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DRIVER INSTALLATION

4.2 Driver Installation for Windows

The SAS RAID controller can be used with Microsoft Windows 2000/

XP/2003/Vista. The SAS RAID controllers support SCSI Miniport

and StorPort Drivers for Windows Server 2003/Vista.

4.2.1 New Storage Device Drivers in Windows

2003/Vista

The Storport driver is new to Windows Server 2003/XP-64/Vista.

Storport implements a new architecture designed for better per-

formance with RAID systems and in Storage Area Network (SAN)

environments. Storport delivers higher I/O throughput, enhanced

manageability, and an improved miniport interface. Storport

better utilizes faster adapters through the use of reduced Delay

Procedure Call (DPC) and improved queue management.

4.2.2 Install Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista on a

SAS/SATA RAID Volume

The following instructions explain how to install the SAS RAID

controller device driver. For completed details on installing Win-

dows, see the Windows User’s Manual.

4.2.2.1 Installation Procedures

The following procedures detail installing the SAS RAID control-

ler driver while installing Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista. Have

your bootable Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista CD and

follow the required procedure below to install SAS RAID control-

ler:

1. Make sure you follow the instructions in Chapter 2 “Hardware

Installation” to install the controller and connect the disk drives

or enclosure.

2. Start the system and then press Tab+F6 to access the Mc-

BIOS RAID manager. Use the McBIOS RAID manager to create

the RAID set and volume set to which you will install Windows.

For details, see Chapter 3 “McBIOS RAID manager”. Once a

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