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diff --git a/setupSCSI.html b/setupSCSI.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..49c67f0 --- /dev/null +++ b/setupSCSI.html @@ -0,0 +1,94 @@ +<html> + <head> + <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"> + + <title>6. Disk Detection and Configuration</title> + <link rel="stylesheet" href="../XSL/mdk-doc.css" type="text/css"> + <meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.75.2"> + <link rel="home" href="index.html" title="Installation with DrakX"> + <link rel="up" href="index.html" title="Installation with DrakX"> + <link rel="prev" href="selectKeyboard.html" title="5. Configuring the Keyboard"> + <link rel="next" href="doPartitionDisks.html" title="7. Partitioning your Disk"> + </head> + <body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"> + <div class="navheader"> + <table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"> + <tr> + <th colspan="3" align="center">6. Disk Detection and Configuration</th> + </tr> + <tr> + <td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="selectKeyboard.html">Prev</a> + </td> + <th width="60%" align="center"> </th> + <td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="doPartitionDisks.html">Next</a></td> + </tr> + </table> + <hr> + </div> + <div lang="" class="section" title="6. Disk Detection and Configuration"> + <div class="titlepage"> + <div> + <div> + <h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="drakxid-setupSCSI"></a>6. Disk Detection and Configuration + </h2> + </div> + </div> + </div> + + + + + + + + <p><a name="BId-drakxid-setupSCSI-pa1"></a><span class="application">DrakX</span> will first + detect any <a class="indexterm" name="BId-drakxid-setupSCSI-it1"></a> <acronym class="acronym">IDE</acronym> devices present in your computer. It will + also scan for one or more <a class="indexterm" name="BId-drakxid-setupSCSI-it2"></a><a class="indexterm" name="BId-drakxid-setupSCSI-it3"></a> + <a class="indexterm" name="BId-drakxid-setupSCSI-it4"></a><acronym class="acronym">PCI</acronym> + <acronym class="acronym">SCSI</acronym> cards on your system. If a <acronym class="acronym">SCSI</acronym> card is found, <span class="application">DrakX</span> + will automatically install the appropriate driver. + </p> + + + <p><a name="BId-drakxid-setupSCSI-pa2"></a>Because hardware + detection is not foolproof, <span class="application">DrakX</span> may fail in detecting + your hard drives. If so, you'll have to specify your hardware by + hand. + </p> + + + <p><a name="BId-drakxid-setupSCSI-pa3"></a>If you had to manually + specify your <acronym class="acronym">PCI</acronym> <acronym class="acronym">SCSI</acronym> adapter, <span class="application">DrakX</span> will ask if you + want to configure options for it. You should allow <span class="application">DrakX</span> + to probe the hardware for the card-specific options which are + needed to initialize the adapter. Most of the time, <span class="application">DrakX</span> + will get through this step without any issues. + </p> + + + <p><a name="BId-drakxid-setupSCSI-pa4"></a>If <span class="application">DrakX</span> + is not able to probe for the options to automatically determine + which parameters need to be passed to the hardware, you'll need + to manually configure the driver. + </p> + + + </div> + <div class="navfooter"> + <hr> + <table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"> + <tr> + <td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="selectKeyboard.html">Prev</a> + </td> + <td width="20%" align="center"> </td> + <td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="doPartitionDisks.html">Next</a></td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">5. Configuring the Keyboard </td> + <td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.html">Home</a></td> + <td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> 7. Partitioning your Disk</td> + </tr> + </table> + </div> + </body> +</html> |