Getting Started
Note: You need a bootable floppy disk to complete this task.
The ACU for DOS runs from a floppy disk which you can create using
the RAID Installation CD that came in your Adaptec RAID controller
kit.
To create the ACU floppy disk:
Insert your RAID Installation CD into the CD drive, then browse to
1
this file:
packages/firmware/
Where
controllermodel
controller.
Insert a bootable floppy disk and copy the
2
Continue either of these two ways:
3
Work in the ACU using menus (see below)
Run the ACU using scripts (see
Working in the ACU Using Menus
To work in the ACU using menus:
Insert the ACU floppy disk (see
1
restart your computer.
The computer boots to the DOS command line.
Type
on the command line, then press Enter.
2
ACU
The ACU is menu-based and instructions for completing tasks
appear on-screen. Menus can be navigated using the arrow, Enter,
Esc, and other keys on your keyboard.
For more information about completing tasks, see
Create and Manage Arrays on page
Appendix D: Using the ACU for DOS
/acu.exe
controllermodel
is the model number of your Adaptec RAID
page
Getting Started
92.
file to it.
acu.exe
103)
above), then start or
Using the ACU to
102