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NOTE. If you install Windows

XP / XP 64-bit on IDE HDDs and want to manage

(create, convert, delete, or rebuild) RAID functions on SATA / SATAII HDDs, you still

need to set up “SATA Operation Mode” to [RAID] in BIOS first. Then, please set the

RAID configuration by using the Windows RAID installation guide in the following path

in the Support CD:

.. \ RAID Installation Guide

D. Then you will see these messages,

Please insert a blank

formatted diskette into floppy

drive A:

press any key to start

Please insert a floppy diskette into the floppy drive, and press any key.

E. The system will start to format the floppy diskette and copy SATA / SATAII

drivers into the floppy diskette.

STEP 3: Set Up BIOS.

A. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration.

B. Set the “SATA Operation Mode” option to [RAID].

STEP 4: Use “RAID Installation Guide” to set RAID configuration.

Before you start to configure RAID function, you need to check the RAID installation

guide in the Support CD for proper configuration. Please refer to the BIOS RAID

installation guide in the following path in the Support CD:

.. \ RAID Installation Guide

STEP 5: Install Windows

XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system.

You can start to install Windows

XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system. At the beginning

of Windows

setup, press F6 to install a third-party RAID driver. When prompted,

insert the SATA / SATAII driver diskette containing the NVIDIA

RAID driver. After

reading the floppy disk, the driver will be presented. Select the driver to install

according to the mode you choose and the OS you install.