Before You Begin; Creating A Driver Disk Or An Array; Installing On Windows Xp Or Windows 2003 - Adaptec RAID 1220SA Installation And User Manual

Before You Begin

Before you begin, install and connect your HostRAID controller and internal disk drives (see
page 26).
You must also create a driver disk (see next section) before you begin installing the controller
driver.
Note:
For up-to-date operating system version support, visit the Adaptec Web Site at
www.adaptec.com.

Creating a Driver Disk or an Array

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:
1
Set your system BIOS so that your computer boots from the CD drive. (For instructions,
refer to your computer's documentation.)
2
Turn on your computer, then insert the HostRAID Installation CD included in your
controller kit.
3
Follow the on-screen instructions to get to the Adaptec Start Menu.
4
Click Create Driver Disk, from the Main Menu.
5
Select one of the operating systems from this list:
Windows XP/2003 and Windows Vista
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Linux
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Netware
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6
Select the type of operating system you want to use.
7
Select the version of the operating system.
8
When prompted, insert the floppy disk, then click OK.
The system creates the driver disk.
9
Remove and label the driver disk.
10
Continue the driver installation for your operating system:

Installing on Windows XP or Windows 2003

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Installing on Windows Vista on page 48
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Installing on Red Hat or SUSE Linux on page 48
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Installing on NetWare on page 48
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Installing on Windows XP or Windows 2003

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.
Chapter 8: Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System
(next section)
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