Adaptec 5805 User Guide - Page 49
Before You Begin, Creating a Driver Disk, Create Diskette - vmware
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Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 49 Before You Begin ● Install and connect your Adaptec RAID controller and internal disk drives (see page 35). ● Create a bootable array (see page 43). ● 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 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. Note: Linux only-If prompted, select your operating system and then the version. 4 When prompted, insert a floppy disk, then click OK. The system creates the driver disk. 5 Remove and label the driver disk. 6 Continue with the instructions for your operating system: ● For Windows, see page 50. ● For Red Hat Linux, see page 51. ● For SUSE Linux, see page 51. ● For OpenServer, see page 51. ● For UnixWare, see page 52. ● For Solaris, see page 52 ● For VMware, see page 53. ● For FreeBSD, see page 53.