User guide

7-14 Compaq Smart Array 431 Controller User Guide
Additional Information
Readme files containing the latest information about OS/2, including the
driver installation procedure, are included on the OS/2 SSD diskette. Locate
and read this procedure. If the procedure differs from that shown here, use the
one on the SSD diskette.
To read the Readme files, you need a server with a DOS partition or a PC
running DOS or Windows:
1. Place the OS/2 SSD diskette in the floppy drive.
2. From the DOS prompt, type:
a:\readme
or
Select File
→
Run from Windows Program Manager, then enter:
a:\readme.com
3. Select the files to read or print. Some files of particular importance:
❏ README.1ST
❏ WHATSNEW.RDM
❏ ADDARRAY.RDM
❏ HISTORY.RDM
❏ SCSI.RDM
Installation Procedures
To copy the driver file to the OS/2 directory on your boot drive:
1. Place the OS/2 SSD in the floppy drive.
2. From the OS/2 command prompt, type:
a:\cpqarray c:
The CPQARRAY.ADD driver file is copied to the x:\os2 directory
(where x is the boot drive) and any existing driver is renamed
CPQARRAY.OLD. The CONFIG.SYS file is updated to load this driver
first on boot. This means that the first drive on this controller is the boot
drive.