Adaptec 44300 Computer Drive User Manual


 
Chapter 8: Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System 39
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 41.
Installing on Red Hat or SuSE Linux
To install the module on Red Hat or SuSE Linux:
1 Insert and mount the RAID Installation CD:
Red Hat—
mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
SuSE
mount /dev/cdrom /media/cdrom
2 Install the module RPM:
rpm -Uvh 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 Run fdisk, mkfs, and create mount points for any new disk drives.
4 Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page 41.
Installing on NetWare
Note: Before you begin, ensure that your NetWare operating system has been upgraded to
the minimum patch level specified by Novell. Refer to the Novell Web site for more
information.
To install the driver on NetWare:
1 Start your computer.
2 From the NetWare server console prompt, type
load hdetect
,
then
press Enter.
3 From the Device types menu, select Continue
,
then press Enter.
4 From the Device type option, select Modify
,
then press Enter.
5 Select Storage Adapters
,
then press Enter.
6 From the Additional Driver Options menu, select Modify
,
then
press Enter.
7 From the Driver Name menu, press the Insert key.
8 Insert the driver disk, press the Insert key, then press F3.
9 From the A:\
prompt, press Enter.
The driver installs.
10 From the Additional Driver Option menu, select Return to driver summary
,
then
press
Enter.
11 From the Driver type menu, select Load on Additional Driver Options.
12 After the driver loads, select Continue.
13 Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page 41.