Installing The Driver On An Existing Operating System; Before You Begin; Creating A Driver Disk - Adaptec 5085 Installation And User Manual

Before You Begin

Before you begin, install and connect your Adaptec RAID controller and internal disk drives
(see page 43).
You must also create a driver disk before you begin installing the controller driver.
Note:
Not all operating systems are supported on all controllers. 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

This section describes how to create a driver disk for most supported operating systems. You
will need a floppy disk to complete this task.
Note:
Some operating systems do not require a separate driver disk—they load the driver right
from the Adaptec Installation DVD.
To create a driver disk:
Set your system BIOS so that your computer boots from the DVD drive. (For instructions,
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refer to your computer documentation.)
Turn on your computer, then insert the RAID Controller Installation DVD included in
2
your RAID controller kit.
Click Create Diskette, then select your operating system and version.
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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:
For Windows, see
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For Red Hat, SuSE, or Fedora Linux, see
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For Debian or Ubuntu 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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