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Chapter 8: Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System ● 65 Before You Begin Before you begin, install and connect your Adaptec RAID controller and internal disk drives (see page 41). You must also create a driver disk before you begin installing the controller driver. Note: Not all operating systems are supported on all controllers. For up-to-date operating system version support, visit the Adaptec Web Site at www.adaptec.com. From the main menu select Support>Knowledgebase>Find Answers. Select your controller type and OS support to generate a list of supported operating systems and to download the latest drivers. Creating a Driver Disk This section describes how to create a driver disk for most supported operating systems. You will need a floppy disk to complete this task. Note: Some operating systems do not require a separate driver disk-they load the driver right from the Adaptec Installation DVD. To create a driver disk: 1 Set your system BIOS so that your computer boots from the DVD drive. (For instructions, refer to your computer documentation.) 2 Turn on your computer, then insert the RAID Controller Installation DVD included in your RAID controller kit. 3 Click Create Diskette, then select your operating system and version. 4 When prompted, insert a floppy disk, then click OK. The system creates the driver disk. 5 Remove and label the driver disk. Continue with the instructions for your operating system: ● For Windows, see page 66. ● For Red Hat, SuSE, or Fedora Linux, see page 66. ● For Debian or Ubuntu Linux, see page 67. ● For OpenServer, see page 67. ● For UnixWare, see page 67. ● For Solaris, see page 68. ● For VMware, see page 68. ● For FreeBSD, see page 69.

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Chapter 8: Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System
●
65
Before You Begin
Before you begin, install and connect your Adaptec RAID controller and internal disk drives
(see
page 41
).
You must also create a driver disk before you begin installing the controller driver.
Note:
Not all operating systems are supported on all controllers. For up-to-date operating
system version support, visit the Adaptec Web Site at
www.adaptec.com
. From the main menu
select Support>Knowledgebase>Find Answers. Select your controller type and OS support to
generate a list of supported operating systems and to download the latest drivers.
Creating a Driver Disk
This section describes how to create a driver disk for most supported operating systems. You
will need a floppy disk to complete this task.
Note:
Some operating systems do not require a separate driver disk—they load the driver right
from the Adaptec Installation DVD.
To create a driver disk:
1
Set your system BIOS so that your computer boots from the DVD drive. (For instructions,
refer to your computer documentation.)
2
Turn on your computer, then insert the RAID Controller Installation DVD included in
your RAID controller kit.
3
Click
Create Diskette
, then select your operating system and version.
4
When prompted, insert a floppy disk, then click
OK
.
The system creates the driver disk.
5
Remove and label the driver disk.
Continue with the instructions for your operating system:
●
For Windows, see
page 66
.
●
For Red Hat, SuSE, or Fedora Linux, see
page 66
.
●
For Debian or Ubuntu Linux, see
page 67
.
●
For OpenServer, see
page 67
.
●
For UnixWare, see
page 67
.
●
For Solaris, see
page 68
.
●
For VMware, see
page 68
.
●
For FreeBSD, see
page 69
.