Getting Started; Working In The Acu Using Menus - Adaptec SAS/SATA/SCSI RAID Controllers Installation And User Manual

Getting Started

Note:
You need a bootable floppy disk to complete this task.
The ACU for DOS runs from a floppy disk which you can create using the RAID Installation
CD that came in your Adaptec RAID controller kit.
To create the ACU floppy disk:
Insert your RAID Installation CD into the CD drive, then browse to this file:
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packages/firmware/controllermodel/acu.exe
Where controllermodel is the model number of your Adaptec RAID controller.
Insert a bootable floppy disk and copy the acu.exe file to it.
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Continue in one of two ways:
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Work in the ACU using menus (see the following section)
Run the ACU using scripts (see

Working in the ACU Using Menus

To work in the ACU using menus:
Insert the ACU floppy disk (see
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The computer boots to the DOS command line.
Type on the command line, then press Enter.
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ACU
The ACU is menu-based and instructions for completing tasks appear on-screen. Menus
can be navigated using the arrow, Enter, Esc, and other keys on your keyboard.
For more information about completing tasks, see
Arrays on page
Appendix D: Using the Array Configuration Utility for DOS
page 88)
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above), then start or restart your computer.
Using the ACU to Create and Manage
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