User manual

DRIVER INSTALLATION

4. Driver Installation

This chapter describes how to install the SATA RAID controller drive to

your operating system. The installation procedures depend on the fol-

lowing terminology:

Installing operating system on the SATA Volume

If you have a new drive conﬁguration without an operating system

and want to install operating system on a disk drive managed by the

SATA RAID Controller. The driver installation is a part of the operat-

ing system installation.

Installing SATA RAID controller into an existing operating

system

The computer has an existing operating system installed and the

SATA RAID controller is being installed as a secondary controller.

Have all required system hardware and software component on hand

before proceeding with the setup and installation

Materials required:

• Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/2003, or Linux, and or FreeBSD instal-

lation CD-ROM

• SATA RAID Controller Diver CD-ROM

• SATA RAID controller

4.1 Creating the Driver Diskettes

The SATA RAID controller shipped with CD-ROM disc is a self-boot-

ing CD. In order to created driver diskettes for Windows, Linux,

and FreeBSD installation drivers. Your system required to supports

bootable from CD-ROM.

If you do not have the CD-ROM disc with the package, contact your

local dealer or you can also download the latest version drivers for

Windows 2000/XP/2003, Linux, and freeBSD from the ARECA web

site at http://www.areca.com.tw .

The following steps is creating the Driver diskettes: