5.7Creating a RAID driver disk

A floppy disk with the IntelÆ RAID driver is required when installing WindowsÆ XP/2000 operating system. You can create a RAID driver disk using the Makedisk.exe utility in the support CD.

To create a RAID driver disk:

1.Insert the motherboard support CD into the CD-ROM drive and locate the Makedisk.exe utility for your RAID controller.

The Makedisk.exe utility for the IntelÆ RAID driver is located in ì\Drivers\Chipset\IAA\Makedisk.exeî of the motherboard support CD.

The Makedisk.exe utility for IntelÆ RAID is supported in WindowsÆ XP/ 2000 only.

2.Insert a clean floppy disk into the floppy disk drive and execute Makedisk.exe. Follow succeeding screen instructions to complete the process.

3.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 RAID disk driver into the floppy disk drive.

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

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