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Installing the Driver in a New Windows System - raid driver

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Installing the Driver Installing the Driver in a New Windows System In this scenario, you are installing the controller in a new system that has no operating system. To install the driver: 1 Install and configure the controller and hard disk drives according to the instructions in Chapter 2, Installing the Controller. 2 Create a driver disk: a Enter system setup and verify that your system is set to boot from the CD-ROM drive. See your system documentation for details. b Insert the Adaptec installation CD and restart your system from the CD. Follow instructions and respond to prompts as needed to boot and get to the Main Menu. c From the Main Menu, select Create Driver Disk(s) d Click on the appropriate driver disk option and then click OK. e When prompted, insert a floppy disk and click OK. f The system formats the disk and writes the appropriate information to it. g When prompted, remove and label the driver disk. Then, click OK. 3 Restart the computer. 4 If creating an array, proceed to Step 5. For a simple volume, skip to Step 15. 5 Press Ctrl-A when prompted to enter the Adaptec RAID Configuration (ARC) utility. You will use ARC to create the array and logical drive that you will use to install Windows. (For more details about the ARC utility, see Appendix A.) 6 From the ARC menu, select Array Configuration Utility (ACU). 7 From the ACU menu, select Create Array. 3-2

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Installing the Driver
Installing the Driver in a New Windows System
In this scenario, you are installing the controller in a new system
that has no operating system. To install the driver:
1
Install and configure the controller and hard disk drives
according to the instructions in
Chapter 2,
Installing the
Controller
.
2
Create a driver disk:
a
Enter system setup and verify that your system is set to boot
from the CD-ROM drive. See your system documentation
for details.
b
Insert the Adaptec installation CD and restart your system
from the CD. Follow instructions and respond to prompts as
needed to boot and get to the Main Menu.
c
From the Main Menu, select
Create Driver Disk(s)
d
Click on the appropriate driver disk option and then click
OK.
e
When prompted, insert a floppy disk and click
OK
.
f
The system formats the disk and writes the appropriate
information to it.
g
When prompted, remove and label the driver disk. Then,
click
OK
.
3
Restart the computer.
4
If creating an array, proceed to
Step 5
. For a simple volume, skip
to
Step 15
.
5
Press
Ctrl-A
when prompted to enter the Adaptec RAID
Configuration (ARC) utility. You will use ARC to create the
array and logical drive that you will use to install Windows.
(For more details about the ARC utility, see
Appendix A
.)
6
From the ARC menu, select
Array Configuration Utility
(ACU).
7
From the ACU menu, select
Create Array
.