Owner's Manual

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MakingaSATARAID/AHCIDriverDiskette
BeforeinstallingWindowsXP,connectaUSBoppydiskdrivetoyourcomputerrstbecauseyouneedto
installtheSATARAID/AHCIdriverfromaoppydiskthatcontainsthedriverduringtheOSinstallation.Tocopy
theRAID/AHCIdriverforWindowsXP,copyalllesinthe\BootDrv\Hxp folder in the motherboard driver disk
toyouroppydisk.
InstallingtheSATARAID/AHCIDriverandOperatingSystem
A. Installing Windows XP
Restart your system to boot from the Windows XP setup disk and press <F6> as soon as you see the message
"PressF6ifyouneedtoinstalla3rdpartySCSIorRAIDdriver."InserttheoppydiskcontainingtheSATA
RAID/AHCI driver. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the driver that suits your operating system. When
completed, proceed with the Windows XP installation.
B. Installing Windows 7/Vista
Restart your system to boot from the Windows 7/Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps.
Select LoadDriver. Insert the motherboard driver disk and then browse to the location of the driver. Then
follow the on-screen instructions to load the driver. The locations of the drivers for Windows 7 are as follows:
RAID driver for Windows 32-bit: \BootDrv\Hw7\RAID\x86
RAID driver for Windows 64-bit: \BootDrv\Hw7\RAID\x64
AHCI driver for Windows 32-bit: \BootDrv\Hw7\AHCI\W7
AHCI driver for Windows 64-bit: \BootDrv\Hw7\AHCI\W764A
After loading the driver, continue the OS installation.
8. After the creation is complete, the screen will return to LD View Menu where you will see the newly-
created array.
9. Press <Esc> to return to Main Menu and press <Esc> again if you want to exit the RAID BIOS utility.