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...1-4 Storage Management Software 1-5 Operating Systems 1-6 Adaptec SCSI Cards 1-6 HostRAID 1-6 System Requirements 1-7 Understanding SCSI 1-8 SCSI IDs 1-8 Terminating the SCSI Bus 1-9 Defining RAID 1-10 Supported RAID Levels 1-11 2 Using the Adaptec SCSI Card and SCSI Devices Using SCSI Devices 2-2 Using SCSI Hard Disk Drives 2-2 Using Ultra320/Ultra160 Hard Disk Drives 2-3 Combining SCSI and Non-SCSI Devices 2-4 Installing Multiple SCSI Cards 2-6 Connecting the LED Connector 2-7 Overriding SCSI Termination Settings 2-7 Adaptec SCSI Card 39320A 2-8 Adaptec SCSI Card 29320A 2-8 Adaptec SCSI Card...
...1-4 Storage Management Software 1-5 Operating Systems 1-6 Adaptec SCSI Cards 1-6 HostRAID 1-6 System Requirements 1-7 Understanding SCSI 1-8 SCSI IDs 1-8 Terminating the SCSI Bus 1-9 Defining RAID 1-10 Supported RAID Levels 1-11 2 Using the Adaptec SCSI Card and SCSI Devices Using SCSI Devices 2-2 Using SCSI Hard Disk Drives 2-2 Using Ultra320/Ultra160 Hard Disk Drives 2-3 Combining SCSI and Non-SCSI Devices 2-4 Installing Multiple SCSI Cards 2-6 Connecting the LED Connector 2-7 Overriding SCSI Termination Settings 2-7 Adaptec SCSI Card 39320A 2-8 Adaptec SCSI Card 29320A 2-8 Adaptec SCSI Card...
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Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Cards User's Guide 8 Installing the SCSI Driver For Windows 2000/2003 and XP Installing the Driver When Installing Windows 8-2 Installing Windows 2000/2003 and Windows XP (32-bit) 8-2 Installing Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP (64-bit) 8-3 Updating the Driver... a Host Adapter 8-7 Swapping a Host Adapter 8-7 Troubleshooting 8-9 Problems and Solutions 8-9 Error Messages 8-9 9 Installing the SCSI Driver for Windows NT 4.0 Installing the Driver When Installing Windows NT 9-2 Completing a Fresh Windows NT 4.0 Installation From Floppy Disk 9-2 Completing a Fresh Windows NT ...
Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Cards User's Guide 8 Installing the SCSI Driver For Windows 2000/2003 and XP Installing the Driver When Installing Windows 8-2 Installing Windows 2000/2003 and Windows XP (32-bit) 8-2 Installing Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP (64-bit) 8-3 Updating the Driver... a Host Adapter 8-7 Swapping a Host Adapter 8-7 Troubleshooting 8-9 Problems and Solutions 8-9 Error Messages 8-9 9 Installing the SCSI Driver for Windows NT 4.0 Installing the Driver When Installing Windows NT 9-2 Completing a Fresh Windows NT 4.0 Installation From Floppy Disk 9-2 Completing a Fresh Windows NT ...
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... Internet Browsers on Windows 14-4 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager on Linux 14-7 Logging On 14-8 A Troubleshooting in Windows Troubleshooting Checklist A-2 General Troubleshooting A-3 Troubleshooting in Windows NT 4.0 A-5 Common Error Messages A-6 xiv Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Cards User's Guide Using Multiple Host Adapters With UnixWare/Open Unix/OpenServer 11-9 Removing the Driver 11-10 Troubleshooting 11-11 Problems and...
... Internet Browsers on Windows 14-4 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager on Linux 14-7 Logging On 14-8 A Troubleshooting in Windows Troubleshooting Checklist A-2 General Troubleshooting A-3 Troubleshooting in Windows NT 4.0 A-5 Common Error Messages A-6 xiv Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Cards User's Guide Using Multiple Host Adapters With UnixWare/Open Unix/OpenServer 11-9 Removing the Driver 11-10 Troubleshooting 11-11 Problems and...
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Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Cards User's Guide F Migrating from HostRAID to Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Migrating With Windows 2000 F-2 Installing the Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Driver F-2 Disabling HostRAID Support F-3 Completing the Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Driver Installation F-4 Migrating With Windows XP F-5 Installing the Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Driver F-5 Disabling HostRAID Support F-6 Completing the Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Driver Installation F-7 Migrating With Windows NT 4.0 F-8 Installing the Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Driver F-8 Disabling HostRAID Support F-9 Completing the Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Driver ...
Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Cards User's Guide F Migrating from HostRAID to Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Migrating With Windows 2000 F-2 Installing the Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Driver F-2 Disabling HostRAID Support F-3 Completing the Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Driver Installation F-4 Migrating With Windows XP F-5 Installing the Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Driver F-5 Disabling HostRAID Support F-6 Completing the Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Driver Installation F-7 Migrating With Windows NT 4.0 F-8 Installing the Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Driver F-8 Disabling HostRAID Support F-9 Completing the Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Driver ...
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... the Adaptec SCSI Card settings or enable HostRAID to install the software device drivers for your operating system. 1-1 1 Introduction In this Chapter... Ultra320 SCSI on the Adaptec SCSI Card Device Drivers HostRAID on Adaptec SCSI Cards Storage Management Software Operating Systems System Requirements Understanding SCSI SCSI IDs Terminating the SCSI Bus Defining RAID 1-2 1-3 1-4 1-5 1-6 1-7 1-8 1-8 1-9 1-10 This User's Guide provides information about using the Adaptec SCSI Card and SCSI devices, troubleshooting, SCSI termination...
... the Adaptec SCSI Card settings or enable HostRAID to install the software device drivers for your operating system. 1-1 1 Introduction In this Chapter... Ultra320 SCSI on the Adaptec SCSI Card Device Drivers HostRAID on Adaptec SCSI Cards Storage Management Software Operating Systems System Requirements Understanding SCSI SCSI IDs Terminating the SCSI Bus Defining RAID 1-2 1-3 1-4 1-5 1-6 1-7 1-8 1-8 1-9 1-10 This User's Guide provides information about using the Adaptec SCSI Card and SCSI devices, troubleshooting, SCSI termination...
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...driver for maximum speed. Device Drivers The Adaptec SCSI Card comes with your specific operating system. 1-3 Although an Adaptec SCSI Card is a 64-bit PCI/PCI-X card, it to the section of software device drivers and other files that describes your computer. For the best data I/O performance, Adaptec... Adaptec SCSI Card 29320A s SCSI Channel (SE) -has two internal connectors. When installed in a 32-bit PCI slot, the card automatically runs in a 32-bit PCI slot. s SCSI Channel (Ultra320)-has one internal connector and one external connector. s Adaptec SCSI Card 29320ALP s SCSI...
...driver for maximum speed. Device Drivers The Adaptec SCSI Card comes with your specific operating system. 1-3 Although an Adaptec SCSI Card is a 64-bit PCI/PCI-X card, it to the section of software device drivers and other files that describes your computer. For the best data I/O performance, Adaptec... Adaptec SCSI Card 29320A s SCSI Channel (SE) -has two internal connectors. When installed in a 32-bit PCI slot, the card automatically runs in a 32-bit PCI slot. s SCSI Channel (Ultra320)-has one internal connector and one external connector. s Adaptec SCSI Card 29320ALP s SCSI...
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Adaptec SCSI Cards The Adaptec SCSI Card supports these operating systems: s Windows NT 4.0 s Windows 2000 s Windows Server 2003 s Windows XP s Novell NetWare 5.1, 6.x s Caldera Open Unix 8 s SCO UnixWare 7.13 ... 8.1 and 8.2 s SuSE Enterprise 8 HostRAID HostRAID supports these operating systems: s Windows 2000 s Windows Server 2003 s Windows NT 4.0 1-6 Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Cards User's Guide Operating Systems Note: If you want to migrate between the HostRAID and Standalone SCSI drivers, see Appendix E, Migrating From Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI to HostRAID and Appendix F, Migrating from HostRAID to...
Adaptec SCSI Cards The Adaptec SCSI Card supports these operating systems: s Windows NT 4.0 s Windows 2000 s Windows Server 2003 s Windows XP s Novell NetWare 5.1, 6.x s Caldera Open Unix 8 s SCO UnixWare 7.13 ... 8.1 and 8.2 s SuSE Enterprise 8 HostRAID HostRAID supports these operating systems: s Windows 2000 s Windows Server 2003 s Windows NT 4.0 1-6 Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Cards User's Guide Operating Systems Note: If you want to migrate between the HostRAID and Standalone SCSI drivers, see Appendix E, Migrating From Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI to HostRAID and Appendix F, Migrating from HostRAID to...
