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In this section, it will tell you how to install the operating system of Windows® 2000/XP into your RAID drives. The installation steps below will assume that your HDDs have already been attached to either the PATA or SATA connectors, and also your BIOS RAID Utility has already been configured (see NVIDIA BIOS RAID Utility Configuration section).
Preparation: Before starting to install the OS, copy the “RAID Driver” and associated files from the bundle CD Driver to an empty floppy disk [The files location in
\6.53 \ IDE \ Floppy \ *.*]. This will have to be done on another system if you are installing the system from scratch.
1.During Windows installation, the “Windows Setup” screen will prompt you with “Press F6 if you need to install third party SCSI or RAID driver”. Press <F6>.
2.Press 's' when setup asks if you want to specify an additional device. Insert the floppy disk which includes the “RAID Driver” into the floppy drive. Press 'Enter' and select the appropriate OS device driver.
3.Press 'Enter' again to continue the setup process.
4.Follow the setup instructions and select your choice for partition and file system.
5.After setup examines your disks, it will copy files to the Windows® 2000/ XP installation folders and restart the system. After the system is rebooted the setup program will continue with the installation all the way to completion.
6.Wait until Windows® 2000/ XP finishes installing devices, regional settings, networking settings, components, and the final set of tasks. Reboot the system if you are asked to do so.
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