Adaptec ATA II 1420SA, ATA II 1220SA, ATA II 1430SA manual Installing the Driver An Operating System

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	7
Installing the Driver and
an Operating System
In this chapter...
Before You Begin	30
Creating a Driver Disk	30
Installing with Windows	30
Installing with Red Hat Linux	31
Installing with SUSE Linux	31
Installing with NetWare	32

This chapter explains how to install your HostRAID controller driver and an operating system onto a bootable array (see page 25).

Note: To install the driver on an existing operating system, see page 33.

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Contents Serial ATA II 1430SA, 1420SA, 1220SA HostRAID Controllers Copyright Adaptec Customer Support Limited 3-Year Hardware Warranty Regulatory Compliance Statements Contents Installing the HostRAID Controller Disk Drives Understanding Adaptec Storage Manager Safety Information About This Guide Terminology Used in this Guide How to Find More InformationWhat You Need to Know Before You Begin About Your HostRAID Controller Upgrading the HostRAID Controller Firmware HostRAID Controller FeaturesArray Level Features About the Adaptec 1430SA Controller About the Adaptec 1420SA Controller About the Adaptec 1220SA Controller Kit Contents System Requirements System Requirements Kit ContentsGetting Started Selecting Disk Drives Choosing a RAID LevelSelecting Cables Disk Drives for Your ControllerBasic Installation Steps Installation OptionsInstalling with an Operating System Installing on an Existing Operating SystemInstalling the HostRAID Controller Disk Drives Before You Begin Installing the HostRAID ControllerDetermining the Boot Controller Connecting Disk Drives to Sata HostRAID ControllersChecking Your Controller and Devices Next StepsCreating a Bootable Array Creating an Array with the ACU Setting the Boot ControllerCreating an Array Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage Manager Select Express configuration..., then click NextMaking Your Array Bootable Installing the Driver An Operating System Creating a Driver Disk Installing with WindowsInstalling with Suse Linux Installing with Red Hat LinuxInstalling with NetWare Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System Installing on Windows Installing on NetWare Installing on Red Hat or Suse LinuxManaging Your Storage Space About Adaptec Storage Manager Installing Adaptec Storage ManagerAbout the Hrconf Command Line Utility Which Utility Should I Use? About the ARC UtilityAbout the AFU Understanding Adaptec Storage Manager Overview FeaturesLogical Devices View Changing How Drives are DisplayedPhysical Devices View Collapsed and Expanded Views Component Views Solving Problems Failed Disk Drive Protected by a Hot Spare Troubleshooting ChecklistRecovering from a Disk Drive Failure Failure in Multiple Arrays Simultaneously Failed Disk Drive Not Protected by a Hot SpareDisk Drive Failure in a RAID 0 Array Multiple Failures in the Same ArrayUnderstanding RAID RAID Technology Overview Selecting a RAID Level and Tuning PerformanceUnderstanding Drive Segments Stripe-unit SizeRAID RAID 0 Non-RAID ArraysRAID 10 Arrays RAID 1 ArraysUsing the ARC Utility Running the ARC Utility Introduction to the ARC UtilityCreating and Managing Arrays Creating a New ArrayRAID Rebuilding Arrays Managing ArraysForce from Offline Adding/Deleting Hotspares Managing Bootable Arrays and DevicesConfiguring Disk Drives Atapi Support Using SATASelectSmart SATASelect OptionsFormatting and Verifying Disk Drives Using the AFU for DOS Compatibility IntroductionSystem Requirements Running the AFU from the GUI Running the AFU from the Command LineSave Update Command Switches AFU Command Line Step-by-StepAfu update /C controllernumber Electrostatic Discharge ESD Safety InformationTechnical Specifications Current Requirements Environmental SpecificationsDC Power Requirements Glossary See channel Initialize See configure Mirrored array/mirroring See RAID 1, RAID Area on each disk reserved for use by the RAID controller See simple volume, spanned volume Index Scsi Adaptec, Inc