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nVIDIA RAID Introduction
NVIDIA RAID Utility Installation
Installing the NVIDIA RAID Software Under Windows
(for Non-bootable RAID Array)
The existing W indows IDE Parallel ATA driver (as well as the Serial ATA driver if SATA
is enabled) must be upgraded to use the NVIDIA IDE Parallel ATA driver (as well as the
NV Serial ATA driver if SATA is enabled).
This section describes how to run the setup application and install the RAID software
which will upgrade the W indows IDE driver and install the RAID software.
1. Start the NVIDIA C19 System Drivers installation program to open the NVIDIA
W indows nForce Drivers page.
2. Select the modules that you want to install. Make sure that the
“
NVIDIA IDE Driver
”
is selected.
3. Click
Next
and then follow the instructions.
4. After the installation is completed, be sure to reboot the PC.
5. After the reboot, initialize the newly created array.
MSI Reminds You...
You must install the NVIDIA IDE driver in order to enable NVIDIA
RAID.
If you do not install the NVIDIA IDE driver, NVIDIA RAID will
not be enabled.