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4.5.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows
®
OS
installation
To install the RAID driver in Windows
®
XP
1. During the OS installation, the system prompts you to press the F6 key to
install third-party SCSI or RAID driver.
2. Press <F6>, and then insert the oppy disk with RAID driver into the oppy
disk drive.
3. When prompted to select the SCSI adapter to install, ensure that you select
Intel(R) SATA RAID Controller (Desktop ICH10R).
4. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the installation.
To install the RAID driver in Windows
®
Vista
1. Insert the oppy disk with RAID driver into the oppy disk drive.
2. During the OS installation, select Intel(R) SATA RAID Controller (Desktop
ICH10R).
3. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the installation.
4.5.4 Using a USB oppy disk drive
Due to OS limitation, Windows
®
XP may not recognize the USB oppy disk drive
when you install the RAID driver from a oppy disk during the OS installation.
To solve this issue, add the USB oppy disk drive’s Vendor ID (VID) and Product
ID (PID) to the oppy disk containing the RAID driver. Refer to the steps below:
1. Using another computer, plug the USB oppy disk drive, and insert the oppy
disk containing the RAID driver.
2. Right-click My Computer on
the Windows
®
desktop or start
menu, and then select Manage
from the pop-up window.
or
3. Select Device Manager. From the
Universal Serial Bus controllers,
right-click xxxxxx USB Floppy,
and then select Properties from
the pop-up window.
The name of the USB oppy
disk drive varies with different
vendors.