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5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk A floppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing a Windows® operating system on a hard disk drive that is included in a RAID set. The motherboard does not provide a floppy drive connector. You have to use a USB floppy disk drive when creating a SATA RAID driver disk. 5.2.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS To create a RAID driver disk without entering the OS: 1. Boot your computer. 2. Press during POST to enter the BIOS setup utility. 3. Set the optical drive as the primary boot device. 4. Insert the support DVD into the optical drive. 5. Save changes and exit BIOS. 6. When the Make Disk menu appears, press to create a RAID driver disk. 7. Insert a formatted floppy disk into the USB floppy disk drive, then press . 8. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the process. 5.2.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows® To create a RAID driver disk in Windows®: 1. Start Windows®. 2. Plug the USB floppy disk drive and insert a floppy disk. 3. Place the motherboard support DVD into the optical drive. 4. Go to the Make Disk menu, and then click Intel AHCl/RAID Driver Disk to create a RAID driver disk. 5. Select USB floppy disk drive as the destination disk. 6. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the process. Write-protect the floppy disk to avoid a computer virus infection. 5-8 Chapter 5: RAID support

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5.2
Creating
a
RAID
driver
disk
A
floppy
disk
with
the
RAID
driver
is
required
when
installing
a
Windows®
operating
system
on
a
hard
disk
drive
that
is
included
in
a
RAID
set.
The
motherboard
does
not
provide
a
floppy
drive
connector.
You
have
to
use
a
USB
floppy
disk
drive
when
creating
a
SATA
RAID
driver
disk.
5.2.1
Creating
a
RAID
driver
disk
without
entering
the
OS
To
create
a
RAID
driver
disk
without
entering
the
OS:
1.
Boot
your
computer.
2.
Press
<Delete>
during
POST
to
enter
the
BIOS
setup
utility.
3.
Set
the
optical
drive
as
the
primary
boot
device.
4.
Insert
the
support
DVD
into
the
optical
drive.
5.
Save
changes
and
exit
BIOS.
6.
When
the
Make
Disk
menu
appears,
press
<1>
to
create
a
RAID
driver
disk.
7.
Insert
a
formatted
floppy
disk
into
the
USB
floppy
disk
drive,
then
press
<Enter>.
8.
Follow
the
succeeding
screen
instructions
to
complete
the
process.
5.2.2
Creating
a
RAID
driver
disk
in
Windows
®
To
create
a
RAID
driver
disk
in
Windows®:
1.
Start
Windows®.
2.
Plug
the
USB
floppy
disk
drive
and
insert
a
floppy
disk.
3.
Place
the
motherboard
support
DVD
into
the
optical
drive.
4.
Go
to
the
Make
Disk
menu,
and
then
click
Intel
AHCl/RAID
Driver
Disk
to
create
a
RAID
driver
disk.
5.
Select
USB
floppy
disk
drive
as
the
destination
disk.
6.
Follow
the
succeeding
screen
instructions
to
complete
the
process.
Write
-protect
the
floppy
disk
to
avoid
a
computer
virus
infection.
5-8
Chapter
5:
RAID
support