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4.6.3Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation
To install the RAID driver for Windows® XP
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>, and then insert the floppy disk with RAID driver into the USB floppy disk drive.
3.When prompted to select the SCSI adapter to install, ensure that you select Intel(R) ICH8R/ICH9R/ICH10R/DO/PCH SATA RAID Controller.
4.Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the installation.
To install the RAID driver for Windows® Vista or later OS
1.Insert the floppy disk or USB flash drive with RAID driver into the USB floppy disk drive or USB port.
2.During the OS installation, select Intel(R) ICH8R/ICH9R/ICH10R/DO/PCH SATA RAID Controller.
3.Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the installation.
4.6.4Using a USB floppy disk drive
Due to OS limitation, Windows® XP may not recognize the USB floppy disk drive when you install the RAID driver from a floppy disk during the OS installation.
To solve this issue, add the USB floppy disk drive’s Vendor ID (VID) and Product ID (PID) to the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. Refer to the steps below:
1.Using another computer, plug the USB floppy disk drive, and insert the floppy disk containing the RAID driver.
2.
and then select Manage from the
or
3.Select Device Manager. From the Universal Serial Bus controllers,
then select Properties from the
The name of the USB floppy disk drive varies with different vendors.
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