ARECA SATA/SAS Host Bus Adapter(ARC-1300/2300/1600/2600) 
S.u.S.E. Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 i386, x86_64, kernel 2.6.16.60-0.21

==============  Driver User's Guide  ==============
Linux SCSI driver technical support
Mail address:support@areca.com.tw
Tel: 886-2-8797-4060
Fax: 886-2-8797-5970
Web site: www.areca.com.tw
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**1. Release Contents                                             *********
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I.  readme.txt	- the readme file for ARC-1300/2300/1600/2600 driver installation
II. install.zip	- ziped Areca Host Bus Adapter driver disk for system install(driver.img)

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**2. S.u.S.E. Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 Installation          *********
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A. Before Installation - Under DOS/Windows environment

	a. Unzip "install.zip"

		X:\PATH\pkunzip.exe install.zip =>> driver.img
			

	b. Dump it into a floppy disk.

		X:\PATH\rawrite.exe driver.img A:

		Tips: You can get rawrite.exe from SLES Installation CD1 or DVD 

B. S.u.S.E Linux installation start...boot from CD or DVD

	a. Press "F5" select "Yes".
		
	b. Select "Installation" to install the S.u.S.E. Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2
		
	c. Insert the driver disk to floppy drive.
		
	d. When the message: "Please choose the driver update medium" pop-up, it means 
	Now, your Areca HBA driver is working for your HBA volume. And you can see all your HBA volumes appear on "SuSE medium list".
	Please click "Back" for back to normal installation console.

	e. Please follow SuSE's installation procedure to install your system.

	P.S. : Once you attempt to update your kernel. You should work on old kernel and install new kernel source tree.
	Please follow linux kernel make procedure and add Areca HBA driver source for new kernel build.
			
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** 3. Installing HBA driver on an Existing System                  ********
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	Insert the driver disk to floppy drive.
	# mount /media/floppy
	# cd /media/floppy
	# sh patch.x86_64( or sh patch.i386 )
	# cd /
	# umount /media/floppy
	# reboot