Adaptec 51645 Installation And User Manual

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Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 53Installing with VMwareNote: You will need your VMware Installation CD to complete this task.To install the driver when installing VMware:1 Insert the VMware Installation CD.2 Restart your computer.3 Follow the on-screen instructions to begin the VMware installation.Note: The VMware embedded driver will see the device and install.4 Complete the VMware installation, following the instructions included with youroperating system.Note: Currently, the Adaptec Storage Manager GUI is not supported on VMware. To create andmanage arrays, you must connect to the VMware machine from a remote GUI or use theARCCONF utility. See page 61 for more information.Installing with FreeBSDNote: You will need your FreeBSD Installation CD to complete this task.To install the driver when installing FreeBSD:1 Insert the FreeBSD Installation CD.2 Restart your computer.3 When the FreeBSD start screen opens, select 6 to escape to loader prompt.4 Type load kernel.5 Insert the driver floppy disk.6 Type load disk0:aacu.ko.If the driver fails to load, run lsdev and check for the floppy disk drive. Then, try again withthe appropriate device.7 Type boot.8 Complete the FreeBSD installation, following the instructions included with youroperating system.9 Reboot your computer, then remove the driver disk.10 Repeat Steps 3 through 7 the first time you boot the operating system to load the driversagain for the initial bootup.