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AMD RAID Installing the RAID Driver (for bootable RAID Array) 1. After you complete the RAID BIOS setup, boot from the Windows CD, and the Windows 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". Note: for Windows Vista/ Windows 7, you can copy the files to a medium (floppy/ CD/ DVD or USB) Important Please follow the instruction below to make a SATA RAID driver for yourself. • Insert the MSI DVD into the DVD-ROM drive. • Click the "Browse CD" on the Setup screen. • Copy all the contents in the : \\ChipSet\AMD\Packages\Drivers\SBDrv\SB9xx\RAID\ (and then, please select a folder which was classified according to OS.) • The driver disk for RAID controller is done. 4. When prompted, insert the medium disk and press Enter. For Windows Vista/ Windows 7: During the Operating system installation, after selecting the location to install Vista/ Windows 7 click on "Load Driver" button to load RAID drive. 5. You should be shown a list of available RAID controller(s). 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 con- tinue. 9. Leave the medium until the system reboots itself. Windows setup will need to copy the files from the medium again after the RAID volume is formatted, and Windows setup starts copying files. B-8

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AMD RAID
Install±ng the RAID Dr±ver (for bootable RAID Array)
After you complete the RAID BIOS setup, boot from the W±ndows CD, and the W±n-
dows Setup program starts.
Press F6 and wa±t for the W±ndows Setup screen to appear.
Insert the floppy that conta±ns the RAID dr±ver, press the “S” key to select “Spec±fy
Add±t±onal Dev±ce”.
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When prompted, ±nsert the med±um d±sk and press Enter.
4.
Important
Please follow the ±nstruct±on below to make a SATA RAID dr±ver for yourself.
Insert the MSI DVD ±nto the DVD-ROM dr±ve.
Cl±ck the “Browse CD” on the Setup screen.
Copy all the contents ±n the : \\Ch±pSet\AMD\Packages\Dr±vers\SBDrv\SB9xx\RAID\
(and then, please select a folder wh±ch was class±fied accord±ng to OS.)
The dr±ver d±sk for RAID controller ±s done.
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For W±ndows V±sta/ W±ndows 7:
Dur±ng the Operat±ng system ±nstallat±on, after select±ng the locat±on to ±nstall V±sta/
W±ndows 7 cl±ck on “Load Dr±ver” button to load RAID dr±ve.
You should be shown a l±st of ava±lable RAID controller(s).
Select the compat±ble RAID controller for 32-b±t/ 64-b±t vers±on system and then
press ENTER.
The next screen should confirm that you have selected the RAID controller. Press
ENTER aga±n to cont±nue.
You have successfully ±nstalled the RAID dr±ver, and W±ndows setup should con-
t±nue.
Leave the med±um unt±l the system reboots ±tself. W±ndows setup w±ll need to copy
the files from the med±um aga±n after the RAID volume ±s formatted, and W±ndows
setup starts copy±ng files.
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Note: for W±ndows V±sta/ W±ndows 7, you can copy the files to a med±um (floppy/
CD/ DVD or USB)