•The SATALink™ RAID 5 and JBOD configuration can be set using the SATALink™ SATA RAID Management Software only.

•Make sure to install the Silicon Image SATA Link Sil 3114 driver and the Silicon Image RAID 5 Array Management Utility before using the RAID 5 or JBOD configuration.

5.6Creating a RAID driver disk

A floppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows® 2000/XP operating system. You can create a RAID driver disk using your motherboard support CD.

To create a RAID driver disk:

1.Insert the motherboard support CD into the CD-ROM drive.

2.Insert a clean floppy disk into the floppy disk drive.

3.To create an NVIDIA® RAID driver disk, click Make Chipset IDE Driver Disk item from the Drivers menu.

To create a Silicon Image SATARaid™ RAID driver disk, click Make Sil3114 RAID Driver Disk item from the Drivers menu.

Refer to section “5.2.2 Drivers menu” for details.

4.Follow succeeding screen information to complete process.

5.Write-protect the floppy disk to avoid computer virus infection.

To install the RAID driver:

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> then insert the floppy disk with RAID driver into the floppy disk drive.

3.Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the installation.

For additional information on RAID installation and configuration, refer to the Manuals menu of the support CD.

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