5 creating a raid driver disk, 2 creating a raid driver disk in windows – Asus P5K Premium/WiFi-AP User Manual

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Chapter 5: Software support

5.5.2

Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows

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To create a RAID driver disk in Windows

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:

1. Start Windows

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.

2. Place the motherboard support DVD into the optical drive.
3. Go to the Make Disk menu, then click Intel ICH9 32/64 bit RAID/AHCI Driver

Disk to create an Intel

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ICH9R RAID driver disk or the JMicron JMB36X

32/64-bit RAID Driver to create a JMicron JMB363 RAID driver disk.

4. Insert a floppy disk into the floppy disk drive or connect a USB flash disk if

you are using Windows Vista OS.

5. Follow succeeding screen instructions to complete the process.

Write-protect the floppy disk to avoid computer virus infection.

5.5

Creating a RAID driver disk

A floppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows

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XP and

later operating system on a hard disk drive that is included in a RAID set. For

Windows Vista user, you can create a RAID driver disk with a floppy disk drive or a

USB flash disk drive.

5.5.1

Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS

To create a RAID driver disk without entering the OS:
1. Boot your computer.
2. Press <Del> during POST to enter the BIOS setup utility.
3. Set the optical drive as the primary boot device.
4. Insert the support DVD into the optical drive.
5. Save changes and exit BIOS.
6. Press any key when the system prompts “Press any key to boot from the

optical drive.”

7. When the menu appears, press <1> to create a RAID driver disk.
8. Insert a formatted floppy disk into the floppy drive then press <Enter>.
9. Follow succeeding screen instructions to complete the process.

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