Adaptec CDP-00277-01-A - Installing with an Operating System; Installing on an Existing Operating System

Installing with an Operating System
1. Install and connect your controller and internal disk drives (see Installing the Controller and Disk
Drives on page 27).
If your controller has an external connector, you can connect external disk drives as well (or instead).
2. Set the boot controller (see Setting the Boot Controller on page 35).
3. Create a bootable array (see Creating an Array on page 35).
4. Install your operating system and the controller driver (see Installing the Driver and an Operating
System on page 39.)
5. Install maxView Storage Manager and begin to manage your data storage (see Managing Your
Storage Space on page 54).
Installing on an Existing Operating System
1. Install and connect your controller and internal disk drives (see Installing the Controller and Disk
Drives on page 27).
If your controller has an external connector, you can connect external disk drives as well (or instead).
2. Install the controller driver (see Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System on page 50).
3. Install maxView Storage Manager and begin to manage your data storage (see Managing Your
Storage Space on page 54).
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