Installation guide

Chapter 7. Driver Installation
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6. When the “Install From Disk” dialog appears, insert the SAS RAID controller
driver diskette or the shipping CD-ROM and type-in or browse to the correct path
for the “Copy manufacturer’s files from:” dialog box.
7. After specifying the driver location, the previous dialog box
will appear showing
the selected driver to be installed. Click the Next button.
8. The “Digital Signature Not Found” screen will appear. Click on Yes to continue
the installation.
9. Windows automatically copies the appropriate driver files and
rebuilds its driver
database.
10. The “Found New Hardware Wizard” summary screen appears; click the
Finish button.
11. The “System Settings Change” dialog box appears. Remove the
diskette from the drive and click on Yes to restart the computer to load the
new drivers.
12. See Chapter 5 in this manual for information on customizing your RAID
volumes using Storage manager.
6.2.3.1 Making Volume Sets Available to Windows System
When you reboot the system, log in as a system administrator. The following
steps show how to make any new disk arrays or independent disks accessible
to Windows 7/2008/Vista/2003.
This procedure assumes that the SAS RAID controller hardware, driver and
Windows are installed and operational in your system.
1. Partition and format the new arrays or disks by using Disk Administrator:
a. Choose Administrative Tools from the Start menu.
b. Choose Computer Management from the Administrative Tools menu.
c. Select Storage.
d. Select Disk Management.
2. Follow the on-screen prompts to write a signature to the drive.
3. Right click on the drive and select Create Volume from the menu.
4. Follow the on-screen prompts to create a volume set and to assign a disk drive
letter.