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s 64 MB or more of system memory s 5 MB of one SCSI drive for HostRAID with RAID capabilities. s A minimum of two SCSI drives for HostRAID without RAID capabilities. s Floppy disk drive s A minimum of free hard disk space 1-7 s An installed and configured ... s Windows XP s Linux s Red Hat 8.0 and 9.0 s Red Hat Advanced Server 2.1 s SuSE 8.1 and 8.2 s SuSE Enterprise 8 Note: Visit www.adaptec.com for the Adaptec SCSI Card and HostRAID are: s A Pentium II, 266 MHz Processor or higher system that supports PCI/PCI-X. System Requirements The minimum system requirements for the most...
s 64 MB or more of system memory s 5 MB of one SCSI drive for HostRAID with RAID capabilities. s A minimum of two SCSI drives for HostRAID without RAID capabilities. s Floppy disk drive s A minimum of free hard disk space 1-7 s An installed and configured ... s Windows XP s Linux s Red Hat 8.0 and 9.0 s Red Hat Advanced Server 2.1 s SuSE 8.1 and 8.2 s SuSE Enterprise 8 Note: Visit www.adaptec.com for the Adaptec SCSI Card and HostRAID are: s A Pentium II, 266 MHz Processor or higher system that supports PCI/PCI-X. System Requirements The minimum system requirements for the most...
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...recommended that was previously connected to a different SCSI card, it is running under DOS, you must be used to store data. Using SCSI Hard Disk Drives s If you connect a SCSI hard disk drive to an Adaptec SCSI Card that you low-level format the drive before...preformatted at the factory. s Every SCSI hard disk drive must install the device manufacturer's proprietary software drivers. Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Cards User's Guide Using SCSI Devices If you connect SCSI devices (such as scanners, tape drives, zip drives, etc.) to your Adaptec SCSI Card, you can be physically low-level...
...recommended that was previously connected to a different SCSI card, it is running under DOS, you must be used to store data. Using SCSI Hard Disk Drives s If you connect a SCSI hard disk drive to an Adaptec SCSI Card that you low-level format the drive before...preformatted at the factory. s Every SCSI hard disk drive must install the device manufacturer's proprietary software drivers. Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Cards User's Guide Using SCSI Devices If you connect SCSI devices (such as scanners, tape drives, zip drives, etc.) to your Adaptec SCSI Card, you can be physically low-level...
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... point for negotiating data transfers. Later, the device driver takes over. However, this option is available if it is implemented in the table. Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Cards User's Guide SCSI Device Configuration Options SCSI Device Configuration options can use this setting as a starting...controller and device of Wide transfers, if the Sync Transfer Rate is set to No, the rates for Narrow transfers. The default settings are half those shown in the device drivers. Negotiation Rate Narrow mode Wide mode Allowable Maximum Rates (MB/sec) *40.0, 33.3, 20.0, 16.6, 10.0, 5.0, ASYN *320...
... point for negotiating data transfers. Later, the device driver takes over. However, this option is available if it is implemented in the table. Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Cards User's Guide SCSI Device Configuration Options SCSI Device Configuration options can use this setting as a starting...controller and device of Wide transfers, if the Sync Transfer Rate is set to No, the rates for Narrow transfers. The default settings are half those shown in the device drivers. Negotiation Rate Narrow mode Wide mode Allowable Maximum Rates (MB/sec) *40.0, 33.3, 20.0, 16.6, 10.0, 5.0, ASYN *320...
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...connected to the SCSI card. s Initiate Wide Negotiation-(Default: Yes) Enables the SCSI controller to the SCSI device at the same time. When Enable Disconnection is implemented in the device drivers. otherwise, all SCSI devices turn on SCSI devices one-by allowing the SCSI card to another. However...Note: Check the device documentation to the command. 3-7 Configuring the Adaptec SCSI Card with SCSISelect s QAS-(Default:Yes) Quick Arbitration and Selection reduces the overhead of control release on the SCSI bus from one when the computer boots; This improvement reduces command overhead...
...connected to the SCSI card. s Initiate Wide Negotiation-(Default: Yes) Enables the SCSI controller to the SCSI device at the same time. When Enable Disconnection is implemented in the device drivers. otherwise, all SCSI devices turn on SCSI devices one-by allowing the SCSI card to another. However...Note: Check the device documentation to the command. 3-7 Configuring the Adaptec SCSI Card with SCSISelect s QAS-(Default:Yes) Quick Arbitration and Selection reduces the overhead of control release on the SCSI bus from one when the computer boots; This improvement reduces command overhead...
