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Adaptec SATAII RAID
Installing the Driver
Overview of the Driver Installation Process
Adaptec recommends the following driver installation procedure:
1. Create a driver disk.
2. Identify the appropriate installation procedure for your computer. You need to
know the operating system and whether you are installing the driver while
also installing the operating system, or installing the driver onto a system that
already has the operating system installed.
3. Select a RAID level during driver installation.
4. Read and understand the entire installation procedure.
5. Proceed with the installation.
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Note:
You must have the most recent versions of Adaptec Storage Manager
and the ARC utility installed to run the Adaptec RAID drivers.
Creating a Driver Disk
Before you install your driver, you will need to create a driver disk.
To create the driver disk:
1. Set your system BIOS so that your computer boots from the CD drive.
2. Insert the installation CD and turn on the computer.
3. Follow instructions and respond to prompts as necessary to get to the Adaptec
Start Menu.
4. Click
Create Driver Disk
, then select the appropriate operating system.
5. If you selected Linux , you need to select one of the following architectures:
–
i586
—
For Pentium I or II computers
–
i686
—
For Pentium III, IV, or AMD K-6 computers
–
Athlon
—
AMD Athlon computers
–
Athlon & Intel_x86_64
—
AMD Opteron or AMD64 and Intel EM64T comput-
ers
6. W hen prompted, insert a floppy disk, then click
OK
. The computer creates the
driver disk.
7. W hen prompted, remove and label the driver disk then click
OK
.
Installing the Windows Driver
This section contains the following procedures:
Installing the Driver in a New Windows System
Installing the Driver in an Existing Windows System
Installing the Driver in a New Windows System
To install the driver while also installing the W indows operating system:
1. Install and configure the controller and disk drives as described in Installing the
Controller.
2. Create a driver disk as described in Creating a Driver Disk . W hen finished,
remove the driver disk.
3. If creating an array, press
Ctrl+A
when prompted to enter the ARC utility. For