Installing The Driver In An Existing Windows System - Adaptec 1420SA Installation And User Manual

3 If creating an array, press Ctrl+A when prompted to enter the
ARC utility. For instructions on creating an array from the
BIOS, see Creating Arrays on page
volume, skip to
4 Insert the Windows setup CD and restart the computer to begin
the Windows installation.
5 Press F6 when prompted to install a third-party driver.
Note: When F6 is active, a prompt appears at the bottom of
the screen. Press F6 immediately—you only have
5 seconds. If you miss your chance, restart this Windows
installation to complete it correctly. Otherwise, Windows
will not recognize your controller.
6 Insert the driver disk you created in
prompted to install a driver.
7 Press S to specify that the driver is on the floppy disk, then
press Enter.
Windows searches the disk for a suitable driver.
8 When the Adaptec RAID driver is found, press Enter. Follow
the remaining on-screen instructions to complete your
installation.

Installing the Driver in an Existing Windows System

To install the driver in an existing operating system:
1 Install and configure the controller and disk drives as described
in Installing the Controller on page
2 Create a driver disk as shown in
page 3-3. When finished, remove the driver disk.
3 Start Windows. Windows launches the Found New Hardware
Wizard, which searches for the controller driver.
4 Insert the driver disk you created in
disk drive as the source, then click Next.
5 If necessary, select the appropriate driver for your operating
system.
Step 4.
6-3. If installing a simple
Step 2 and wait until
2-2.
Creating a Driver Disk on
Step 2, select the floppy
Installing the Driver
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