********************************************************************* * Adaptec 94xx Serial Attached SCSI * * Windows_SAS_readme.TXT * * Windows 2000/XP/2003 Driver * ********************************************************************* CONTENTS ________ 1.0 Overview 1.1 List of critical changes and corrections 2.0 Installation Instructions 2.1. Installing Windows 2000 with a Serial Attached SCSI Controller 2.2. Installing the Driver when Windows 2000 is Already Installed 2.3. Installing Windows XP (32-bit) with a Serial Attached SCSI Controller 2.4. Installing Windows Server 2003 (32-bit) with a Serial Attached SCSI Controller 2.5. Installing the Driver when Windows Server 2003 is Already Installed 3.0 Web Site and Support Phone Number 4.0 Trademarks and Notices 5.0 Disclaimer 1.0 Overview _____________ Support is provided for the Adaptec Serial Attached SAS controller. 1.1 List of critical changes and corrections __________________________________________________ V1.10.608.818 o Fixed issue with drives not appearing in x460 multi-node configurations o Fixed issue with drives not appearing in x260 v1.00.229.621 o First Release of the Serial Attached SCSI controller driver, no critical changes or corrections. 2.2 Installation Instructions _____________________________ 2.1. Installing Windows 2000 with a Serial Attached SCSI Controller 1) Start your system with the Windows 2000 Boot CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive. Note: When using a CD-ROM drive to install Windows 2000 from the bootable CD-ROM, make sure Bootable CD-ROM support is enabled. This is done through the System BIOS Setup Utility. 2) Press F6 when this message is displayed: "Press F6 if you need to install third-party SCSI drivers" 3) When prompted, press "S" to supply the new driver. 4) Insert the Adaptec Serial Attached SCSI FMS driver disk (Disk1 = 32-bit) when the setup prompts you to insert the manufacturer supplied disk into drive A, and press Enter. 5) The screen displays the adapter drivers supported on the disk. Select "Adaptec Serial Attached SCSI Card (Win2000)" and continue with the rest of the Windows 2000 installation. 6) Your system will reboot once more to finish setting up Windows 2000. 2.2. Installing the Driver when Windows 2000 is Already Installed 1) Start Windows 2000. Windows 2000 will automatically discover the new hardware and start the Found New Hardware Wizard to guide you through the device driver installation. 2) At the Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard window, select Next. 3) On the Install Hardware Device Drivers screen, select Display a list of the known drivers for this device, and click Next. 4) Select the Have Disk button. You will be prompted to insert the manufacturer supplied disk. Insert the Adaptec Serial Attached SCSI FMS driver disk (Disk1 = 32bit) in your disk drive and enter the following path, then click OK. a:\ 5) Select the Adaptec Serial Attached SCSI driver from the list, then click the Next button. 6) Click the Next button again to confirm the installation of the driver. 7) When the driver is copied on the hard drive, click Finish. 8) You will be prompted to restart the computer. Select Yes. 2.3. Installing Windows XP (32-bit) with a Serial Attached SCSI Controller 1) Start your system with the Windows XP Boot CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive. NOTE: When using a CD-ROM drive to install Windows XP from the bootable CD-ROM, make sure Bootable CD-ROM support is enabled. This is done through the System BIOS Setup Utility. 2) Press F6 when this message is displayed: "Press F6 if you need to install third-party SCSI drivers" 3) When prompted, press "S" to supply the new driver. 4) Insert the Adaptec Serial Attached FMS driver disk (Disk1 = 32bit)when the setup prompts you to insert the manufacturer supplied disk into drive A, and then continue. 5) The screen displays the adapter drivers supported on the disk. Select "Adaptec Serial Attached SCSI Cards (WinXP/Server 2003)" and press enter. Continue with the rest of the Windows installation. 6) Your system will reboot once more to finish setting up the operating system. 2.4. Installing Windows Server 2003 (32-bit) with a Serial Attached SCSI Controller 1) Start your system with the Windows Server 2003 Boot CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive. NOTE: When using a CD-ROM drive to install Windows Server 2003 from the bootable CD-ROM, make sure Bootable CD-ROM support is enabled. This is done through the System BIOS Setup Utility. 2) Press F6 when this message is displayed: "Press F6 if you need to install third-party SCSI drivers" 3) When prompted, press "S" to supply the new driver. 4) Insert the Adaptec Serial Attached SCSI FMS driver disk (Disk1 = 32-bit) when the setup prompts you to insert the manufacturer supplied disk into drive A, and then continue. 5) The screen displays the adapter drivers supported on the disk. Select "Adaptec Serial Attached SCSI Cards (WinXP/Server 2003)" and press enter. Continue with the rest of the Windows installation. 6) Your system will reboot once more to finish setting up the operating system. 2.5. Installing the Driver when Windows Server 2003 is Already Installed 1) Boot up the system. Windows will automatically discover the new hardware and start the Found New Hardware Wizard. 2) Choose the "Install from a list or specific location" option and click Next. 3) Insert the correct Adaptec Serial Attached SCSI FMS driver disk into the floppy drive, check the "Include this location in the search" option, type in "a:" and click Next. Note: If you are installing on a 32-bit system, ensure that you place "Disk1" into the floppy drive. If you are installing on an EM64T/AMD64 class system, type in place "Disk2" into the floppy drive. 4) When the driver is copied on the hard drive, click Finish. 5) You may be required to restart the computer at this point. 3.0 Web Sites and Support Phone Number _______________________________________ 3.1 IBM Support Web Site: http://www.pc.ibm.com/support 3.2 IBM Marketing Web Site: http://www.pc.ibm.com/ww/eserver/xseries/ 3.3 If you have any questions about this update, or problems applying the update go to the following Help Center World Telephone Numbers URL: http://www.pc.ibm.com/qtechinfo/YAST-3P2QYL.html. 4.0 Trademarks and Notices ___________________________ The following terms are trademarks of the IBM Corporation in the United States or other countries or both: Active PCI OS/2 Warp HelpCenter PC Server IBM Predictive Failure Analysis Netfinity ServeRAID Netfinity Manager ServerGuide OS/2 Microsoft, Windows, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, Windows 2000, and Windows NT are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Adaptec is a trademark or registered trademark of Adaptec, Inc. Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others. 5.0 Disclaimer _______________ THIS DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. IBM DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND MERCHANTABILITY WITH RESPECT TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT. BY FURNISHING THIS DOCUMENT, IBM GRANTS NO LICENSES TO ANY PATENTS OR COPYRIGHTS. Note to U.S. Government Users -- Documentation related to restricted rights -- Use, duplication or disclosure is subject to restrictions set forth in GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corporation.