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3.3 Creating a RAID driver disk
A floppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows ® XP
operating system on a hard disk drive that is included in a RAID set. For Windows ®
Vista™ operating system, use either the motherboard support DVD or a USB
device with the RAID driver.
Write-protect the floppy disk to avoid computer virus infection.
To install the RAID driver in Windows ® XP operating system:
1. During the OS installation, press the F6 key when prompted to install
third-party SCSI or RAID driver.
2. Insert the floppy disk with the RAID driver into the floppy disk drive.
3. Follow the succeeding onscreen instructions to complete the installation.
3.3.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows ® environment
To create a RAID driver disk in Windows ® environment:
1. Turn on the system.
2. Place the motherboard support DVD into the optical drive.
3. Go to the Make disk menu, then click NVIDIA 32/64bit XP SATA RAID
Driver to create a NVIDIA ® 32/64bit XP SATA RAID driver disk.
4. Insert a floppy disk/USB device into the floppy disk drive/USB port.
5. Follow the the succeeding onscreen instructions to complete the process.
3.3.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS
To create a RAID driver disk without entering the OS:
1. Boot your computer.
2. Press
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 floppy disk into the floppy drive, then press .
9. Follow the succeeding onscreen instructions to complete the process.