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Chapter 8: Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System ● 55 Before You Begin Before you begin, install and connect your Adaptec RAID controller and internal disk drives (see page 35). You must also create a driver disk 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. 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. 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 56. ● For Red Hat or SUSE Linux, see page 56. ● For OpenServer, see page 57. ● For UnixWare, see page 57. ● For Solaris, see page 57. ● For VMware, see page 58. ● For FreeBSD, see page 58.

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Chapter 8: Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System
55
Before You Begin
Before you begin, install and connect your Adaptec RAID controller and internal disk drives
(see
page 35
).
You must also create a driver disk 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
. 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.
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 56
.
For Red Hat or SUSE Linux, see
page 56
.
For OpenServer, see
page 57
.
For UnixWare, see
page 57
.
For Solaris, see
page 57
.
For VMware, see
page 58
.
For FreeBSD, see
page 58
.