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6.1 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. Creating a RAID driver disk You may have to use another system to create the RAID driver disk from the system/motherboard support CD or from the Internet. A floppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows® 2000/2003 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 CD) or in Windows® environment. To create a RAID driver disk in DOS: 1. Place the motherboard support CD in the optical drive. 2. Restart the computer, then enter the BIOS Setup. 3. Select the optical drive as the first boot priority to boot from the support CD. Save your changes, then exit the BIOS Setup. 4. When prompted, press any key to boot from the support CD. Loading FreeDOS FAT KERNEL GO! Press any key to boot from CDROM... The Makedisk menu appears. A) FreeDOS command prompt B) Create NVIDIA nForce(TM) SATA RAID for Windows 2000 Driver Disk C) Create NVIDIA nForce(TM) SATA RAID for Windows 2003 Driver Disk D) Create NVIDIA nForce(TM) SATA RAID for Windows 2003 64 bit Driver Disk Please choose A TO D: 5. Place a blank, high-density floppy disk to the floppy disk drive. The utility erases all data in the floppy disk before copying the RAID drivers. ASUS K8N-LR 6-1

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ASUS K8N-LR
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6.1
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.
Creating a RAID driver disk
You may have to use another system to create the RAID driver disk from
the system/motherboard support CD or from the Internet.
The Makedisk menu appears.
Loading FreeDOS FAT KERNEL GO!
Press any key to boot from CDROM...
A floppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows
®
2000/2003 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 CD) or in Windows
®
environment.
To create a RAID driver disk in DOS:
1.
Place the motherboard support CD in the optical drive.
2.
Restart the computer, then enter the BIOS Setup.
3.
Select the optical drive as the first boot priority to boot from the
support CD. Save your changes, then exit the BIOS Setup.
4.
When prompted, press any key to boot from the support CD.
5.
Place a blank, high-density floppy disk to the floppy disk drive.
A) FreeDOS command prompt
B) Create NVIDIA nForce(TM) SATA RAID for Windows 2000 Driver Disk
C) Create NVIDIA nForce(TM) SATA RAID for Windows 2003 Driver Disk
D) Create NVIDIA nForce(TM) SATA RAID for Windows 2003 64 bit Driver Disk
Please choose A TO D:
The utility erases all data in the floppy disk before copying the RAID
drivers.