Adaptec 3405 User Guide - Page 57

Before You Begin, Creating a Driver Disk, Create Driver Disks for Installing/Updating your OS - bios update

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Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 57 Before You Begin ● Install and connect your Adaptec RAID controller and internal disk drives (see page 43). ● Create a bootable array (see page 51). ● Create a driver disk (see the following section). Note: 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 Note: You will need a floppy disk to complete this task for all operating systems except Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, and Windows 7. To create a driver disk: 1 Set your system BIOS so that your computer boots from the CD drive. (For instructions, refer to your computer documentation.) 2 Turn on your computer, then insert the RAID Installation CD included in your RAID controller kit. 3 Follow the on-screen instructions to get to the Adaptec Start Menu. 4 Click Create Driver Disk(s) for Installing/Updating your OS, then select your operating system. Note: Linux only-If prompted, select your operating system and then the version. 5 When prompted, insert a floppy disk, then click OK. The system creates the driver disk. 6 Remove and label the driver disk. 7 Continue with the instructions for your operating system: ● For Windows, see page 58. ● For Red Hat Linux, see page 59. ● For SUSE Linux, see page 59. ● For OpenServer, see page 59. ● For UnixWare, see page 60. ● For Solaris, see page 60 ● For VMware, see page 61. ● For FreeBSD, see page 61.

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Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System
57
Before You Begin
Install and connect your Adaptec RAID controller and internal disk drives (see
page 43
).
Create a bootable array (see
page 51
).
Create a driver disk (see the following section).
Note:
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
Note:
You will need a floppy disk to complete this task for all operating systems except
Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, and Windows 7.
To create a driver disk:
1
Set your system BIOS so that your computer boots from the CD drive. (For instructions,
refer to your computer documentation.)
2
Turn on your computer, then insert the RAID Installation CD included in your RAID
controller kit.
3
Follow the on-screen instructions to get to the Adaptec Start Menu.
4
Click
Create Driver Disk(s) for Installing/Updating your OS
, then select your operating
system.
Note:
Linux only—
If prompted, select your operating system
and
then the version.
5
When prompted, insert a floppy disk, then click
OK
.
The system creates the driver disk.
6
Remove and label the driver disk.
7
Continue with the instructions for your operating system:
For Windows, see
page 58
.
For Red Hat Linux, see
page 59
.
For SUSE Linux, see
page 59
.
For OpenServer, see
page 59
.
For UnixWare, see
page 60
.
For Solaris, see
page 60
For VMware, see
page 61
.
For FreeBSD, see
page 61
.