Appendix C: Software Installation: Adaptec's SATA HostRAID Utility
8.When the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA HostRAID driver is found, press Enter. Follow the remaining
installation.
Installing the Driver in an Existing Windows System
Please follow the steps listed below to install a driver in a system that already has a Windows operating system:
1.Create a driver disk by following the instructions from the Web site or the product CD.
2.Start Windows. Windows launches the Found New Hardware Wizard, which searches for the controller driver.
3.Insert the driver disk you created in Step 1. Select the floppy disk drive as the source and click Next.
4.If necessary, select the appropriate driver for your operating system.
5.Click Next as needed to complete the controller installation.
6.Remove the driver disk.
7.If prompted, restart the computer.
8.Your installation is complete. If you want to create an array from the BIOS, see the
Installing the driver in a new Linux system
To Install the Red Hat 8.0 or 9.0 Driver in a New Linux System:
1.Obtain a driver disk from either the Web site or the product CD.
2.Restart the computer.
3.If creating an array, press
4.When the array is finished building, or if you are continuing from Step 3, insert the Red Hat CD Disk 1 in the
5.When the Red Hat Welcome screen appears, type expert or linux dd at the boot prompt.
6.When prompted, insert the driver disk (see Step 1) and select OK.
7.Follow the prompts to set up your preferred environment.
8.If you intend to install other
9.Continue with the Linux installation according to the Red Hat documentation.
