3-12Adaptec RAID Installation GuideCD-ROM SupportBefore you can install Windows, you need to verify that you can useyour CD drive to install Windows. Identify the scenario that appliesto your situation and follow the recommendations below: If the CD drive plugs into the motherboard or is on an ATAcontroller, use the Windows startup floppy disk included withthe Windows CD. If the CD drive is on a SCSI controller other than an AdaptecRAID SCSI controller, refer to the CD drive guide. If the CD drive is on an Adaptec SCSI RAID controller, create adriver disk for DOS in addition to creating a driver disk forWindows as described in Creating the Driver Disk on page 3-11.Use the DOS driver disk to execute setupcd.exe to establishCD-ROM support.Installing the Driver in a New Windows 98/Me SystemIn this scenario, you doing a full installation on one disk drive orarray group using an Adaptec RAID controller in a new system. Toinstall the driver1 Install and configure your Adaptec RAID controller and harddrives according to the instructions in Chapter 2.2 Start up the system. During startup, press Ctrl+A to startSMOR. Use SMOR to create the RAID. For details, refer toUsing SMOR on page 2-10.3 Shut down the system and reboot from a bootable DOS disk.4 Run fdisk and create a primary DOS partition of an appropriatesize.5 Mark the primary DOS partition Active.6 Reboot the system from the DOS disk.7 Perform a system format by typing format c: \s.8 Remove the boot disk from the floppy disk drive and rebootthe system from the C drive.9 Insert the Windows installation CD in the drive and typed:\setup where d: is the letter assigned to your drive.
