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b. Stripe Size:Selectthestripeblocksize.Optionsinclude32KB,64KB,and128KB.
c. Quick Init: Select whether to quickly erase old data on the hard drives when creating the array.
d. Cache Mode: Select write-back or write-through cache.
e. VD Name:Enteranarraynamewith1~10letters(letterscannotbespecialcharacters).
3. After completing the settings above, move to NEXT and press <Enter> to begin creating the array. When
promptedtoconrmwhethertocreatethisvolume,press<Y>toconrmor<N>tocancel.
4. When completed, the RAID tab will display the new array.
ToexittheRAIDBIOSutility,press<Esc>onthemainscreenandpress<Y>toconrm.
Now, you can proceed to install the operating system.
Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette
BeforeinstallingWindowsXP,connectaUSBoppydiskdrivetoyourcomputerrstbecauseyouneedtoinstall
theSATARAID/AHCIdriverfromaoppydiskthatcontainsthedriverduringtheOSinstallation.
ForRAIDmode,copyalllesinthe\BootDrv\Marvell\RAID\Floppy32foldertoyouroppydisk.Toinstall
Windows64-Bit,copythelesintheFloppy64 folder.
ForAHCImode,dependingonwhetheryouwanttoinstallthe32-or64-bitversion,copythelesintheAHCI\
Floppy32 or AHCI\Floppy64 folder.
Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System
A. Installing Windows XP
Restart your system to boot from the Windows XP setup disk and press <F6> as soon as you see the message
"PressF6ifyouneedtoinstalla3rdpartySCSIorRAIDdriver."InserttheoppydiskcontainingtheSATA
RAID/AHCI driver. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the driver that suits your operating system. After
the driver installation, you can proceed with the Windows XP installation.
B. Installing Windows 7
Restart your system to boot from the Windows 7 setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. Select
Load Driver. Insert the motherboard driver disk and then browse to the location of the driver.Then follow the
on-screen instructions to load the driver.
RAID driver for Windows 32-bit: \BootDrv\Marvell\RAID\i386
RAID driver for Windows 64-bit: \BootDrv\Marvell\RAID\amd64
AHCI driver for Windows 32-bit: \BootDrv\Marvell\AHCI\Floppy32
AHCI driver for Windows 64-bit: \BootDrv\Marvell\AHCI\Floppy64
After loading the driver, continue the OS installation.