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Installing Windows, 7 64-bit / Vista, Vista, bit With, RAID Functions

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Configuration", which is located in the folder at the following path: .. \ RAID Installation Guide STEP 4: Install Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system. After making a SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 driver diskette and using "RAID Installation Guide" to set RAID configuration, you can start to install Windows® XP / XP 64bit on your system. At the beginning of Windows setup, press F6 to install a thirdparty RAID driver. When prompted, insert the SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 driver diskette containing the Intel® RAID driver. After reading the floppy disk, the driver will be presented. Select the driver to install according to the mode you choose and the OS you install. 2.21.2 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit With RAID Functions If you want to install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit on your SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDDs with RAID functions, please follow the steps below. STEP 1: Set up UEFI. A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration. B. Set the option "SATA Mode Selection" to [RAID] for SATA2_2 to SATA2_5 and SATA3_0 and SATA3_1 ports. STEP 2: Use "RAID Installation Guide" to set RAID configuration. Before you start to configure the RAID function, you need to check the installation guide in the Support CD for proper configuration. Please refer to the document in the Support CD, "Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration", which is located in the folder at the following path: .. \ RAID Installation Guide STEP 3: Install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on your system. After the installation of Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP-64bit OS, if you want to manage RAID functions, you are allowed to use both "RAID Installation Guide" and "Intel Rapid Storage Information" for RAID configuration. Please refer to the document in the Support CD, "Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration", which is located in the folder at the following path: .. \ RAID Installation Guide and the document in the support CD, "Guide to Intel Rapid Storage", which is located in the folder at the following path: .. \ Intel Rapid Storage Information If you want to use "Intel Rapid Storage" in Windows® environment, install "SATA2 driver" from the Support CD again so that "Intel Rapid Storage" will be installed to your system as well. 56

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Configuration”, which is located in the folder at the following path:
.. \ RAID Installation Guide
STEP 4: Install Windows
®
XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system.
After making a SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 driver diskette and using “RAID Installation
Guide” to set RAID configuration, you can start to install Windows
®
XP / XP 64-
bit on your system. At the beginning of Windows setup, press F6 to install a third-
party RAID driver. When prompted, insert the SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 driver diskette
containing the Intel
®
RAID driver. After reading the floppy disk, the driver will be
presented. Select the driver to install according to the mode you choose and the OS
you install.
STEP 1: Set up UEFI.
A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY
Advanced screen
Storage Configuration.
B. Set the option “SATA Mode Selection” to [RAID] for SATA2_2 to SATA2_5 and
SATA3_0 and SATA3_1 ports.
STEP 2: Use “RAID Installation Guide” to set RAID configuration.
Before you start to configure the RAID function, you need to check the installation
guide in the Support CD for proper configuration. Please refer to the document in
the Support CD, “Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration”,
which is located in the folder at the following path:
.. \ RAID Installation Guide
STEP 3: Install Windows
®
7 / 7 64-bit / Vista
TM
/ Vista
TM
64-bit OS on your
system.
2.21.2
Installing Windows
®
7 / 7 64-bit / Vista
TM
/ Vista
TM
64-bit With
RAID Functions
If you want to install Windows
®
7 / 7 64-bit / Vista
TM
/ Vista
TM
64-bit on your SATA /
SATA2 / SATA3 HDDs with RAID functions, please follow the steps below.
After the installation of Windows
®
7 / 7 64-bit / Vista
TM
/ Vista
TM
64-bit / XP / XP-64bit OS, if
you want to manage RAID functions, you are allowed to use both “RAID Installation Guide”
and “Intel Rapid Storage Information” for RAID configuration. Please refer to the document
in the Support CD, “Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration”, which
is located in the folder at the following path:
.. \ RAID Installation Guide
and the docu-
ment in the support CD, “Guide to Intel Rapid Storage”, which is located in the folder at the
following path:
.. \ Intel Rapid Storage Information
If you want to use “Intel Rapid Storage” in Windows
®
environment, install
“SATA2 driver” from the Support CD again so that “Intel Rapid Storage”
will be installed to your system as well.