HP Workstation x1000 hp workstations general - adaptec RAID installation guide - Page 47

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installing the driver Note: If you have already installed an Adaptec RAID controller in your system and want to change drivers, refer to changing the driver in an existing system on page 3-10 instead of this procedure. 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. 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 Restart the system and open the Control Panel. Click the SCSI Adapters icon. Then select the Drivers tab and click Add. 4 Insert the driver disk you created in Step 1 and then click Have Disk. 5 Select Adaptec I2O RAID Host Adapter Driver for NT 4.0. 6 After the driver is loaded, shut down the system. 7 Replace the existing controller with the Adaptec RAID controller. For installation details, refer to Chapter 2. 8 Start up the system. 3-9

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installing the driver
Note:
If you have already installed an Adaptec RAID
controller in your system and want to change drivers,
refer to
changing the driver in an existing system
on
page 3-10
instead of this procedure.
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.
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
Restart the system and open the Control Panel. Click the
SCSI Adapters
icon. Then select the
Drivers
tab and click
Add
.
4
Insert the driver disk you created in
Step 1
and then click
Have Disk
.
5
Select
Adaptec I
2
O RAID Host Adapter Driver for
NT 4.0
.
6
After the driver is loaded, shut down the system.
7
Replace the existing controller with the Adaptec RAID
controller. For installation details, refer to
Chapter 2
.
8
Start up the system.