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Adaptec RAID Installation Guide b Boot from the CD. The CD loads a Linux kernel that is used to manage all of its functions. c Follow instructions and respond to prompts as necessary to get to the Adaptec splash screen. d When you see the Adaptec splash screen, click Create Driver Disk. Then, click the appropriate operating system. e Insert a floppy disk and click OK. The system creates the driver disk. 2 Shut down the system and remove the Adaptec RAID Installation CD and the driver floppy disk. 3 Install and configure your controller and hard drives according to the instructions in Chapter 2. 4 Start Windows 2000. Windows launches the Found New Hardware Wizard, which searches for the controller. 5 Insert the driver disk you created in Step 1. 6 Select the floppy disk as the source and then click Next. 7 Click Next in the succeeding two windows that appear and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the controller installation. upgrading Windows NT to Windows 2000 In this scenario, you already have an Adaptec RAID controller installed in your system. However, because you are upgrading to a new operating system, you need to put the correct driver into the new operating system. To install the driver 1 Create a driver floppy disk using the Adaptec RAID Installation CD. To create the disk a Insert the Adaptec RAID Installation CD in your drive. b Boot from the CD. The CD loads a Linux kernel that is used to manage all of its functions. c Follow instructions and respond to prompts as necessary to get to the Adaptec splash screen. 3-4

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3-4
Adaptec RAID Installation Guide
b
Boot from the CD. The CD loads a Linux kernel that is
used to manage all of its functions.
c
Follow instructions and respond to prompts as necessary
to get to the Adaptec splash screen.
d
When you see the Adaptec splash screen, click
Create
Driver Disk
. Then, click the appropriate operating
system.
e
Insert a floppy disk and click
OK
. The system creates the
driver disk.
2
Shut down the system and remove the
Adaptec RAID
Installation CD
and the driver floppy disk.
3
Install and configure your controller and hard drives
according to the instructions in
Chapter 2
.
4
Start Windows 2000. Windows launches the Found New
Hardware Wizard, which searches for the controller.
5
Insert the driver disk you created in
Step 1
.
6
Select the floppy disk as the source and then click
Next
.
7
Click
Next
in the succeeding two windows that appear and
follow the on-screen instructions to complete the controller
installation.
upgrading Windows NT to Windows 2000
In this scenario, you already have an Adaptec RAID controller
installed in your system. However, because you are upgrading to
a new operating system, you need to put the correct driver into
the new operating system. To install the driver
1
Create a driver floppy disk using the
Adaptec RAID
Installation CD
. To create the disk
a
Insert the
Adaptec RAID Installation CD
in your drive.
b
Boot from the CD. The CD loads a Linux kernel that is
used to manage all of its functions.
c
Follow instructions and respond to prompts as necessary
to get to the Adaptec splash screen.