9.The RAID drivers are copied to the floppy disk. After creating a RAID driver disk, eject the floppy disk, then write‑protect it to prevent computer virus infection.

10.Press any key to return to the Makedisk menu.

To create a RAID driver disk in Windows® environment:

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 ICH7 32 bit RAID Driver Disk to create an Intel® ICH7 RAID driver disk for a 32-bit system.

•Click Make ICH7 64 bit RAID Driver Disk to create an Intel® ICH7 RAID driver disk for a 64-bit system.

Or

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

•ICH7 32-bit RAID Driver Disk

•ICH7 64-bit RAID Driver Disk

Refer to \Drivers\Chipset\Intel\MSM\Readme.txt

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 F6 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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