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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).
After completing the settings above, move to 3. NEXT and press <Enter> to begin creating the array. When
prompted to conrm, press <Y> to conrm or <N> to cancel.
When completed, the 4. 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 the 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. When
completed, proceed with the Windows XP installation.
B. Installing Windows 7/Vista
Boot from the Windows 7/Vista 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. The locations of the drivers for Windows 7 are as follows:
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.