Chapter 4. Software overview
After installing your IBM FAStT Host Adapter, you are ready to install the device drivers for the adapter.
The device drivers for the following supported operating systems are provided with your IBM FAStT Host Adapter:
Windows 2000
Windows NT Version 4.0
Novell NetWare Version 5.1
Note: The latest versions of the device drivers, utilities, and documentation are available at http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/.
Before you begin
Create driver diskettes by copying the image you need from the IBM FAStT
Host Adapter Support CD for the following:
–FAStT Host Adapter for Windows 2000
–FAStT Host Adapter for Windows NT 4.0
–FAStT Host Adapter for NetWare 5.1
Note: You will be prompted for the driver diskettes during the operating system installation process.
Read through the software installation chapters to determine which device driver you want to install.
Use the following steps if you need to create driver diskettes to support the installation of Novell NetWare version 5.1, Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, or Windows 2000:
1.Insert the IBM FAStT Host Adapter Support CD into the
2.To create the IBM FAStT Host Adapter device driver diskette:
For Windows NT 4, at the command prompt, type:
d:\tools\dsk4w32 d:\images\nt4\nt4_7
Where d is the
For Windows 2000, at the command prompt, type:
d:\tools\dsk4w32 d:\images\w2k\w2k_7
Where d is the
For NetWare 5.1, at the command prompt, type:
d:\tools\dsk4w32 d:\images\nw51\nw51_55
Where d is the
3.Press Enter.
4.Remove the diskette from the diskette drive and label the diskette appropriately.
5.Remove the IBM FAStT Host Adapter Support CD from the
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