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

Before You Begin

Before you begin, install and connect your Adaptec RAID controller and internal disk drives
(see page 35).
You must also create a driver disk (see
driver.
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.
To create a driver disk:
Set your system BIOS so that your computer boots from the CD drive. (For instructions,
1
refer to your computer documentation.)
Turn on your computer, then insert the RAID Installation CD included in your RAID
2
controller kit.
Follow the on-screen instructions to get to the Adaptec Start Menu.
3
Click Create Driver Disk(s) for Installing/Updating your OS, then select your operating
4
system.
Note:
Linux only—If prompted, select your operating system and then the version.
When prompted, insert a floppy disk, then click OK.
5
The system creates the driver disk.
Remove and label the driver disk.
6
Continue with the instructions for your operating system:
7
For Windows, see
●
For Red Hat or SUSE Linux, see
●
For OpenServer, see
●
For UnixWare, see
●
For Solaris, see
●
For VMware, see
●
For FreeBSD, see
●
Chapter 8: Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System
page 49) before you begin installing the controller
page 56.
page 56.
page 57.
page 57.
page 57.
page 58.
page 58.
55
●