Before You Begin; Creating A Driver Disk; Installing On Windows - Adaptec 44300 Installation And User Manual

Before You Begin

Before you begin, install and connect your HostRAID controller and internal disk drives (see
page 23).
You must also create a driver disk (see next section) before you begin installing the controller
driver.

Creating a Driver Disk

Before you install your driver, you will need to create a driver disk. You will need a floppy disk
to complete this task. To create a driver disk:
Set your system BIOS so that your computer boots from the CD drive. (For instructions,
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refer to your computer's documentation.)
Turn on your computer, then insert the HostRAID Installation CD included in your
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controller kit.
Follow the on-screen instructions to get to the Adaptec Start Menu.
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Click Create Driver Disk, from the Main Menu.
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Select one of the operating systems from this list:
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Windows
Linux
Netware
SCO OpenServer
Select the type of operating system you want to use.
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Select the version of the operating system.
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When prompted, insert the floppy disk, then click OK.
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The system creates the driver disk.
Remove and label the driver disk.
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Continue the driver installation for your operating system:
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For Windows, see next section.
For Red Hat or SuSE Linux, see
For NetWare, see
For SCO OpenServer, see

Installing on Windows

To install the driver on Windows:
Start or restart Windows.
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The Found New Hardware Wizard opens and searches for the driver.
Insert the driver disk, select Floppy drive, then click Next.
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Click Next, then click Next again.
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Chapter 8: Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System
page 39.
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