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Tiger i7320 S5350 Chapter 4: SATA/RAID Setup (for SATA RAID model)
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2. Depending on your system configuration, complete one of the following set of tasks:
If System has Intel RAID Option ROM Installed:
a. Enter the Intel RAID Option ROM Setup by pressing the 'Ctrl' and 'i' (CTRL + i) keys at the
appropriate time during boot-up. (Note: If your system does not appear to have Intel RAID
Option ROM installed, skip to step '2d' below)
b. Once you have entered the Intel RAID Option ROM Setup, select menu option #3 to 'Reset
disks to non-RAID'.
c. Exit the Intel Option ROM Setup
or
If System Does Not Have Intel RAID Option ROM Installed:
d. Enter the system BIOS Setup (usually done by pressing a key such as 'F2' or 'Delete' during
boot-up)
e. Change the IDE configuration for the RAID-controlled hard drive(s) from 'RAID' to 'IDE'.
3. Delete any partitions on the hard drives that were previously connected to the RAID
controller
4. Reinstall the operating system
Note
If you experience any difficulties making these changes to the system
BIOS, please contact the motherboard manufacturer or your place of
purchase for assistance.
4.15 Unattended Installation Under Windows* XP / Windows 2000
To install the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition as outlined in the Microsoft* document
"Deployment Guide Automating Windows NT Setup," use the supplied TXTSETUP.OEM file
included in the application package and insert the lines below into the UNATTEND.TXT file.
This method is available for Windows* XP. For Windows XP, the IASTOR.INF, IASTOR.SYS,
IASTOR.CAT, and TXTSETUP.OEM files need to first be extracted from the
compressed .CAB file. To extract these files, run 'C:\SETUP.EXE -A -P C:\<path>' as
described in the ‘Advanced Installation Instructions’ section of the README.TXT.)
Windows* XP / Windows 2000:
// Insert the lines below into the UNATTEND.TXT file
[MassStorageDrivers]
"Intel(R) 6300ESB SATA RAID Controller" = OEM
[OEMBootFiles]
iaStor.inf
iaStor.sys
iaStor.cat
Txtsetup.oem
Place iaStor.inf, iaStor.sys, iaStor.cat, and Txtsetup.oem in the following folder:
<SystemRoot>:\i386\$OEM$\Textmode
4.16 Intel Storage Utility
4.16.1 Description
The Intel Storage utility is a Windows*-based application that provides management
capabilities and detailed status information for storage devices and RAID arrays.