Installing With An Operating System; Installing On An Existing Operating System - Adaptec ASR-6805Q User Manual

Installing with an Operating System

1. Install and connect your controller and internal disk drives (see
Drives on page 36).
If your controller has an external connector, you can connect external disk drives as well (or instead).
2. Set the boot controller (see
3. Create a bootable array (see
4. Install your operating system and the controller driver (see
System on page 48.)
5. Install maxView Storage Manager and begin to manage your data storage (see
Storage Space on page 64).

Installing on an Existing Operating System

1. Install and connect your controller and internal disk drives (see
Drives on page 36).
If your controller has an external connector, you can connect external disk drives as well (or instead).
2. Install the controller driver (see
3. Install maxView Storage Manager and begin to manage your data storage (see
Storage Space on page 64).
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Serial Attached SCSI RAID Controllers Installation and User's Guide
Setting the Boot Controller
Creating an Array on page 44).
Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System
Installing the Controller and Disk
on page 44).
Installing the Driver and an Operating
Managing Your
Installing the Controller and Disk
Managing Your
on page 59).
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