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#         Silicon Image SiI SATA controller                           #
#                     Linux  Driver                                   #
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1. OVERVIEW
   This driver disk adds support for SiI SATA controller that is otherwise
   not supported by a Distribution. For newer kernels this driver overrides
   the Open Source Driver.

   Supported Versions:

      . SuSE 8.0 

2. CREATE FLOPPY

   dd if=[distribution]_sii6514.img of=/dev/fd0  (In a Linux System)
      where distribution is redhat or suse_united 
      See Full Install if you want to use WINDOWS to create
          the floppy
      
   => Configure RAID SET using the controller BIOS if you want RAID functionality

   See FULL INSTRUCTIONS guide to resolve common problems
 
   The following BIOS BOOT sequence is recommended => CD, Floppy, Hard Disk

3. INSTALL SOFTWARE SuSE 8.0

     . Insert Bootable CDROM

     . CTL-ALT before Installation Begin 

     . INSERT FLOPPY DISKETTE

     . Follow the rest of the instructions
       * See Full Instructions if formatting fails

4. GENERAL INFO

   . If you cat /proc/scsi/SiI6514/* you should see the Driver as reported by
     the kernel
 
   . If you cat /proc/scsi/scsi you should see the your RAID TYPE as reported
     by the kernel

   NOTE: if you change from RAID 0 to RAID 1 you may have to
         reboot twice (do a CTL-ALT-F4 if the formatting hangs)
        * If you get Any Errors or 'hangs' before formatting the Disk Drives see
          Full Installation. 

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