Overview of the driver installation process, Creating the driver disk, Bed in – Adaptec 48300 User Manual
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Installing the Driver
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Overview of the Driver Installation Process
Adaptec recommends the following driver installation procedure:
1
Create a driver disk. See
Creating the Driver Disk on page 31
for
details.
2
Identify the appropriate installation procedure for your computer.
You need to know the operating system and whether you are
installing the driver while also installing the operating system, or
installing the driver onto a system that already has the operating
system installed.
3
Familiarize yourself with the supported RAID types. You will need
to select a RAID type during your driver installation. See
for details.
4
Read and understand the entire installation procedure.
5
Proceed with the installation.
Creating the Driver Disk
Note:
If you are adding the HostRAID controller to a Linux system that
was already installed, you do not need to create a driver disk; skip this
section.
Before you install your driver, you will need to create a driver disk. To
create the driver disk:
1
Set your system BIOS so that your computer boots from the CD drive.
2
Insert the Adaptec CD and turn on the computer.
3
Follow instructions and respond to prompts as necessary to get to
the Adaptec Start Menu.
4
Click Create Driver Disk, from the Main Menu.
5
Select one of the operating systems from the list:
– Windows
– Linux
– Netware
6
Select the type of operating system.
7
Select the version of the operating system.