Windows 2000 And Xp; Installing The Driver In A New System - Adaptec RAID 2120S Installation Manual

Adaptec SCSI RAID 2120S/2200S Installation Guide

Windows 2000 and XP

The following sections describe procedures for installing the
Adaptec SCSI RAID 2120S/2200S controller with Windows 2000 or
Windows XP. The following installation scenarios are described:

Installing the Driver in a New System

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Adding the Controller to an Existing System
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Installing the Driver in a New System
In this scenario, you are installing the Adaptec SCSI RAID
controller in a new system that has no operating system.
To install the driver:
1 Install and configure the controller and hard disk drives
according to the instructions in
2 Start the system, pressing Ctrl-A to enter the BIOS-based
configuration utility. Use the configuration utility to create the
RAID array and logical drive to which you will install
Windows. For details, refer to Creating a RAID 5 Without an
Operating System
3 When the array has been built and is finished building, restart
the system. Insert the Windows 2000 or XP setup CD as you
restart to begin the Windows installation.
4 Early in the Windows installation, a screen with white text and
a blue background appears after the hardware detection
message, prompting you to install a third-party driver, press F6
Note: You only have 5 seconds to press the F6 key during
the installation startup. A prompt appears at the bottom of
the screen when F6 is active. Press F6 at this time;
otherwise, you must restart the Windows installation
process to complete this procedure correctly. The
Windows installation will not be able to recognize the
controller and array until the driver is in place.
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