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Adaptec RAID Installation Guide I Upgrading the Controller in an Existing System on page 3-8 I Changing the Driver in an Existing System on page 3-9 Note: If you choose the Microsoft I2O Operating System Module (OSM) in place of the Adaptec driver, you cannot use Adaptec storage management software. Installing the Driver in a New System with Only One Controller In this scenario, you are installing an Adaptec RAID controller and Windows NT 4.0 in a new system that does not have other hardware that requires the use of Windows NT mass storage detection. Note: If Windows NT is to coexist with another operating system, the other operating system must be installed before you install Windows NT. To install the driver 1 Install and configure your Adaptec RAID controller and hard drives according to the instructions in Chapter 2. 2 Start up the system. During startup, press Ctrl+A to start SMOR. Use SMOR to create the RAID. For details, refer to Using SMOR on page 2-10. 3 Create a driver floppy disk using the Adaptec RAID Installation CD. To create the disk a Insert the Adaptec RAID Installation CD in your drive. b Boot from the CD. The CD loads a Linux kernel that is used to manage all of its functions. c Follow instructions and respond to prompts as necessary to get to the Adaptec splash screen. d When you see the Adaptec splash screen, click Create Driver Disk. Then, click the appropriate operating system. e Insert a floppy disk and click OK. The system creates the driver disk. 3-6

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3-6
Adaptec RAID Installation Guide
■
Upgrading the Controller in an Existing System
on page 3-8
■
Changing the Driver in an Existing System
on page 3-9
Note:
If you choose the Microsoft I
2
O Operating System
Module (OSM) in place of the Adaptec driver, you cannot
use Adaptec storage management software.
Installing the Driver in a New System with Only One
Controller
In this scenario, you are installing an Adaptec RAID controller and
Windows NT 4.0 in a new system that
does not have
other hardware
that requires the use of Windows NT mass storage detection.
Note:
If Windows NT is to coexist with another operating
system, the other operating system must be installed before
you install Windows NT.
To install the driver
1
Install and configure your Adaptec RAID controller and hard
drives according to the instructions in
Chapter 2
.
2
Start up the system. During startup, press
Ctrl+A
to start
SMOR. Use SMOR to create the RAID. For details, refer to
Using SMOR
on page 2-10
.
3
Create a driver floppy disk using the
Adaptec RAID Installation CD
.
To create the disk
a
Insert the
Adaptec RAID Installation CD
in your drive.
b
Boot from the CD. The CD loads a Linux kernel that is used
to manage all of its functions.
c
Follow instructions and respond to prompts as necessary to
get to the Adaptec splash screen.
d
When you see the Adaptec splash screen, click
Create
Driver Disk
. Then, click the appropriate operating system.
e
Insert a floppy disk and click
OK
. The system creates the
driver disk.