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ASUS MAXIMUS VII FORMULA
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Chapter 5
Exiting the Intel ® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility
To exit the utility:
1. From the utility main menu, select 5. Exit , and then press <Enter>. The following
warning message appears:
Are you sure you want to exit? (Y/N):
[ CONFIRM EXIT ]
5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk
A floppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing a Windows
®
operating system
on a hard disk drive that is included in a RAID set.
The motherboard does not provide a floppy drive connector. You have to use a USB floppy
disk drive when creating a SATA RAID driver disk.
5.2.1 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. When the Make Disk menu appears, press <1> to create a RAID driver disk.
7. Insert a formatted floppy disk into the USB floppy disk drive, then press <Enter>.
8. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the process.