Before You Begin; Creating A Driver Disk; Installing With Windows - Adaptec 51645 Installation And User Manual

Before You Begin

Install and connect your Adaptec RAID controller and internal disk drives (see
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Create a bootable array (see
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Create a driver disk (see the following section).
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Note:
For up-to-date operating system version support, visit the Adaptec Web Site at
www.adaptec.com. From the main menu select Support>Knowledgebase>Find Answers. Select
your controller type and OS support to generate a list of supported operating systems and to
download the latest drivers.

Creating a Driver Disk

Note:
You will need a floppy disk to complete this task for all operating systems except
Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008.
To create a driver disk:
Set your system BIOS so that your computer boots from the CD drive. (For instructions,
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refer to your computer documentation.)
Turn on your computer, then insert the RAID Installation CD included in your RAID
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controller kit.
Follow the on-screen instructions to get to the Adaptec Start Menu.
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Click Create Driver Disk(s) for Installing/Updating your OS, then select your operating
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system.
Note:
Linux only—If prompted, select your operating system and then the version.
When prompted, insert a floppy disk, then click OK.
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The system creates the driver disk.
Remove and label the driver disk.
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Continue with the instructions for your operating system:
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For Windows, see
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For Red Hat Linux, see
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For SUSE Linux, see
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For OpenServer, see
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For UnixWare, see
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For Solaris, see
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For VMware, see
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For FreeBSD, see
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Installing with Windows

Note:
You will need your Windows Installation CD to complete this task.
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