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... When set to No, the SCSI card BIOS does not control the SCSI device and device driver software is disabled, you change this option is disabled, the SCSI card BIOS does not issue a SCSI reset and there is normally enabled by pressing after the SCSI card BIOS banner appears. Advanced Configuration Options...both SCSI channels. 3-8 If you can support up to eight INT 13 devices without device driver software. s Reset SCSI Bus at No if the device does not have no effect if the SCSI card BIOS is disabled. (The SCSI card BIOS is no two-second delay. Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Cards User's...
... When set to No, the SCSI card BIOS does not control the SCSI device and device driver software is disabled, you change this option is disabled, the SCSI card BIOS does not issue a SCSI reset and there is normally enabled by pressing after the SCSI card BIOS banner appears. Advanced Configuration Options...both SCSI channels. 3-8 If you can support up to eight INT 13 devices without device driver software. s Reset SCSI Bus at No if the device does not have no effect if the SCSI card BIOS is disabled. (The SCSI card BIOS is no two-second delay. Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Cards User's...
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... SCSISelect remains available if needed . Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Cards User's Guide s SCSI Controller INT 13 Support-(Default: Enabled) This option controls the state of the Send Start Unit Command. The following options have no effect if the SCSI card BIOS is disabled. (The SCSI card BIOS is normally enabled by the ...) Determines the optimal transfer rate for example, CD-ROM drives) are controlled by software drivers and do not want the BIOS to scan the SCSI bus. The following settings are controlled by software drivers and you do not need the BIOS, and you need the BIOS...
... SCSISelect remains available if needed . Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Cards User's Guide s SCSI Controller INT 13 Support-(Default: Enabled) This option controls the state of the Send Start Unit Command. The following options have no effect if the SCSI card BIOS is disabled. (The SCSI card BIOS is normally enabled by the ...) Determines the optimal transfer rate for example, CD-ROM drives) are controlled by software drivers and do not want the BIOS to scan the SCSI bus. The following settings are controlled by software drivers and you do not need the BIOS, and you need the BIOS...
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...removablemedia cartridge from a SCSI drive controlled by the SCSI card BIOS while the drive is on drives under DOS are not controlled by the SCSI card BIOS. This setting has no bootable CD is on, install the removable-media software driver and set to Enabled, the SCSI card BIOS allows the ...SCSISelect Utility to Disabled. Software drivers are required because the drives are treated as follows: s Disabled- Note: The Boot Only and All Disks options are supported by the BIOS. ! If booting from a CD-ROM drive. Configuring the Adaptec SCSI Card with SCSISelect s Support Removable ...
...removablemedia cartridge from a SCSI drive controlled by the SCSI card BIOS while the drive is on drives under DOS are not controlled by the SCSI card BIOS. This setting has no bootable CD is on, install the removable-media software driver and set to Enabled, the SCSI card BIOS allows the ...SCSISelect Utility to Disabled. Software drivers are required because the drives are treated as follows: s Disabled- Note: The Boot Only and All Disks options are supported by the BIOS. ! If booting from a CD-ROM drive. Configuring the Adaptec SCSI Card with SCSISelect s Support Removable ...
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...Windows 2000 or Windows Server 2003 is displayed: Press F6 if you need to install third-party SCSI or RAID drivers 5 Press S = Specify Additional Device. 6 Insert the Windows driver disk you created, when the setup prompts you will restart once more information. 2 Start the...create the array and logical drive to which you to finish setting up Windows. 5-2 Select Adaptec HostRAID U320 Driver for Windows To begin the Windows installation. Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Cards User's Guide Installing the Device Driver for Windows 2000/ 2003/ XP. 8 Your system will install Windows. 3 After the ...
...Windows 2000 or Windows Server 2003 is displayed: Press F6 if you need to install third-party SCSI or RAID drivers 5 Press S = Specify Additional Device. 6 Insert the Windows driver disk you created, when the setup prompts you will restart once more information. 2 Start the...create the array and logical drive to which you to finish setting up Windows. 5-2 Select Adaptec HostRAID U320 Driver for Windows To begin the Windows installation. Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Cards User's Guide Installing the Device Driver for Windows 2000/ 2003/ XP. 8 Your system will install Windows. 3 After the ...
