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Adaptec SCSI RAID 2010S/2015S Installation Guide
Driver Disks
A system with an Adaptec SCSI RAID controller installed will need
to have an appropriate driver for the controller to operate properly.
Installation is easier when the drivers are available on a floppy
disk. Create the driver disk from the included CD.
Note: If doing an upgrade to an existing system, the drivers
may be installed directly from the CD, eliminating the need to
create individual driver disks. New installations of Windows
usually will require a driver disk. Installing the drivers from
the CD requires navigating into the CD’s hierarchy of folders.
This may be confusing.
Creating a driver disk for Red Hat Linux 7.3 is not necessary.
Drivers for this version of Linux are included in the distribution.
Creating the Driver Disk from the Bootable CD
These instructions cover creation of disks for Windows and Linux.
To start creating a driver disk:
1 Ensure your system BIOS is ready to boot from the CD-ROM
drive. See your system documentation if you need help. Insert
the CD that came with your controller, and start your system
from the CD. Follow instructions and respond to prompts as
necessary to get to the Adaptec Main Menu.
2 From the Main Menu, click the Create Driver Disk(s). . . line.
3 Review the type of installation you are doing elsewhere in this
chapter to know what type of driver disk to create. Click on the
type of driver disk desired, then click OK.
4 When the screen prompts you to insert a disk and click OK, do
so. The system will format the disk, insert a file system, if
needed, and write the appropriate information onto it. When
finished, the screen will display another OK button.
5 Remove the floppy disk and click OK. Label the disk to
represent the driver disk created.
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