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Intel Desktop Board D945GNT/D945GTP Product Guide Loading the Intel Matrix Storage Technology RAID Drivers and Software 1. Begin Windows Setup by booting from the Windows installation CD. 2. At the beginning of Windows Setup, press to install a third-party SCSI or RAID driver. When prompted, insert the floppy disk labeled RAID Driver. Install the Intel 82801GR SATA RAID Controller driver. 3. Finish the Windows installation and install all necessary drivers. 4. Install the Intel Matrix Storage Console software via the Intel Express Installer CD included with your desktop board or after downloading it from the Internet at http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/. The Intel Matrix Storage Console software can be used to manage the RAID configuration. Setting Up a "RAID Ready" System The Intel Matrix Storage Technology Console software offers the flexibility to upgrade from a single Serial ATA drive to RAID without reinstalling the operating system, when a second SATA hard drive is added to the system. Follow the steps described in the headings from this section: "Configuring the BIOS for Intel Matrix Storage Technology" and "Loading the Intel Matrix Storage Technology RAID Drivers and Software". Once you have added the additional SATA drives, open the Intel Matrix Storage Technology Console Software and follow the directions to update to a RAID setup. 64

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Intel Desktop Board D945GNT/D945GTP Product Guide
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Loading the Intel Matrix Storage Technology RAID Drivers
and Software
1.
Begin Windows Setup by booting from the Windows installation CD.
2.
At the beginning of Windows Setup, press <F6> to install a third-party SCSI or RAID driver.
When prompted, insert the floppy disk labeled
RAID Driver
.
Install the
Intel 82801GR
SATA RAID Controller
driver.
3.
Finish the Windows installation and install all necessary drivers.
4.
Install the Intel Matrix Storage Console software via the Intel Express Installer CD included
with your desktop board or after downloading it from the Internet at
.
The Intel Matrix Storage Console
software can be used to manage the RAID configuration.
Setting Up a “RAID Ready” System
The Intel Matrix Storage Technology Console software offers the flexibility to upgrade from a
single Serial ATA drive to RAID without reinstalling the operating system, when a second SATA
hard drive is added to the system.
Follow the steps described in the headings from this section:
"
Configuring the BIOS for Intel
Matrix Storage Technology
" and "
Loading the Intel Matrix Storage Technology RAID
Drivers and Software
".
Once you have added the additional SATA drives, open the Intel Matrix Storage Technology
Console Software and follow the directions to update to a RAID setup.