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DRIVER INSTALLATION
4.2 Driver Installation for Windows
The ARC-1320 series host adapters can be used with Microsoft
Windows 7/2008/Vista/2003/XP/2003. The ARC-1320 series host
adapters support SCSI Miniport and StorPort Drivers for Windows
7/2008/Vista/2003/.
4.2.1 New Storage Device Drivers in Windows
7/2008/Vista/2003
The Storport driver is new to Windows 7/2008/Vista/2003. Storport implements a new architecture designed for better performance 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 7/2008/Vista/2003/XP on
a SAS Host Adapter Volume
The following instructions explain how to install the ARC-1320
series host adapters device driver while installing Windows
7/2008/Vista/2003/XP. Have your bootable Microsoft Windows
CD and follow the required procedure below to install ARC-1320
series host adapters:
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 Host_
BIOS setup utility. Use the Host_BIOS setup utility to configure
the ARC-1320 series host adapters to which you will install Windows. For details, see Chapter 3 “BIOS Configuration”. Once ARC1320 series host adapters has been configured, continue with
next step to install the operating system.
3. Insert the Windows setup CD and reboot the system to begin
the Windows installation.
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