MSI Creator TRX40 User Manual - Page 86

Installing RAID Driver, New Operating System Installation

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Installing RAID Driver New Operating System Installation The following details the installation of the drivers while installing operating system. 1. During the operating system installation, after selecting the location to install Windows click on Load driver button to install a third party RAID driver. 2. When prompted, insert the MSI USB drive and then click Browse. 3. Navigate to \\Storage\AMD\ the directory containing AMD RAID drivers, then click OK. 4. Select the (rcbottom.inf) driver, click Next. 5. When prompted, click OK. 6. Click Browse and navigate to the directory \\Storage\AMD\ again, then click OK. 7. Select the (rcraid.inf) driver, click Next. 8. You have successfully installed the RAID driver, and Windows setup should continue. 9. Leave the USB drive in the computer until the system reboots itself. Windows setup will need to copy the files after the RAID volume is formatted, and Windows setup starts copying files. AMD RAIDXpert2 Management Suite Installation 1. Set the SATA Mode to RAID Mode in BIOS 2. Insert the MSI USB Drive into the USB port. 3. Click the Select to choose what happens with removable drives pop-up notification, then select Run DVDSetup.exe to open the installer. If you turn off the AutoPlay feature from the Windows Control Panel, you can still manually execute the DVDSetup.exe from the root path of the MSI USB Drive. 4. Under the Drivers/Software tab, check the AMD RAID Drivers check-box. 5. Click the Install button. 6. When prompt you to restart, click OK button to finish. 7. Restart your computer and enter the Windows operating system. 8. Double-click the RAIDXpert2 icon to open the RAIDXpert2 Web GUI. ▪▪Default credentials are: ▫▫Username - admin ▫▫Password - admin 9. Change the credentials: ▪▪Create new username and password 10. Re-log into the RAIDXpert2 Web GUI with the new credentials. 86 AMD RAID Configuration

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AMD RAID Configuration
Installing RAID Driver
New Operating System Installation
The following details the installation of the drivers while installing operating system.
1.
During the operating system installation, after selecting the location to install
Windows click on
Load driver
button to install a third party RAID driver.
2.
When prompted, insert the MSI USB drive and then click
Browse
.
3.
Navigate to \\Storage\AMD\ the directory containing AMD RAID drivers, then click
OK
.
4.
Select the (
rcbottom.inf
) driver, click
Next
.
5.
When prompted, click
OK
.
6.
Click
Browse
and navigate to the directory \\Storage\AMD\ again, then click
OK
.
7.
Select the (
rcraid.inf
) driver, click Next.
8.
You have successfully installed the RAID driver, and Windows setup should
continue.
9.
Leave the USB drive in the computer until the system reboots itself. Windows
setup will need to copy the files after the RAID volume is formatted, and Windows
setup starts copying files.
AMD RAIDXpert2 Management Suite Installation
1.
Set the
SATA Mode
to
RAID Mode
in BIOS
2.
Insert the MSI USB Drive into the USB port.
3.
Click the
Select to choose what happens with removable drives
pop-up
notification, then select
Run DVDSetup.exe
to open the installer. If you turn off the
AutoPlay feature from the Windows Control Panel, you can still manually execute
the
DVDSetup.exe
from the root path of the MSI USB Drive.
4.
Under the
Drivers/Software
tab, check the
AMD RAID Drivers
check-box.
5.
Click the
Install
button.
6.
When prompt you to restart, click
OK
button to finish.
7.
Restart your computer and enter the Windows operating system.
8.
Double-click the
RAIDXpert2
icon to open the RAIDXpert2 Web GUI.
Default credentials are:
Username -
admin
Password -
admin
9.
Change the credentials:
Create new username and password
10.
Re-log into the RAIDXpert2 Web GUI with the new credentials.