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Adaptec Serial ATA II RAID 1420SA Quick Installation Guide
6
When prompted, insert a floppy disk, then click
OK
.
The computer creates the driver disk.
7
When prompted, remove and label the driver disk and click
OK
.
Installing the Driver in a New Windows
System
To install the driver while also installing the Windows operating
system:
1
Install and configure the controller and disk drives as described in
Installing the Controller and Drives
.
2
Create a driver disk as shown on
. When finished,
remove the driver disk.
3
If creating an array, see
installing a simple volume, skip to
.
4
Insert the Windows setup CD and restart the system to begin
the Windows installation.
5
Press
F6
when prompted to install a third-party driver.
Note:
When F6 is active, a prompt appears at the bottom of
the screen. Press
F6
immediately—you only have
5 seconds. If you miss your chance, restart this Windows
installation to complete it correctly. Otherwise, Windows
will not recognize your controller.
6
Insert the driver disk you created in
and wait until
prompted to install a driver.
7
Press
S
to specify that the driver is on the floppy disk; then,
press
Enter
.
Windows searches the disk for a suitable driver.
8
When the Adaptec RAID driver is found, press
Enter
. Follow
the remaining on-screen instructions to complete your
installation.
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