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Before You Begin, Creating a Driver Disk or an Array, Installing on Windows XP or Windows 2003

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Chapter 8: Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System l 46 Before You Begin Before you begin, install and connect your HostRAID controller and internal disk drives (see page 25). You must also create a driver disk (see next section) before you begin installing the controller driver. Note: For up-to-date operating system version support, visit the Adaptec Web Site at www.adaptec.com. Creating a Driver Disk or an Array Before you install your driver, you will need to create a driver disk. You will need a floppy disk to complete this task. 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's documentation.) 2 Turn on your computer, then insert the HostRAID Installation CD included in your controller kit. 3 Follow the on-screen instructions to get to the Adaptec Start Menu. 4 Click Create Driver Disk, from the Main Menu. 5 Select one of the operating systems from this list: ● Windows XP/2003 and Windows Vista ● Linux ● Netware 6 Select the type of operating system you want to use. 7 Select the version of the operating system. 8 When prompted, insert the floppy disk, then click OK. The system creates the driver disk. 9 Remove and label the driver disk. 10 Continue the driver installation for your operating system: ● Installing on Windows XP or Windows 2003 (next section) ● Installing on Windows Vista on page 47 ● Installing on Red Hat or SUSE Linux on page 47 ● Installing on NetWare on page 47 Installing on Windows XP or Windows 2003 To install the driver on Windows: 1 Start or restart Windows. The Found New Hardware Wizard opens and searches for the driver. 2 Insert the driver disk, select Floppy drive, then click Next.

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Chapter 8: Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System
l 46
Before You Begin
Before you begin, install and connect your HostRAID controller and internal disk drives (see
page 25
).
You must also create a driver disk (see next section) before you begin installing the controller
driver.
Note:
For up-to-date operating system version support, visit the Adaptec Web Site at
www.adaptec.com
.
Creating a Driver Disk or an Array
Before you install your driver, you will need to create a driver disk. You will need a floppy disk
to complete this task. 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’s documentation.)
2
Turn on your computer, then insert the HostRAID Installation CD included in your
controller kit.
3
Follow the on-screen instructions to get to the Adaptec Start Menu.
4
Click
Create Driver Disk
, from the Main Menu.
5
Select one of the operating systems from this list:
●
Windows XP/2003 and Windows Vista
●
Linux
●
Netware
6
Select the type of operating system you want to use.
7
Select the version of the operating system.
8
When prompted, insert the floppy disk, then click
OK
.
The system creates the driver disk.
9
Remove and label the driver disk.
10
Continue the driver installation for your operating system:
●
Installing on Windows XP or Windows 2003
(next section)
●
Installing on Windows Vista
on page 47
●
Installing on Red Hat or SUSE Linux
on page 47
●
Installing on NetWare
on page 47
Installing on Windows XP or Windows 2003
To install the driver on Windows:
1
Start or restart Windows.
The Found New Hardware Wizard opens and searches for the driver.
2
Insert the driver disk, select
Floppy drive
, then click
Next
.