3Ware 8006-2LP Manual

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Windows Installation48 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User GuideReboot the machineWhen you reboot the system, log in as system administrator.Continue with the following steps to make any new disk arrays orindependent disks accessible to Windows 2000/XP/2003.1 Remove the driver diskette, then select Yes to restart the system. The sys-tem may not boot if you don’t remove the diskette.2 Partition and format the new arrays or disks using Disk Administrator:a Choose Administrative Tools from the Start menu.b Choose Computer Management from the Administrative Toolsmenu.c Select Storage.d Select Disk Management.5 Follow the steps the appear on-screen to write a signature to the drive.6 Right click on the drive and select Create Volume.7 Follow the steps the appear on-screen to create a volume and to assign adrive letter.RAID array initializationRAID 0 arrays do not need to be initialized and are immediately available foruse with full performance when created.RAID 1 and 10 arrays are not initialized when created and are immediatelyavailable for use with full performance when created. The first time the arrayis verified (via the BIOS or 3ware 3DM), the array is initialized. Initializationresults in data from one disk (the disk on the lower channel number) beingcopied to the other drive. In RAID 10 arrays, data from one half of the array iscopied to the other half. After the initial verification, subsequent verifies to aRAID 1 or 10 array result in the data from one drive (or set of drives) beingcompared to the other drive (or set of drives).RAID 5 arrays are immediately initialized after being created in the BIOS bywriting zeroes to all array members. The user can reboot the system beforethis is complete in order to use the RAID 5 array immediately. Once booted tothe operating system, if the RAID 5 array was not fully initialized in theBIOS, it goes into initialization mode after a delay of up to ten minutes. Theadvantage of this procedure is that the RAID 5 array can be used immediately,but it will not be fault tolerant until the initialization is complete. Thedisadvantage of this is that it takes longer for the array to become fullyredundant, because it takes longer to initialize an array than it does to writezeroes to the array.