Adaptec 2420SA User Guide - Page 43
Before You Begin, Creating a Driver Disk, Create Driver Disks for Installing/Updating your OS
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Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 43 Before You Begin ● Install and connect your Adaptec RAID controller and internal disk drives (see page 31). ● Create a bootable array (see page 37). ● Create a driver disk (see the following section). 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 CD drive. (For instructions, refer to your computer's documentation.) 2 Turn on your computer, then insert the RAID Installation CD included in your RAID controller kit. 3 Follow the on-screen instructions to get to the Adaptec Start Menu. 4 Click Create Driver Disk(s) for Installing/Updating your OS, then select your operating system. ● Windows ● Linux ● NetWare ● OpenServer ● Solaris ● UnixWare Note: Linux only-If prompted, select your operating system and then the version. 5 When prompted, insert a floppy disk, then click OK. The system creates the driver disk. 6 Remove and label the driver disk. 7 Continue with the instructions for your operating system: ● For Windows, see page 44. ● For Red Hat Linux, see page 44. ● For SUSE Linux, see page 45. ● For NetWare, see page 45. ● For OpenServer, see page 46. ● For Solaris, see page 46 ● For UnixWare, see page 47. ● For VMWare, see page 47. ● For FreeBSD, see page 47.