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Before You Begin, Creating a Driver Disk, Installing with Windows

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Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 34 Before You Begin ● Install and connect your HostRAID controller and internal disk drives (see page 24). ● Create a bootable array (see page 29). ● Create a driver disk (see next section). Creating a Driver Disk 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 Click Create Driver Disk, from the Main Menu. 3 Select one of the operating systems from the list: ● Windows ● Linux ● Netware 4 Select the type of operating system you want to use. 5 Select the version of the operating system. 6 When prompted, insert a floppy disk, then click OK. The system creates the driver disk. 7 Remove and label the driver disk. 8 Continue with the instructions for your operating system: ● For Windows, see next section. ● For Red Hat Linux, see page 35. ● For SuSE Linux, see page 35. ● For NetWare, see page 36. Installing with Windows You will need your Windows Installation CD to complete this task. To install the HostRAID controller driver while installing Windows: 1 Insert your Windows CD, then restart the computer. 2 Follow the on-screen instructions to begin the Windows installation. 3 When prompted to install a third-party driver, press F6. Note: When F6 is active, a prompt appears at the bottom of the screen for only 5 seconds. If you miss your chance to press F6, restart your computer.

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Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System
●
34
Before You Begin
●
Install and connect your HostRAID controller and internal disk drives (see
page 24
).
●
Create a bootable array (see
page 29
).
●
Create a driver disk (see next section).
Creating a Driver Disk
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
Click
Create Driver Disk
, from the Main Menu.
3
Select one of the operating systems from the list:
●
Windows
●
Linux
●
Netware
4
Select the type of operating system you want to use.
5
Select the version of the operating system.
6
When prompted, insert a floppy disk, then click
OK
.
The system creates the driver disk.
7
Remove and label the driver disk.
8
Continue with the instructions for your operating system:
●
For Windows, see next section.
●
For Red Hat Linux, see
page 35
.
●
For SuSE Linux, see
page 35
.
●
For NetWare, see
page 36
.
Installing with Windows
You will need your Windows Installation CD to complete this task. To install the HostRAID
controller driver while installing Windows:
1
Insert your Windows CD, then restart the computer.
2
Follow the on-screen instructions to begin the Windows installation.
3
When prompted to install a third-party driver, press
F6
.
Note:
When F6 is active, a prompt appears at the bottom of the screen for only 5
seconds. If you miss your chance to press F6, restart your computer.