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Installing the RAID Driver for bootable RAID Array

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MS-7576 Mainboard Installing the RAID Driver (for bootable RAID Array) For W indows XP: 1. After you complete the RAID BIOS setup, boot from the W indows CD, and the W indows XP Setup program starts. 2. Press F6 and wait for the W indows Setup screen to appear. 3. Insert the floppy that contains the RAID driver, press the "S" key to select "Specify Additional Device". Important Please follow the instruction below to make a SATA RAID driver for yourself. 1. Insert the MSI DVD into the DVD-ROM drive. 2. Click the "Browse" on the Setup screen. 3. Copy all the contents in the : \\ChipSet\AMD\XP\SBDrv\RAID7xx\x86 (for Windows XP 32-bit) or X64 (for Windows XP 64-bit) \\ChipSet\AMD\VISTA\Packages\Drivers\SBDrv\SB7xx\RAID\x86 (for Windows Vista 32-bit) or X64 (for Windows Vista 64-bit) Note: for Windows Vista, you can copy the files to a medium (floppy/ CD/ DVD or USB) 4. The driver disk for RAID controller is done. 4. W hen prompted, insert the floppy disk and press Enter. 5. You should be shown a list of available SCSI Adapters. 6. Select the compatible RAID controller for 32-bit/ 64-bit version system and then press ENTER. 7. The next screen should confirm that you have selected the RAID controller. Press ENTER again to continue. 8. You have successfully installed the RAID driver, and W indows setup should continue. 9. Leave the disk in the floppy drive until the system reboots itself. W indows setup will need to copy the files from the floppy again after the RAID volume is formatted, and W indows setup starts copying files. For W indows Vista: During the operating system installation, after selecting the location to install W indows Vista, please click on the "Load Driver" button to load RAID driver. Please refer the Important notice above to make a RAID Driver medium. And then, follow the instructions on the screen to complete the whole installation. C-8

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Installing the RAID Driver (for bootable RAID Array)
For Windows XP:
1.
After you complete the RAID BIOS setup, boot from the Windows CD, and the
Windows XP Setup program starts.
2.
Press
F6
and wait for the Windows Setup screen to appear.
3.
Insert the floppy that contains the RAID driver, press the
“
S
”
key to select
“
Specify
Additional Device
”
.
4.
When prompted, insert the floppy disk and press Enter.
5.
You should be shown a list of available SCSI Adapters.
6.
Select the compatible RAID controller for 32-bit/ 64-bit version system and then
press ENTER.
7.
The next screen should confirm that you have selected the RAID controller.
Press ENTER again to continue.
8.
You have successfully installed the RAID driver, and Windows setup should
continue.
9.
Leave the disk in the floppy drive until the system reboots itself. Windows setup
will need to copy the files from the floppy again after the RAID volume is formatted,
and Windows setup starts copying files.
For Windows Vista:
During the operating system installation, after selecting the location to install
Windows Vista, please click on the
“
Load Driver
”
button to load RAID driver.
Please refer the
Important
notice above to make a RAID Driver medium. And
then, follow the instructions on the screen to complete the whole installation.
Important
Please follow the instruction below to make a SATA RAID driver for yourself.
1.
Insert the MSI DVD into the DVD-ROM drive.
2.
Click the
“
Browse
”
on the Setup screen.
3.
Copy all the contents in the
:
\\ChipSet\AMD\XP\SBDrv\RAID7xx\x86 (for Windows XP 32-bit)
or X64 (for Windows XP 64-bit)
\\ChipSet\AMD\VISTA\Packages\Drivers\SBDrv\SB7xx\RAID\x86 (for
Windows Vista 32-bit) or X64 (for Windows Vista 64-bit)
Note: for Windows Vista, you can copy the files to a medium (floppy/ CD/
DVD or USB)
4.
The driver disk for RAID controller is done.