Installation guide

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Introduction
About the Documentation
The complete documentation set for Adaptec ZCR controllers
consists of the following:
■ Adaptec SCSI RAID 2010S/2015S Installation Guide (this book)—
Contains information that helps you to configure and install
your Adaptec ZCR controller and attached devices.
■ Adaptec Storage Management Software User’s Guide—Describes
how to use SMOR, Adaptec Storage Manager software, and the
RAIDUTIL command line utility.
Storage Manager provides online help for creating and managing
RAIDs, including topical and pop-up help displays.
Overview of the Installation Process
The following steps provide an overview of the process of
installing and setting up the controller and configuring the ZCR:
1 Read this entire chapter.
2 Verify that your motherboard is compatible with the controller.
For details, refer to Motherboard Compatibility on page -2.
3 Install and configure your Adaptec ZCR controller and hard
disk drives according to the instructions in Chapter .
4 Use SMOR to set up your boot array. Refer to Chapter .
5 Install the controller driver according to the instructions in
Chapter . If you are building a new system, installing the driver
involves installing the operating system, too.
Chapter presents numerous scenarios for installing the driver.
Identify the scenario that applies to your system before
proceeding. When installing the driver, you may need to use
SMOR to configure the controller or create the array.
6 Install the Adaptec Storage Management software application,
software installation procedures are described in Chapter .
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