Adding The Controller To An Existing System - Adaptec 2025ZCR Installation Manual

Adaptec RAID Installation Guide

Adding the Controller to an Existing System

In this scenario, you are adding an Adaptec RAID controller to a
system that already has a Windows 2000 operating system. To install
the driver
1
Create a driver floppy disk using the Adaptec RAID Installation CD.
To create the disk
a
Insert the Adaptec RAID Installation CD in your drive.
b
Start from the CD. The CD loads a Linux kernel that is used
to manage all of its functions.
c
Follow instructions and respond to prompts as necessary to
get to the Adaptec splash screen.
d
When you see the Adaptec splash screen, click Create
Driver Disk. Then, click the appropriate operating system.
e
Insert a floppy disk and click OK. The system creates the
driver disk.
2
Shut down the system and remove the Adaptec RAID
Installation CD and the driver floppy disk.
3
Install and configure your controller and hard drives according
to the instructions in
4
Start Windows 2000. Windows launches the Found New
Hardware Wizard, which searches for the controller.
5
Insert the driver disk you created in
6
Select the floppy disk as the source and then click Next.
7
Click Next in the succeeding two windows that appear and
follow the on-screen instructions to complete the controller
installation.
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Chapter 2.
Step 1.