Adaptec 6805Q 2270700-R User Manual
Product codes
2270700-R
Chapter 8: Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System
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Installing on Windows
Follow the instructions in this section for your version of Windows.
Installing on Windows Server 2003
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 computer.
6
Continue with
Installing on Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, or Windows Vista
1
Start or restart Windows.
The Found New Hardware Wizard opens and searches for the driver.
2
Insert the driver disk, then select Locate and Install Driver Software.... and Don’t Search
Online.
Online.
3
Click Next, then click Close.
4
When the installation is complete, remove the driver disk and restart your computer.
5
Continue with
Installing on Red Hat, SuSE, or Fedora Linux
To install the driver on Red Hat Linux, SuSE Linux, or Fedora Linux:
1
Insert and mount the Adaptec Installation DVD:
Red Hat:
mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
SuSE:
mount /dev/cdrom /media/cdrom
Fedora:
mount /dev/hdc /mnt/cdrom
2
Install the module RPM:
rpm -ivh mount-point/xxx/yyy.rpm
where
mount-point
is the specific mount point on the Linux system,
xxx
is the driver path,
and
yyy.rpm
is the rpm file.
3
Reboot your computer to ensure the driver loaded correctly.
4
Run fdisk, mkfs, and create mount points for any new disk drives.
5
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