Adaptec ATA II 1220SA, ATA II 1430SA, ATA II 1420SA specs

Installing the Driver on an
Existing Operating System	8
In this chapter...
Before You Begin	34
Creating a Driver Disk	34
Installing on Windows	34
Installing on Red Hat or SUSE Linux	35
Installing on NetWare	35

This chapter explains how to install your HostRAID controller driver on an existing operating system.

Note: To install the driver while you’re installing an operating system, see page 29.

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Adaptec ATA II 1220SA, ATA II 1430SA, ATA II 1420SA manual Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System

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 How to Find More Information What You Need to Know Before You BeginTerminology Used in this Guide About Your HostRAID Controller HostRAID Controller Features Array Level 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 Contents Getting Started Selecting Disk Drives Choosing a RAID LevelSelecting Cables Disk Drives for Your Controller Basic Installation Steps Installation OptionsInstalling with an Operating System Installing on an Existing Operating System Installing the HostRAID Controller Disk Drives Before You Begin Installing the HostRAID Controller Determining the Boot Controller Connecting Disk Drives to Sata HostRAID ControllersChecking Your Controller and Devices Next Steps Creating a Bootable Array Setting the Boot Controller Creating an ArrayCreating an Array with the ACU Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage Manager Select Express configuration..., then click Next Making Your Array Bootable Installing the Driver An Operating System Creating a Driver Disk Installing with Windows Installing with Suse Linux Installing with Red Hat Linux Installing with NetWare Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System Installing on Windows Installing on NetWare Installing on Red Hat or Suse Linux Managing Your Storage Space Installing Adaptec Storage Manager About the Hrconf Command Line UtilityAbout Adaptec Storage Manager About the ARC Utility About the AFUWhich Utility Should I Use? Understanding Adaptec Storage Manager Overview Features Changing How Drives are Displayed Physical Devices ViewLogical Devices View Collapsed and Expanded Views Component Views Solving Problems Troubleshooting Checklist Recovering from a Disk Drive FailureFailed Disk Drive Protected by a Hot Spare 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 Array Understanding RAID RAID Technology Overview Selecting a RAID Level and Tuning PerformanceUnderstanding Drive Segments Stripe-unit Size RAID RAID 0 Non-RAID Arrays RAID 10 Arrays RAID 1 Arrays Using the ARC Utility Running the ARC Utility Introduction to the ARC UtilityCreating and Managing Arrays Creating a New Array RAID Rebuilding Arrays Managing Arrays Force from Offline Managing Bootable Arrays and Devices Configuring Disk DrivesAdding/Deleting Hotspares Atapi Support Using SATASelect Smart SATASelect Options Formatting and Verifying Disk Drives Using the AFU for DOS Introduction System RequirementsCompatibility Running the AFU from the GUI Running the AFU from the Command Line Save Update Command Switches AFU Command Line Step-by-Step Afu update /C controllernumber Electrostatic Discharge ESD Safety Information Technical Specifications Environmental Specifications DC Power RequirementsCurrent 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