Setting up a “raid ready” system – Intel DP45SG User Manual

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Loading the Intel Matrix Storage Technology
RAID Drivers and Software for Microsoft

Windows* XP

NOTE

You wll not be required to perform these steps if you will be using the Microsoft
Windows Vista operating system as the ICH10R driver is supported natively.

1. Begin Windows Setup by booting from the Windows installation CD.
2. At the beginning of Windows Setup, press <F6> to install a third-party SCSI or

RAID driver. When prompted, insert the diskette that contains the Intel Matrix
Storage Technology RAID Driver in a USB floppy disk drive. Refer to

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/916196/en-us

for information on supported USB

floppy disk drives. Install the Intel

®

ICH10 SATA RAID Controller driver.

3. Finish the Windows installation and install all necessary drivers.
4. Install the Intel Matrix Storage Console software via the Intel Express Installer

Driver and Softwared DVD included with your Desktop Board or after downloading
it from the Internet at

http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/

.

The Intel Matrix Storage Console software can be used to manage the RAID
configuration.

Setting Up a “RAID Ready” System

The Intel Matrix Storage Technology Console software offers the flexibility to upgrade
from a single Serial ATA drive to RAID without reinstalling the operating system, when
a second SATA hard drive is added to the system.

Follow the steps described above in: "Configuring the BIOS" and "Loading the Intel
Matrix Storage Technology RAID Drivers and Software."

Once additional SATA drives have been added to the system, open the Intel Matrix
Storage Technology Console Software and follow the directions to update to a RAID
setup.

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