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      <div class="Chapter-Title"><a name="1103258">Getting Started with Your </a>3ware RAID Controller</div>
      <div class="BodyAfterHead"><a name="1050902">Setting up your 3ware RAID controller involves these main steps:</a></div>
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      <div class="Body"><a name="1128127">The start-up process is slightly different for Mac OS users than for users of </a>other operating systems, so the information in this chapter is organized as follows:</div>
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