6.1RAID driver installation
After creating the RAID sets for your server system, you are now ready to install an operating system to the independent hard disk drive or bootable array. This part provides instructions on how to install the RAID controller drivers during OS installation.
The RAID card driver might be included in the Linux OS installation CD, and could be loaded automatically during the OS installation. However, we recommend you use the RAID driver packaged in the RAID card support CD for a better reliability.
6.1.1Creating a RAID driver disk
•You may have to use another system to create the RAID driver disk from the system/motherboard support CD or from the Internet.
•When you use a SATA optical drive and PROMISE® RAID, you cannot boot into FreeDOS using the support CD. Either reset SATA Port1 - Port4 in BIOS to [IDE] and boot again or create the RAID driver disk in another computer.
A floppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows® or Linux operating system on a hard disk drive that is included in a RAID set. You can create a RAID driver disk in DOS (using the Makedisk application in the support CD).
To create a RAID driver disk in DOS environment:
1.Place the motherboard support CD in the optical drive.
2.Restart the computer, then enter the BIOS Setup.
3.Select the optical drive as the first boot priority to boot from the support CD.
Save your changes, then exit the BIOS Setup.
4.Restart the computer.
5.The Makedisk menu appears.Select Promise SW ROMB Controller Driver, and press <Enter> to enter the submenu.
Create Driver Diskette Menu
Promise SW ROMB Controller Driver
AMD AHCI Controller Driver
Write DMI
FreeDOS command prompt
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