Asus K8V-X - Manual (Page 80)

3-10 Chapter 3: Software support
3.5 Creating a RAID driver disk
A floppy disk with a RAID driver is required when installing Windows ® XP/2000
operating system. You can create a RAID driver disk using Makedisk.exe utility.
To create a RAID driver disk:
1. Insert the motherboard support CD into the CD-ROM drive and locate the
Makedisk.exe utility for your RAID controller. The Makedisk.exe utility for the
VIA RAID driver is located in \Drivers\VIARAID\6420RAID\DriverDisk\
Makedisk.exe” of the motherboard support CD.
2. Insert a clean floppy disk into the floppy disk drive and execute Makedisk.exe.
Follow succeeding screen instructions to complete the process.
3. Write-protect the floppy disk to avoid computer virus infection.
To install the RAID driver:
1. During the OS installation, the system prompts to press the F6 key to install
third-party SCSI or RAID driver.
2. Press then insert the floppy disk with RAID driver into the floppy disk
drive.
3. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the installation.
For additional information on VIA RAID installation and configuration, refer to
the “VT6420 Serial ATA RAID Controller Quick Setup Guide” found in the
Manual menu of your motherboard support CD. See page 3-5.