Adaptec 1420SA Quick Installation Manual

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Adaptec 1420SA Quick Installation Manual Manual pdf 13 page image

11Installing the Driver in an Existing Windows SystemInstalling the Driver in an ExistingWindows SystemTo install the driver in an existing operating system:1 Install and configure the controller and disk drives as described inInstalling the Controller and Drives on page 6.2 Create a driver disk as shown on page 1-9. When finished,remove the driver disk.3 Start Windows. Windows launches the Found New HardwareWizard, which searches for the controller driver.4 Insert the driver disk you created in Step 2, select the floppydisk drive as the source, then click Next.5 If necessary, select the appropriate driver for your operatingsystem.6 Click Next as needed to complete the controller installation.7 Remove the driver disk.8 If creating an array, see Creating a RAID Array on page 8. Ifinstalling a simple volume, your installation is complete. Ifprompted, restart the computer.Installing Red Hat or SuSE LinuxInstalling the Red Hat Driver in a New Linux SystemTo install the driver in a new Red Hat operating system:1 Install and configure the controller and disk drives as described inInstalling the Controller and Drives on page 6.2 Create a driver disk as shown on page 1-9. When finished,remove the driver disk.3 If creating an array, see Creating a RAID Array on page 8. Ifinstalling a simple volume, skip to Step 4.4 Insert the Red Hat CD Disk 1 in the CD drive and restart thecomputer.5 When the Red Hat Welcome screen appears, type expertorlinux dd at the boot prompt.6 When prompted, insert the driver disk you created and selectOK.