5.5Creating a RAID driver disk

A floppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows® 2000/XP operating system on a hard disk drive that is included in a RAID set.

To create a RAID driver disk:

1.Place the motherboard support CD in the optical drive.

2.When the Drivers menu appears, select the RAID driver disk you wish to create:

•Click Make ITE8212 Driver Disk to create an ITE® 8212F RAID driver disk.

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Browse the contents of the support CD to locate the driver disk utility:

•ITE8212 RAID Driver Disk: \Drivers\ITE8212\MakeDisk

•Intel® RAID Driver Disk: \Drivers\Chipset\Intel\IAA\F6 Install Floppy\F6flpy32

Refer to section “5.2.2 Drivers menu” for details.

3.Insert a formatted high-density floppy disk to the floppy disk drive.

4.Follow screen instructions to complete the process.

5.After creating a RAID driver disk, eject the floppy disk, then write-protect it to prevent computer virus infection.

To install the RAID driver:

1.Install an operating system to the selected hard disk drive. During installation, the computer prompts you to press the F 6 key if you are installing a third-party SCSI or RAID driver.

2.Press <F6>, then insert the RAID driver disk to the floppy disk drive.

3.Follow screen instructions to install the RAID drivers.

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