Rosewill RC-209 User Manual

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User Manual

SATA 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC209

For New Installation
A new installation requires a floppy disk for the driver installation. To make this floppy disk, copy
the contents of the “RC-209\Driver\RAID” folder, found on the driver CD, onto a blank floppy disk
then follow the directions below.
. Setup the RAID Array prior to Windows installation.
2. Follow Microsoft’s Windows installation procedure.
3. Restart the computer when prompted by Windows’ installation.
4. At the Windows Setup screen, press

F6 to install the RAID driver.

5. When prompted, press

S to specify the location of the driver.

6. Insert the floppy disk, then press

Enter.

7. Select

Silicon Image SiI 3114 SoftRAID 5 Controller for Windows XP/Server 2003,

then press

Enter.

8. Press

Enter to finish driver installation, then follow the on-screen instructions to complete

the Windows installation.

Note: If the Security Alert warning pops up, click Yes. Our driver has passed Microsoft

compatibility testing, this message appears during new installation.

For An Existing Installation
. Setup the RAID Array prior to driver installation and boot up to Windows.
2. At the

Found New Hardware Wizard:

XP(w/SP or earlier)/Server 2003: continue to step #3
XP(w/SP2 or later)/Server 2003(w/SP or later): select

No, not this time, then click Next.

3. Insert the driver CD, select

Install the software automatically (Recommended),

and click

Next.

4. Click

Finish.

5. Repeat steps 2-4.

For Windows® 2000

For A New Installation
A new installation requires a floppy disk for the driver installation. To make this floppy disk, copy
the contents of the “

RC-209\Driver\RAID” folder, found on the driver CD, onto a blank floppy

disk then follow the directions below.
. Setup the RAID Array prior to Windows installation.
2. Follow Windows® 2000 installation procedure.
3. Restart the computer when prompted by the installation.
4. At the Windows® 2000 Setup screen, press

F6 to install the RAID driver.

5. When prompted, press

S to specify the location of the driver.