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Chapter 4
4.6 Creating a RAID driver disk
A oppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows
®
XP operating system
on a hard disk drive that is included in a RAID set. For Windows
®
Vista or later operating
systems, use either a oppy disk or a USB ash drive with the RAID driver.
• The motherboard does not provide a oppy drive connector. You have to use a
USB oppy disk drive when creating a SATA RAID driver disk.
• Windows
®
XP may not recognize the USB oppy disk drive due to Windows
®
XP
limitation. To work around this OS limitation, refer to section 4.6.4 Using a USB
oppy disk drive.
4.6.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS
To create a RAID driver disk without entering the OS
1. Boot your computer.
2. Press <Del> during POST to enter the BIOS setup utility.
3. Set the optical drive as the primary boot device.
4. Insert the support DVD into the optical drive.
5. Save changes and exit BIOS.
6. When the
Make Disk menu appears, press <1> to create a 32/64bit Intel AHCI/RAID
driver disk.
7. Insert a formatted oppy disk into the USB oppy disk drive, then press <Enter>.
8. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the process.
4.6.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows
®
To create a RAID driver disk in Windows
®
:
1. Start Windows
®
.
2. Plug the USB oppy disk drive and insert a oppy disk.
3. Place the motherboard support DVD into the optical drive.
4. Go to the
Make Disk menu, and then click Intel AHCI/RAID Driver to create an Intel
®
RAID driver disk.
5. Select USB oppy disk drive as the destination disk.
6. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the process.
Write-protect the oppy disk to avoid a computer virus infection.
4.6.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows
®
OS installation
To install the RAID driver for 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 USB oppy disk drive.
3. When prompted to select the SCSI adapter to install, ensure that you select
Intel(R)
ICH8R/ICH9R/ICH10R/DO/PCH SATA RAID Controller.
4. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the installation.
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