key.
3. A confirmation screen appears. Finalize the delete by selecting OK pressing
the <Enter> key. The previous screen displays and all the drives in that array
are listed as available drives.
4. Press the <F8> key and then press the <Y> key to finalize your changes
5.
Configure Windows 2000 to Use Video Storage Drives
1. Power up the LDVR-3U and log in using the administrative account.
2. Install the RAID Controller Windows software:
• Currently, the 7.4 release of the Freeware 7500-8 Series RAID
controller software (the first version to support drives larger than 137.4
GB) is being used. Each release includes its own version of the
Windows 2000 driver, 3DM utility and controller firmware. The latest
release can be downloaded from www.3ware.com