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4.2 Driver Installation for Windows
The SATA RAID controller can be used with Microsoft Windows
2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 and Windows Vista. The
SATA RAID controllers support SCSI Miniport and StorPort Drivers
for Windows Server 2003/Vista.
4.2.1 New Storage Device Drivers in Windows
2003/XP-64/Vista
The Storport driver is new to Windows 2003/XP-64/Vista. Stor-
port implements a new architecture designed for better perfor-
mance with RAID systems and in Storage Area Network (SAN)
environments. Storport driver delivers higher I/O throughput,
enhanced manageability, and an improved miniport interface.
Storport driver better utilizes faster adapters through the use of
reduced Delay Procedure Call (DPC) and improved queue man-
agement.
4.2.2 Install Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista on a
SATA RAID Volume
The following instructions explain how to install the SATA RAID
controller driver. For completed details on installing Windows, see
the Windows User’s Manual.
4.2.2.1 Installation procedures
The following detailed procedure installing the SATA RAID con-
troller driver while installing Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista. Have
your bootable Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista CD and
follow the required procedure below to install SATA RAID con-
troller:
1. Make sure you follow the instructions in Chapter 2 “Hardware
Installation” to install the controller and connect the disk drives
or enclosure.
2. Start the system and then press Tab+F6 to access the Mc-
BIOS RAID manager. Use the McBIOS RAID manager to create
the RAID set and volume set to which you will install Windows.
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