3.4Creating 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 into the CD-ROM drive.

2.When the Drivers menu appears, click Make VIA VT8251 32/ 64bit RAID Driver Disk to create a VIA RAID driver disk

Or

Browse the contents of the support CD to locate the driver disk utility and go to \Drivers\Chipset\EIA 4 in 1\Disk for the VIA RAID driver disk utility

Refer to section “3.2.2 Drivers menu” for details.

3Insert 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 F6 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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