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Chapter 8: Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System ● 74
Installing on Windows
Follow the instructions in this section for your version of Windows.
Installing on Windows Server 2003
To install the driver on Windows:
1 Start or restart Windows.
The Found New Hardware Wizard opens and searches for the driver.
2 Insert the driver disk, select Floppy drive, then click Next.
3 Click Next, then click Next again.
4 Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the driver installation.
5 Remove the driver disk and restart your computer.
6 Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page 79.
Installing on Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, or Windows Vista
1 Start or restart Windows.
The Found New Hardware Wizard opens and searches for the driver.
2 Insert the driver disk, then select Locate and Install Driver Software.... and Don’t Search
Online.
3 Click Next, then click Close.
4 When the installation is complete, remove the driver disk and restart your computer.
5 Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page 79.
Installing on Red Hat, SuSE, or Fedora Linux
To install the driver on Red Hat Linux, SuSE Linux, or Fedora Linux:
1 Insert and mount the Adaptec Installation DVD:
Red Hat:
mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
SuSE:
mount /dev/cdrom /media/cdrom
Fedora:
mount /dev/hdc /mnt/cdrom
2 Install the module RPM:
rpm -ivh mount-point/xxx/yyy.rpm
where
mount-point
is the specific mount point on the Linux system,
xxx
is the driver path,
and
yyy.rpm
is the rpm file.
3 Reboot your computer to ensure the driver loaded correctly.
4 Run fdisk, mkfs, and create mount points for any new disk drives.
5 Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page 79.