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.

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

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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