Datasheet
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X6DAL-G/X6DAL-TG User's Manual
Storage Management Software Overview
Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID includes the following software tools to
manage your storage subsystem:
Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition—Browser-based storage
management software that provides all of the creation, management, and data
logging needed to manage arrays. Arrays may be set up and managed on
systems using the following operating systems: Windows 2000, Windows
Server 2003, and Windows XP
Red Hat Linux 8.0 and 9.0-SuSE Linux 8.1 and 8.2.
Adaptec RAID Configuration (ARC) Utility—Part of the controller’s built-in
BIOS code. You start ARC by pressing Ctrl+A during BIOS startup.
Array Configuration Utility (ACU)—A DOS/BIOS application used to create,
configure, and manage arrays.
D-2 Installing the Adaptec SATA RAID Host Driver
Installing the Driver in a New Windows System
To install the driver to a new system that does not have the OS installed:
1. Create a driver disk by following the instructions from the Web site or the
product CD.
2. Restart the computer.
3. If creating an array, press Ctrl-A when prompted to enter the ARC utility. For
instructions on creating an array from the BIOS, see Adaptec RAID
Configuration Utility. For a simple volume, skip to Step 4.
4. When the array is finished building or if you are continuing from Step3,
insert the Windows setup CD and restart the system.
5. Press F6 when prompted to install a third-party driver.
(*Note: When F6 is active, a prompt appears at the bottom of the screen. Press
F6 immediately—you only have 5 seconds. If you miss your chance, restart
this Windows installation to complete it correctly. Otherwise, Windows will not
recognize your controller.)
6. Insert the driver disk you created in Step 1 and wait until prompted to install
a driver.
7. Press S to specify that the driver is on the floppy disk, and press Enter.
Windows searches the disk for a suitable driver.
8. When the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA HostRAID driver is found, press
Enter. Follow the remaining on-screen instructions to complete your installation.