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Linux and freebsd device driver installation – HighPoint RocketRAID 2782 User Manual

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Installing the driver during a fresh Windows 7, 2008, Vista
installation

1. Boot from the Windows Installation DVD.

2. When the screen “where do you want to install Windows” appears, click
“Load driver” and browse for the driver location. Windows can install drivers
from several media types: floppy diskette, USB flash disk or CD.

3. Select the RocketRAID 2782 controller driver, and click “Next”.

4. The driver is now installed – the disk or array will be recognized as
available disk space. Windows setup will then proceed normally.

Linux and FreeBSD Device Driver installation

Binary and source driver updates are routinely posted for a variety of older
Linux operating systems including past versions of Red Hat Enterprise,
CentOS, OpenSuSE, and Fedora Core, SLES.

Drivers are also available for several FreeBSD revisions, and are available
from the card’s Product page.

Several driver sets are included with the RocketRAID 2782 Software CD.
Each binary driver and source package includes an installation guide (.pdf
format).