Adaptec ATA II 1430SA, ATA II 1220SA Installing with Red Hat Linux, Installing with Suse Linux

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4Insert the driver disk, then wait until you are prompted to install a driver.

5Press S to specify that the driver is on a floppy disk, then press Enter. The computer reads the disk.

6When the Adaptec SATA driver is found, press Enter.

7Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

8Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page 36.

Installing with Red Hat Linux

You will need your Red Hat Installation CD to complete this task. To install the HostRAID controller driver while installing Red Hat Linux:

1Insert the first Red Hat Installation CD.

2Restart your computer.

3When the Red Hat Welcome screen displays, type linux dd at the Boot: prompt.

4When prompted, insert the driver disk, then select OK.

5Follow the prompts to set up the environment you want.

6If you are installing other third-party devices, install them now. Otherwise, select Done.

7Complete the Red Hat Linux installation, following the instructions included with your operating system.

8Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page 36.

Installing with SUSE Linux

To install the HostRAID controller driver while installing SUSE Linux:

1Insert the first SUSE Installation CD.

2Restart your computer.

3When the SUSE installation selection screen displays, do the following:

●For UL 1.0—press the Alt key to have it prompt for a driver disk, select installation option from the Menu, then press Enter.

●For SLES 9, SUSE 9.x and 10—press the F6 key, select installation option from the Menu, then press Enter.

4When prompted, insert the driver disk, then press any key to continue.

5Follow the prompts to set up the environment you want.

6If you are installing other third-party devices, install them now. Otherwise, select Back.

7Complete the SUSE Linux installation, following the instructions included with your operating system.

8Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page 36.

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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 What You Need to Know Before You Begin How to Find More InformationTerminology Used in this Guide About Your HostRAID Controller Array Level Features HostRAID Controller FeaturesUpgrading the HostRAID Controller Firmware About the Adaptec 1430SA Controller About the Adaptec 1420SA Controller About the Adaptec 1220SA Controller Kit Contents System Requirements System Requirements Kit ContentsGetting Started Disk Drives for Your Controller Choosing a RAID LevelSelecting Disk Drives Selecting CablesInstalling on an Existing Operating System Installation OptionsBasic Installation Steps Installing with an Operating SystemInstalling the HostRAID Controller Disk Drives Before You Begin Installing the HostRAID ControllerNext Steps Connecting Disk Drives to Sata HostRAID ControllersDetermining the Boot Controller Checking Your Controller and DevicesCreating a Bootable Array Creating an Array Setting the Boot ControllerCreating an Array with the ACU 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 the Hrconf Command Line Utility Installing Adaptec Storage ManagerAbout Adaptec Storage Manager About the AFU About the ARC UtilityWhich Utility Should I Use? Understanding Adaptec Storage Manager Overview FeaturesPhysical Devices View Changing How Drives are DisplayedLogical Devices View Collapsed and Expanded Views Component Views Solving Problems Recovering from a Disk Drive Failure Troubleshooting ChecklistFailed Disk Drive Protected by a Hot Spare Multiple Failures in the Same Array Failed Disk Drive Not Protected by a Hot SpareFailure in Multiple Arrays Simultaneously Disk Drive Failure in a RAID 0 ArrayUnderstanding RAID Stripe-unit Size Selecting a RAID Level and Tuning PerformanceRAID Technology Overview Understanding Drive SegmentsRAID RAID 0 Non-RAID ArraysRAID 10 Arrays RAID 1 ArraysUsing the ARC Utility Creating a New Array Introduction to the ARC UtilityRunning the ARC Utility Creating and Managing ArraysRAID Rebuilding Arrays Managing ArraysForce from Offline Configuring Disk Drives Managing Bootable Arrays and DevicesAdding/Deleting Hotspares Atapi Support Using SATASelectSmart SATASelect OptionsFormatting and Verifying Disk Drives Using the AFU for DOS System Requirements IntroductionCompatibility 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 DC Power Requirements Environmental SpecificationsCurrent 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