The firmware takes several seconds to initialize. During this time the adapter will scan the SCSI channel(s). When ready, the following appears:

Host Adapter-1 Firmware Version x.xx DRAM Size 16 MB 0 Logical Drives found on the Host Adapter

0 Logical Drives handled by BIOS

Press <Ctrl><M> to run MegaRAID SCSI 320-0 BIOS Configuration Utility

The <Ctrl><M> utility prompt times out after several seconds. The MegaRAID SCSI 320-0 host adapter (controller) number, firmware version, and cache DRAM size are displayed in the second portion of the BIOS message. The numbering of the controllers follows the PCI slot scanning order used by the host motherboard.

6.2.6Step 6: Run the MegaRAID BIOS Configuration Utility

Press <Ctrl><M> to run the MegaRAID BIOS Configuration Utility. See the MegaRAID Configuration Software Guide for information about running this utility.

6.2.7Step 7: Install the Operating System Driver

MegaRAID can operate under MS-DOS or any DOS-compatible operating system using the standard AT BIOS INT 13h Hard Disk Drive interface. To operate with other operating systems, you must install software drivers. MegaRAID provides software drivers on the Driver and Documentation CD for the following operating systems:

￿MS-DOS version 6.xx or later

￿Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows

.NET

￿Novell NetWare 5.1, 6.0

￿Red Hat Linux 7.2, 7.3

Note: Refer to the MegaRAID Driver Installation Guide for the procedures used to install operating system drivers.

Important: When booting the system from a drive connected to a

MegaRAID controller and using EMM386.EXE,

MEGASPI.SYS must be loaded in CONFIG.SYS before

Installation Steps

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