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...passed Windows Logo testing to confirm the installation of the driver. Click Continue Anyway to continue the installation. 7 When the driver is already installed: 1 Create a Windows driver disk. Windows XP will be prompted with Windows XP." Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Cards User's Guide Installing the Driver When Windows XP is Already Installed To update or ... again to verify its compatibility with this warning message: "The software you created into your floppy disk drive and click Next. 5 Select Adaptec HostRAID U320 Driver for more information. 2 Start Windows XP. Select Yes. 5-4
...passed Windows Logo testing to confirm the installation of the driver. Click Continue Anyway to continue the installation. 7 When the driver is already installed: 1 Create a Windows driver disk. Windows XP will be prompted with Windows XP." Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Cards User's Guide Installing the Driver When Windows XP is Already Installed To update or ... again to verify its compatibility with this warning message: "The software you created into your floppy disk drive and click Next. 5 Select Adaptec HostRAID U320 Driver for more information. 2 Start Windows XP. Select Yes. 5-4
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See the system documentation for your CD-ROM drive. insert the Adaptec HostRAID driver for Windows disk in your computer system's hardware... Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Cards User's Guide Installing the Driver for Windows NT 4.0 To begin driver installation, see a blue screen. Setup is inspecting your floppy disk drive and... the following message appears on-screen, press the F6 key. Note: If DOS is Already Installed on page 6-2 or Installing the Driver When Windows NT 4.0 is installed and you are installing Windows NT 4.0: Note: During Windows NT 4.0 installation, if your floppy disk...
See the system documentation for your CD-ROM drive. insert the Adaptec HostRAID driver for Windows disk in your computer system's hardware... Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Cards User's Guide Installing the Driver for Windows NT 4.0 To begin driver installation, see a blue screen. Setup is inspecting your floppy disk drive and... the following message appears on-screen, press the F6 key. Note: If DOS is Already Installed on page 6-2 or Installing the Driver When Windows NT 4.0 is installed and you are installing Windows NT 4.0: Note: During Windows NT 4.0 installation, if your floppy disk...
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Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Cards User's Guide Changing Boot Controllers If you want to reconnect your bootable hard disk drive from the SCSI controller to the HostRAID controller, you must: 1 Start Windows NT 4.0 and install the driver from the old SCSI controller to the HostRAID controller. 4 Power on your system. 3 Switch the bootable hard disk drive from the Adaptec HostRAID Driver Set disk. A workaround is...
Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Cards User's Guide Changing Boot Controllers If you want to reconnect your bootable hard disk drive from the SCSI controller to the HostRAID controller, you must: 1 Start Windows NT 4.0 and install the driver from the old SCSI controller to the HostRAID controller. 4 Power on your system. 3 Switch the bootable hard disk drive from the Adaptec HostRAID Driver Set disk. A workaround is...
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...SCSI Controller Settings and press Enter. 6 From the Configuration menu, select HostRAID and press Enter. 7 From the HostRAID Pop-Up menu, select Enabled. 8 If creating an array, proceed to enter SCSISelect. If you are not creating an array at the boot prompt. 12 When prompted, insert the driver... information on the Options menu to set up your preferred environment. 7-2 Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Cards User's Guide Installing Red Hat Linux Installing the Red Hat Driver in a New Linux System To install the Red Hat 8.0, 9.0, or AS 2.1 driver in the CD-ROM drive and restart the system. 11 When the...
...SCSI Controller Settings and press Enter. 6 From the Configuration menu, select HostRAID and press Enter. 7 From the HostRAID Pop-Up menu, select Enabled. 8 If creating an array, proceed to enter SCSISelect. If you are not creating an array at the boot prompt. 12 When prompted, insert the driver... information on the Options menu to set up your preferred environment. 7-2 Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Cards User's Guide Installing Red Hat Linux Installing the Red Hat Driver in a New Linux System To install the Red Hat 8.0, 9.0, or AS 2.1 driver in the CD-ROM drive and restart the system. 11 When the...
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...may receive the following Service Control Manager error: At least one service or driver failed during subsequent restarts, Click on Start=>Settings=>Control Panel and double-click the SCSI Adapters icon. 2 Click the Drivers tab, select the appropriate SCSI card driver (it will be labeled ... prevent this error from the list and click OK. Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Cards User's Guide 7 From the Install Driver window, select the the Adaptec HostRAID U320 Driver for details. E-8 Enabling HostRAID Support After installing the HostRAID driver, you must enable HostRAID support before you need to...
...may receive the following Service Control Manager error: At least one service or driver failed during subsequent restarts, Click on Start=>Settings=>Control Panel and double-click the SCSI Adapters icon. 2 Click the Drivers tab, select the appropriate SCSI card driver (it will be labeled ... prevent this error from the list and click OK. Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Cards User's Guide 7 From the Install Driver window, select the the Adaptec HostRAID U320 Driver for details. E-8 Enabling HostRAID Support After installing the HostRAID driver, you must enable HostRAID support before you need to...