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Installing the Driver
Installing the Driver in a New Windows System
In this scenario, you are installing the controller in a new system
that has no operating system. To install the driver:
1
Install and configure the controller and hard disk drives
according to the instructions in
.
2
Create a driver disk:
a
Enter system setup and verify that your system is set to boot
from the CD-ROM drive. See your system documentation
for details.
b
Insert the Adaptec installation CD and restart your system
from the CD. Follow instructions and respond to prompts as
needed to boot and get to the Main Menu.
c
From the Main Menu, select Create Driver Disk(s)
d
Click on the appropriate driver disk option and then click
OK.
e
When prompted, insert a floppy disk and click OK.
f
The system formats the disk and writes the appropriate
information to it.
g
When prompted, remove and label the driver disk. Then,
click OK.
3
Restart the computer.
4
If creating an array, proceed to
. For a simple volume, skip
to
5
Press Ctrl-A when prompted to enter the Adaptec RAID
Configuration (ARC) utility. You will use ARC to create the
array and logical drive that you will use to install Windows.
(For more details about the ARC utility, see
6
From the ARC menu, select Array Configuration Utility
(ACU).
7
From the ACU menu, select Create Array.
