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appear during the POST. Refer to the applicable BIOS configuration section in

this user manual.

Step 4:

Save and Exit BIOS. After the SATA support option is enabled, save and exit

the BIOS.

Step 5:

Reboot the system. Reboot the system after saving and exiting the BIOS.

Step 6:

Press Ctrl+I. during the system boot process. Press Ctrl+I when prompted to

enter the RAID configuration software.

Step 7:

Configure the RAID settings. Use the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager to

configure the RAID array. Brief descriptions of configuration options are given

below.

F.4 Installing the Operating System to the RAID Array

To install the operating system to the RAID array some extra steps are necessary during

the installation process.

Step 1:

Prepare a RAID driver floppy disk on another computer. If installing on the

RAID array a RAID driver floppy disk must be made. The RAID driver floppy disk

utility is on the CD in the “5-SATA/Floppy Configuration Utility” folder. The floppy

disk will be formatted and the drivers installed.

Step 2:

Restart the system with a floppy drive attached. Attach a normal floppy drive

or USB floppy drive to the system.

Step 3:

Press F6 when prompted. During the installation process, Windows OS

prompts the user to press F6 to install the RAID drivers. Press F6 and choose

from the drivers on the floppy disk.

Step 4:

Install the OS. Continue with OS installation as usual.