HighPoint RocketRAID 2740 User Manual
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8. Reboot the system when prompted. The RocketRAID host adapter will be ready for use after Windows
reboots.
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 2740/2744 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, Open SuSE, Ubuntu, Debian and Fedora Core.
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 Software CD.
Each binary driver and source package includes an installation guide (.pdf format).