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Operating System Installation, Installing the Storage Manager application

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RAID Configuration 1. Turn on your system and press ESC to remove the hp splash screen. 2. Enter the Adaptec setup utility (SMOR), after the Adaptec banner appears press CRT+A when prompted. NOTE: To navigate the SMOR menu use the arrow and/or TAB keys to move between fields. 3. Select the RAID 2100s controller. 4. Check for two or more available drives to create the RAID array. 5. Open the RAID menu by pressing ALT+R (ALT+RAID) and select Create, then press Enter. 6. Select the RAID type (0 or 1 (1 is the default)). Select OK to exit the screen. 7. Select at least two open devices. (Use the up/down arrow keys to select the device names then press Enter.) Selected devices are checkmarked before the device name. 8. Select Done when finished. If a Build Option appears, follow the instructions. The Build Option will not appear for RAID 0. 9. Press Alt+F and select Set System Configuration to save your new configuration. Operating System Installation 1. Insert into the CD drive the hp x4000 system recovery CD. 2. Press ALT+F to exit the SMOR utility and reboot the system. 3. When prompted press F12 to reboot from the CD. 4. Select Recover your software (Windows 2000) and follow the screen instructions to install Windows 2000. Note: A message will appear that the drive needs to be repartitioned. The operating system will automatically do this process as part of the recovery and installation. Installing the Storage Manager application 1. Insert the Adaptec RAID 2100s CD in the drive. 2. Open the directory Str_manager double-click the Setup.exe icon and follow the instructions. For more information on using Storage Manager, please refer to the Storage Manager Software Guide located on the CD.

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RAID Configuration
1.
Turn on your system and press
ESC
to remove the hp splash screen.
2.
Enter the Adaptec setup utility (SMOR), after the Adaptec banner appears press
CRT+A
when prompted.
NOTE:
To navigate the SMOR menu use the arrow and/or TAB keys to move between fields.
3.
Select the RAID 2100s controller.
4.
Check for two or more available drives to create the RAID array.
5.
Open the RAID menu by pressing
ALT+R
(ALT+RAID)
and select
Create
, then press
Enter
.
6.
Select the RAID type (
0
or
1
(
1
is the default)). Select
OK
to exit the screen.
7.
Select at least two open devices. (Use the up/down arrow keys to select the device names then press
Enter
.)
Selected devices are checkmarked before the device name.
8.
Select
Done
when finished. If a Build Option appears, follow the instructions. The Build Option will not
appear for RAID 0.
9.
Press
Alt+F
and select
Set System Configuration
to save your new configuration.
Operating System Installation
1.
Insert into the CD drive the
hp x4000 system recovery
CD.
2.
Press
ALT+F
to exit the SMOR utility and reboot the system.
3.
When prompted press
F12
to reboot from the CD.
4.
Select
Recover your software
(Windows 2000) and follow the screen instructions to install Windows
2000.
Note:
A message will appear that the drive needs to be repartitioned. The operating system will automatically
do this process as part of the recovery and installation.
Installing the Storage Manager application
1.
Insert the
Adaptec RAID 2100s
CD in the drive.
2.
Open the directory
Str_manager
double-click the
Setup.exe
icon and follow the instructions.
For more information on using Storage Manager, please refer to the
Storage Manager Software Guide
located on
the CD.