Adaptec SATA AND SCSI RAID CONTROLLERS Network Card User Manual


 
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Installing the Driver
4 Click Create Driver Disk, then select the appropriate operating
system.
5 If you selected Linux, you need to also select the architecture, one
of the following:
i386For Intel 386 or 486 computers
i586For Pentium I or II computers
i686For Pentium III, IV, or AMD K-6 computers
AthlonAMD Athlon computers
6 Select the appropriate floppy drive letter, then choose the
appropriate format. You need a full format only if the disk has
never been formatted or may have bad sectors.
7 Insert a floppy disk, then click OK. The system creates the
driver disk.
8 Remove and label the driver disk.
Now that you have created your driver disk, identify the appropriate
driver installation procedure and proceed with the installation.
Installing the Windows Driver
This section contains the following procedures:
Installing the Driver When You Install Windows
Installing the Driver in an Existing Windows System
Installing the Driver When You Install Windows
To install the driver with the operating system during a fresh
install:
1 Install and configure the controller and hard drives, as
described in page 2-3.
2 Create the bootable array, as described on page 2-4.
3 Create the driver disk, as described on page 3-2. When finished,
remove the driver disk.
4 Insert the Windows setup CD and restart the computer to begin
the Windows installation.