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Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 42 Before You Begin ● Install and connect your Adaptec RAID controller and internal disk drives (see page 31). ● Create a bootable array (see page 36). ● 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, then select your operating system. Linux only-If prompted, select your operating system and the architecture: ● Intel 386 or 486 computers-Select i386. ● Pentium I or II computers-Select i586. ● Pentium III, IV, or AMD K-6 computers-Select i686. ● AMD Athlon computers-Select Athlon. 5 Select your floppy disk drive letter, then select the format you want. (You need a full format only if your floppy disk has never been formatted or may have bad sectors.) 6 Insert the 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 page 43. ● For Red Hat Linux, see page 43. ● For SuSE Linux, see page 44. ● For NetWare, see page 44. ● For OpenServer, see page 45. ● For UnixWare, see page 45. ● For FreeBSD, see page 46.

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Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System
●
42
Before You Begin
●
Install and connect your Adaptec RAID controller and internal disk drives (see
page 31
).
●
Create a bootable array (see
page 36
).
●
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
, then select your operating system.
Linux only—
If prompted, select your operating system
and
the architecture:
●
Intel 386 or 486 computers
—Select
i386
.
●
Pentium I or II computers
—Select
i586
.
●
Pentium III, IV, or AMD K-6 computers
—Select
i686
.
●
AMD Athlon computers
—Select
Athlon
.
5
Select your floppy disk drive letter, then select the format you want. (You need a full format
only if your floppy disk has never been formatted or may have bad sectors.)
6
Insert the 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
page 43
.
●
For Red Hat Linux, see
page 43
.
●
For SuSE Linux, see
page 44
.
●
For NetWare, see
page 44
.
●
For OpenServer, see
page 45
.
●
For UnixWare, see
page 45
.
●
For FreeBSD, see
page 46
.