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Introduction The Adaptec RAID Installation CD is a bootable disc, which means you can use it to start up a computer that has no operating system and configure a RAID, provided your computer recognizes bootable CDs. Note: If your computer is not set for bootable CD support, change the system BIOS so that the CD drive is used as a boot device. If your computer has no operating system, the Adaptec RAID Installation CD uses a Linux kernel to boot your computer, display a user interface, and provide access to the following options: I Create driver disk(s)...-Enables you to create a driver disk for any supported operating system. I Launch RAID configuration utility...-Starts Storage Manager, which enables you to configure your RAID and build disk arrays. I View documentation...-Displays a list of the available product documents and the READ.ME file with the latest release notes. Select a document name and click OK to view the information. I Start a command shell (for UNIX or Linux users)-Starts a Linux command shell. This lets you mount an additional device or enter other system commands that might be required during the installation. I Reboot-Restarts the computer system. If you do not want the system to boot from the CD, remove the disc as soon as the system begins to restart. If your computer is booted to an operating system and you insert the Adaptec RAID Installation CD in the drive, your computer automatically reads the CD if it is set up to do so. If your computer does not automatically read the CD, you can prompt it to read the CD by clicking on autorun.exe, which presents the following options: I View Release Notes-Displays release notes containing the latest information for Adaptec RAID products and software. 1-7

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Introduction
The
Adaptec RAID Installation CD
is a bootable disc, which means
you can use it to start up a computer that has no operating system
and configure a RAID, provided your computer recognizes
bootable CDs.
Note:
If your computer is not set for bootable CD support,
change the system BIOS so that the CD drive is used as a
boot device.
If your computer has no operating system, the
Adaptec RAID
Installation CD
uses a Linux kernel to boot your computer, display a
user interface, and provide access to the following options:
■
Create driver disk(s)...
—Enables you to create a driver disk for
any supported operating system.
■
Launch RAID configuration utility...
—Starts Storage
Manager, which enables you to configure your RAID and build
disk arrays.
■
View documentation...
—Displays a list of the available
product documents and the
READ.ME
file with the latest release
notes. Select a document name and click
OK
to view the
information.
■
Start a command shell (for UNIX or Linux users)
—Starts a
Linux command shell. This lets you mount an additional
device or enter other system commands that might be required
during the installation.
■
Reboot
—Restarts the computer system. If you do not want the
system to boot from the CD, remove the disc as soon as the
system begins to restart.
If your computer is booted to an operating system and you insert the
Adaptec RAID Installation CD
in the drive, your computer
automatically reads the CD if it is set up to do so. If your computer
does not
automatically read the CD, you can prompt it to read the CD
by clicking on
autorun.exe
, which presents the following options:
■
View Release Notes
—Displays release notes containing the
latest information for Adaptec RAID products and software.