DATOptic ARC-1680 Series - Manual (Page 96)

DRIVER INSTALLATION
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4. Driver Installation
This chapter describes how to install the SAS RAID controller driver to
your operating system. The installation procedures use the following
terminology:
Installing operating system on the SAS/SATA Volume
If you have a new drive configuration without an operating system
and want to install operating system on a disk drive managed by the
SAS RAID Controller. The driver installation is a part of the operating
system installation.
Installing SAS RAID controller into an existing operating sys-
tem
The computer has an existing operating system installed and the SAS
RAID controller is being installed as a secondary controller.
Have all required system hardware and software components on
hand before proceeding with the setup and installation.
Materials required:
• Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista, or Linux, or FreeBSD in-
stallation CD
• SAS RAID controller software CD
• SAS RAID controller
4.1 Creating the Driver Diskettes
The software CD disc shipped with the SAS RAID controller is a
self-booting CD. In order to created driver diskettes for Windows,
Linux, and FreeBSD installation drivers, your system is required to
support booting from the CD-ROM.
If you do not have the software CD disc with the package, contact
your local dealers or you can also download the latest version driv-
ers for Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista, Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris and
Mac from the Areca web site at http://www.areca.com.tw
These driver diskettes are intended for use with new operating