Areca ARC-1231ML/1261ML/1280ML, ARC-1110, ARC-1130, ARC-1120 manual Creating the Driver Diskettes

DRIVER INSTALLATION

4. Driver Installation

This chapter describes how to install the SATA RAID controller driver to your operating system. The installation procedures use the following terminology:

Installing operating system on the SATA Volume

If you have a new drive configuration without an operating system and want to install operating system on a disk drive managed by the SATA RAID Controller. The driver installation is a part of the operat- ing system installation.

Installing SATA RAID controller into an existing operating system

The computer has an existing operating system installed and the SATA RAID controller is being installed as a secondary controller.

Have all required system hardware and software components on hand before proceeding with the setup and installation. Materials required:

•Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/2003, Linux, FreeBSD or more installa- tion

CD-ROM

•SATA RAID Controller Diver CD-ROM

•SATA RAID controller

4.1 Creating the Driver Diskettes

The CD-ROM disc shipped with the SATA RAID controller is a self- booting CD. In order to created driver diskettes for Windows, Linux, FreeBSD or more installation drivers, your system is re- quired to support booting from the CD-ROM.

If you do not have the CD-ROM disc with the package, contact your local dealer or you can also download the latest version drivers for Windows 2000/XP/2003, Linux, freeBSD and more from the ARECA web site at http://www.areca.com.tw

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