Adaptec GDT8546RZ Installation And User Manual

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Hardware Installation and User’s Guide5Getting StartedGetting Started 1Intended AudienceThis documentation is intended for users who are experienced in configuring computersystems with new add-in cards or have had previous experience with ICP RAIDControllers.Read and adhere to all warnings, cautions, and notices in this guide and the otherdocuments in the user documentation set supplied with this product.1.1 Using the User Documentation SetUser documentation for this product is provided in four separate documents. Not all ofthem must be part of the printed documentation. You will find the following documents onthe RAID software suite CD-ROM:Quick Installation GuideThe Quick Installation Guide provides a high level view of installing and configuring aRAID controller. Refer to the accompanying Software Guide for more detailedinformation.Hardware Installation and User’s GuideThe Hardware Installation and User’s Guide, or Hardware Guide, covers instructions forinstalling an ICP RAID controller and provides a guide to its features and specifications.For a particular ICP RAID controller, its hardware guide documents compatible RAIDadapters, supported operating systems, standard features and optional features.Software Installation and User’s GuideThe Software Installation and User’s Guide, or Software Guide, contains:• Quick installation of the ICP RAID controller software on a newly created bootablehost drive with commonly used operating systems.• Detailed instructions covering more complex software installation scenarios for allsupported operating systems.• Instructions for using the RAID Software Suite, the drivers, tools and utilities of theICP RAID controller.The first part of the software guide provides an overview of RAID technology and itsfeatures. Next, the guide documents various installation procedures for an ICP RAIDcontroller and the RAID Software Suite, depending on the chosen OS configuration. Thesoftware guide then includes descriptions of the utilities, ICP RAID Console (ICPCON)and ICP RAID Navigator (ICP RAID Navigator), to facilitate the configuration of theRAID subsystem. Finally, the guide provides details of all product features supported by