Adaptec 2074700-R User Guide - Page 13
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Introduction Introduction 1 1.1 Intended Audience This documentation is intended for users who are experienced in configuring computer systems with new add-in cards or have had previous experience with ICP RAID controllers. Read and adhere to all warnings, cautions, and notices in this guide and the other documents in the user documentation set supplied with this product. Using the User Documentation Set User documentation for this product is provided in four separate documents. Not all of them must be part of the printed documentation. You will find the following documents on the RAID software suite CD-ROM: Quick Installation Guide The Quick Installation Guide provides a high level view of installing and configuring a RAID controller. Refer to the accompanying Software Guide for more detailed information. Hardware Installation and User's Guide The Hardware Installation and User's Guide, or Hardware Guide, covers instructions for installing an ICP RAID controller and provides a guide to its features and specifications. For a particular ICP RAID controller, its hardware guide documents compatible RAID adapters, supported operating systems, standard features and optional features. Software Installation and User's Guide The Software Installation and User's Guide, or Software Guide, contains: • Quick installation of the ICP RAID controller software on a newly created bootable host drive with commonly used operating systems. • Detailed instructions covering more complex software installation scenarios for all supported operating systems. • Instructions for using the RAID Software Suite, the drivers, tools and utilities of the ICP RAID controller. The first part of the software guide provides an overview of RAID technology and its features. Next, the guide documents various installation procedures for an ICP RAID controller and the RAID Software Suite, depending on the chosen OS configuration. The software guide then includes descriptions of the utilities, ICP RAID Console (ICPCON) and ICP RAID Navigator (ICP RAID Navigator), to facilitate the configuration of the RAID subsystem. Finally, the guide provides details of all product features supported by Software Installation and User's Guide 13