5.5Creating 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.From the support CD Main Menu, select the Drivers tab.

3.Select the menu item of the RAID driver disk you wish to configure.

¥Click Make ITE8212 Driver to create an ITE¨ 8212F RAID driver disk.

¥Click Make Silicon Image RAID5 Driver Disk to create a Silicon Image SATARaidª RAID driver disk

Refer to section Ò5.2.2 Drivers menuÓ for details.

4.Insert floppy disk to floppy disk drive.

5.Follow succeeding screen information to complete process.

6.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 F 6 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.

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