Chapter 7: Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System ● 32
Before You Begin
● Install and connect your Adaptec SCSI card and internal disk drives (see page 24).
● Create a driver disk (see the following section).
Creating a Driver Disk
Before you can apply a driver to your operating system installation, you will need to create a
driver disk. To create the driver disk:
1 Within Windows, insert the Adaptec SCSI CD, the Main Menu will open.
2 Click Create Driver Disk, from the Main Menu.
3 Select one of the operating systems from this list:
● Windows
● Linux
● NetWare
4 Select the type of operating system you want to use.
5 Select the version of the operating system.
6 When prompted, insert the floppy disk, then click OK.
The system creates the driver disk.
7 Remove and label the driver disk.
8 Continue with the installation of the operating system and SCSI card driver, as described
in the remainder of this chapter.
Installing with Windows
To install the driver on Windows:
1 Start or restart Windows.
The Found New Hardware Wizard opens and searches for the driver.
2 Insert the driver disk, select Floppy drive, then click Next.
3 Click Next, then click Next again.
4 Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the driver installation.
5 Remove the driver disk and restart your system if prompted.
Note:
Advanced users may use software parameters to alter the configuration of the Windows
device drivers supplied by Adaptec. For more information on using advanced configuration
parameters, see Using Advanced Configuration Parameters on page 48.
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