If your computer has no operating system, the Adaptec RAID
Installation CD may be used to boot your computer, display a user
interface, and provide access to the following options:
Launch RAID configuration utility...—Starts Adaptec Storage
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Manager-Browser Edition, which enables you to configure your
RAID and build disk arrays.
Create driver disk(s)...—Enables you to create a driver disk for
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any supported operating system.
View documentation...—Displays a list of the available product
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documents and the
Select a document name and click OK to view the information.
Start a command shell for UNIX or Linux users—This lets you
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mount an additional device or enter other system commands
that might be required during the installation.
Reboot—Restarts the computer system. Before restarting, the
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system will attempt to eject the CD. Please remove the CD.
If your computer is booted to a Windows operating system and
you insert the Adaptec SCSI RAID Installation CD in the drive, your
computer automatically reads the CD if it is set up to do so. If your
computer does not automatically read the CD, you can prompt it to
read the CD by clicking on autorun.exe from the root directory,
which presents the following options:
Install Adaptec Storage Manager - Browser Edition—Installs
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Adaptec Storage Manager-Browser Edition software. For an
overview of the storage management software options, refer to
Adaptec Storage Manager Software Overview
Install Adobe Acrobat Reader—Installs Adobe Acrobat Reader
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for Windows to let you view the Adaptec documentation in
PDF format. Versions of Acrobat Reader for other platforms are
also included, refer to Installing the Adobe Acrobat Reader
page
1-10.
View Release Notes—Displays release notes containing the
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latest information for Adaptec SCSI RAID products and
software.
file with the latest release notes.
Readme
Introduction
on page
1-12.
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