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Alacritech Accelerator Users Guide
5.2 Adapter and Driver Installation
This section covers the procedures for installing Alacritech
Accelerators. Follow the appropriate procedure for your type of
installation.
Note: Running the Alacritech Setup program is the only
way to correctly install Accelerator drivers for
Windows. Following initial installation, the
automated Add/Remove Hardware Wizard will
discover additional Accelerators.
Note: The drivers cannot be installed during the initial
installation of Windows. If you leave the
Accelerator in your system through the entire
Windows installation process, the automated
Add/Remove Hardware Wizard will not discover
the Accelerator in you system on subsequent
reboots, since Alacritech drivers do not ship with
Windows.
5.2.1 Installation of an Alacritech Accelerator in a Windows
Powered NAS Appliance
These procedures outline the steps required to install an Alacritech
Accelerator in a Windows Powered NAS appliance. It will be
necessary to attach a keyboard, monitor, and mouse to enable the
installation of the Alacritech drivers on the NAS appliance.
1. If this system has been previously configured, make
backups prior to commencing these activities.
2. If this is a new system installation, perform initial
configuration activities, following procedures outlined in
the Windows Powered NAS documentation.
3. Turn off and unplug the computer. Failure to do so could
endanger you, and may damage the computer.