Asus M3N WS Computer Hardware User Manual


 
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4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk
A oppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows
®
XP/Vista
operating system on a hard disk drive that is included in a RAID set.
4.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS
To create a RAID/SATA driver disk without entering the OS:
1. Boot your computer.
2. Press <Del> during POST to enter the BIOS setup utility.
3. Set the optical drive as the primary boot device.
4. Insert the support DVD into the optical drive.
5. Save changes and exit BIOS.
6. Press any key when the system prompts “Press any key to boot from the
optical drive.”
7. When the menu appears, press <1> to create a RAID driver disk.
8. Insert a formatted oppy disk into the oppy drive then press <Enter>.
9. Follow succeeding screen instructions to complete the process.
4.5.2 Creating a RAID/SATA driver disk in Windows
®
1. Start Windows
®
.
2. Place the motherboard support DVD into the optical drive.
3. Go to the
Make Disk
menu, and then click
NVIDIA 32/64bit XP SATA RAID
Driver
to create a NVIDIA
®
32/64 bit XP SATA RAID driver disk.
4. Insert a oppy disk into the oppy disk drive.
5. Follow succeeding screen instructions to complete the process.
Write-protect the oppy disk to avoid computer virus infection.
To install the RAID driver in 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> then insert the oppy disk with RAID driver into the oppy disk
drive.
3. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the installation.