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Step 4: Install the RAID Driver During OS Installation
The RAID driver must be installed during the Windows
®
XP or Windows
®
2000 in-
stallation using the F6 installation method. This is required in order to install the
operating system onto a hard drive or RAID volume when in RAID mode or onto
a hard drive when in AHCI mode.
1. Start Windows Setup by booting from the installation CD.
2. Press <F6> when prompted in the status line with the ‘Press F6 if you need
to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver’ message.
3. Press <S> to “Specify Additional Device”.
4. At this point you will be prompted to insert a fl oppy disk containing the RAID
driver. Insert the RAID driver diskette.
5. Locate for the drive where you inserted the diskette then select RAID or AHCI
controller that corresponds to your BIOS setup. Press <Enter> to confi rm.
You have successfully installed the driver. However you must continue installing
the OS. Leave the fl oppy disk in the fl oppy drive until the system reboots itself
because Windows setup will need to copy the fi les again from the fl oppy disk
to the Windows installation folders. After Windows setup has copied these fi les
again, remove the fl oppy diskette so that Windows setup can reboot as needed.