9. Remove and label the driver disk.
10. Continue the installation with the instructions for your operating system.
7.3
Installing with Windows
Note: The following instructions apply to all supported Windows operating systems. You
need the Windows installation DVD (or equivalent virtual media/iso image) to complete
this task.
To install the Microsemi Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing Windows:
1. Insert your Windows DVD, then restart the computer.
2. Follow the on-screen instructions to begin the Windows installation.
3. When prompted to specify a location for Windows, select Load Driver.
4. Insert the USB driver disk, browse to the driver location, then click OK.
5. When the driver is found, press Next.
Note: You may see the message ‘No drives were found’. Repeat
,
(browse
to driver location), and
. On the second attempt, the driver will load successfully.
6. Click Next again to accept the default partition configuration, or refer to your Windows documentation
to configure partitions manually.
7. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
8. Continue with
Managing Your Storage Spacetopic
.
7.4
Installing with Red Hat Linux or CentOS
Note: You will need the Installation DVD (or equivalent virtual media/iso image) for your
operating system to complete this task. You must have root privilege to install the driver
image.
To install the Microsemi Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing Red Hat Linux or CentOS:
1. Insert your installation DVD.
2. Restart your computer.
3. When the first installation screen appears, insert the USB driver disk.
4. Type this command at the Boot: prompt, then press
Enter
:
linux dd
5. Select Yes to indicate that you have a driver disk, browse the USB drive (typically,
/dev/sda1
), then
select the driver image.
6. Verify that the driver is loaded, then complete the installation following the on-screen instructions.
7. Continue with
Managing Your Storage Spacetopic
.
7.5
Installing with SuSE Linux Enterprise Server
Note: You need the SuSE installation DVD (or equivalent virtual media/iso image) to
complete this task.
To install the Microsemi Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing SuSE Linux:
1. Insert the SuSE Installation DVD.
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