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7.1 RAID driver installation After creating the RAID sets for your server system, you are now ready to install an operating system to the independent hard disk drive or bootable array. This part provides instructions on how to install the RAID controller drivers during OS installation. 7.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk You may have to use another system to create the RAID driver disk from the system/motherboard support DVD or from the Internet. A floppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows® or Linux operating system on a hard disk drive that is included in a RAID set. You can create a RAID driver disk in DOS (using the Makedisk application in the support DVD). To create a RAID driver disk in DOS environment 1. Place the motherboard support DVD in the optical drive. 2. Restart the computer, and then enter the BIOS Setup. 3. Select the optical drive as the first boot priority to boot from the support DVD. Save your changes, and then exit the BIOS Setup. 4. Restart the computer. The Makedisk menu appears. Create Driver Diskette Menu INTEL 6321 MATRIX STORAGE MANAGER Driver LSI 1068 B1 SAS Driver Create the emergent BIOS Recovery diskette Flash Phoenix BIOS ESB2 ASF Firmware update Write DMI FreeDOS command prompt 5. Use the arrow keys to select the type of RAID driver disk you want to create and press to enter the sub-menu. INTEL 6321 MATRIX STORAGE MANAGER Driver INTEL 6321 MATRIX STORAGE MANAGER DRIVER Windows 32 bit (Also support AHCI) Windows 64 bit (Also support AHCI) Back Exit 7-2 Chapter 7: Driver installation

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Chapter 7: Driver installation
7.1
RAID driver installation
After creating the RAID sets for your server system, you are now ready to install
an operating system to the independent hard disk drive or bootable array. This
part provides instructions on how to install the RAID controller drivers during OS
installation.
7.1.1
Creating a RAID driver disk
You may have to use another system to create the RAID driver disk from the
system/motherboard support DVD or from the Internet.
A floppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows
®
or Linux
operating system on a hard disk drive that is included in a RAID set. You can
create a RAID driver disk in DOS (using the Makedisk application in the support
DVD).
To create a RAID driver disk in DOS environment
1.
Place the motherboard support DVD in the optical drive.
2.
Restart the computer, and then enter the BIOS Setup.
3.
Select the optical drive as the first boot priority to boot from the support DVD.
Save your changes, and then exit the BIOS Setup.
4.
Restart the computer. The Makedisk menu appears.
Create Driver Diskette Menu
INTEL 6321 MATRIX STORAGE MANAGER Driver
LSI 1068 B1 SAS Driver
Create the emergent BIOS Recovery diskette
Flash Phoenix BIOS
ESB2 ASF Firmware update
Write DMI
FreeDOS command prompt
5.
Use the arrow keys to select the type of RAID driver disk you want to create
and press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu.
INTEL 6321 MATRIX STORAGE MANAGER Driver
INTEL 6321 MATRIX STORAGE MANAGER DRIVER
Windows 32 bit (Also support AHCI)
Windows 64 bit (Also support AHCI)
Back
Exit