Asus A8V - Manual (Page 118)

5-20 Chapter 5: Software support
5.7 Creating a RAID driver disk
A floppy disk with the 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 in
“\Drivers\VIARAID\6420RAID\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 you 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 RAID installation and configuration, refer
to the Manuals menu of the support CD.