LSI Mylex PCI Disk Array Controllers Driver, Installation Manual

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Installing the Controller as the Primary Windows NT 4.0 Controller
4-2 PCI Disk Array Controller Drivers Manual
Installing the Controller as the Primary
Windows NT 4.0 Controller
If the Mylex Disk Array Controller will be the primary (bootable) controller,
you must install the controller driver at the time of Windows NT 4.0
installation.
Before proceeding you should have already carried out the following steps:
• Installed the Mylex Disk Array Controller hardware, connected the
disk drives to the controller and to each other, set drive SCSI IDs, and
terminated the SCSI bus following the instructions in your Mylex Disk
Array Controller hardware installation guide.
• Used the Mylex RAID EzAssist Configuration Utility to create a drive
configuration and initialized the drives for use following the
instructions in your Mylex RAID EzAssist Configuration Utility
manual.
• Created your driver diskette(s) for either the accelerated or standard
drivers.
To install the controller driver during Windows NT 4.0 installation:
1. Boot the system with the Windows NT 4.0 setup diskette #1.
2. Insert setup diskette #2 when prompted and press Enter.
3. Press Enter again when prompted.
4. Select Custom Setup in the Windows NT Setup screen.
5. Next, choose S to skip the automatic detection scan.
6. Choose S to specify an additional device.
7. Choose Other in the list of supported adapters displayed and press
Enter.
8. When prompted for the Manufacturer’s supplied hardware support
disk, insert your NT4/NW Drivers Software Kit diskette (or the Mylex
Accelerated Driver Diskette that you made) into the floppy disk drive
and press Enter.
9. Select the appropriate controller from the list of controllers displayed
on this screen and press Enter.