Installing The Driver - Adaptec RAID 21610SA Installation And User Manual

Installing the Driver

In this Chapter...
Creating the Driver Disk
Windows
Linux
UnixWare and OpenUNIX
This chapter presents several scenarios for installing the controller
driver. The scenarios depend on the following terminology:
New system—The computer has no operating system and the
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driver installation is a part of the operating system installation.
Existing system—The computer has an operating system and
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the Adaptec 2410SA is being installed as a secondary controller.
Adaptec recommends the following driver installation workflow:
1 Create a driver disk. See
details.
2 Identify the appropriate operating system and installation
scenario for your computer.
3 Familiarize yourself with the supported RAID types. You will
need to select a RAID type during your driver installation. See
Appendix D
4 Read and understand the entire installation procedure.
5 Proceed with the installation.
Creating the Driver Disk on page 3-2
for details.
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