Chapter 8: Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System
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For FreeBSD, see
page 59
Installing on Windows
To install the driver on Windows:
1
Start or restart Windows.
The Found New Hardware Wizard opens and searches for the driver.
2
Insert the driver disk, select
Floppy drive
, then click
Next
.
3
Click
Next
, then click
Next
again.
4
Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the driver installation.
5
Remove the driver disk and restart your computer.
6
Continue with
Managing Your Storage Space
on page 60
.
Installing on Red Hat or SUSE Linux
To install the module on Red Hat or SUSE Linux:
1
Insert and mount the RAID Installation CD:
Red Hat:
mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
SUSE:
mount /dev/cdrom /media/cdrom
2
Install the module RPM:
rpm -Uvh
mount-point/xxx/yyy.rpm
where
mount-point
is the specific mount point on the Linux system,
xxx
is the driver path,
and
yyy.rpm
is the rpm file.
3
Reboot your computer to ensure the driver loaded correctly.
4
Run fdisk, mkfs, and create mount points for any new disk drives.
5
Continue with
Managing Your Storage Space
on page 60
.
Installing on NetWare
Note:
Before you begin, ensure that your NetWare operating system has been upgraded to the
minimum patch level specified by Novell. Refer to the Novell Web site for more information.
To install the driver on NetWare:
1
Start your computer.
2
At the NetWare server console prompt, type
load hdetect
, then press
Enter
if it has not be
loaded automatically.
3
At the Device types menu, select
Continue
, then press
Enter
.
4
At the Device type option, select
Modify
, then press
Enter
.
5
Select
Storage Adapters
, then press
Enter
.
6
At the Additional Driver Options menu, select
Modify
, then press
Enter
.