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3-10 F-I90HD
3.13 Build ATi SATA Driver Disk Under DOS Environment
The “Driver Disk Maker” program bundled in the Driver-&-Utility CD is a utility to build the driver
program needed for SATA controller into a floppy disk under DOS environment. This procedure
is necessary only for installing Windows operating system to the hard disk connected to
“
SATA1 ~ SATA4 ” connector.
To create a driver disk:
1. Before starting, connect a 3.5” floppy disk drive to the “ FDC1 ” connector, and connect a
CD-ROM drive to your motherboard. Prepare a 3.5” floppy disk.
2. After completing all the start-up preparation for hardware setup, power on the system.
3. Enter the BIOS Setup Menu by hitting < Del > key
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.
Enter and select the BIOS menu “ Advanced BIOS Features ”. Configure the option
“ First Boot Device ” to “ CD-ROM ”
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drive. Save this selection and exit BIOS setup menu
by accessing the BIOS menu “ Save & Exit Setup ”.
4. Restart the system. The system will now boot from CD, and enter the ABIT Boot Manager,
the following options appear
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:
(0) Boot From First HDD
(1) Make Driver Disk
(2) Boot From First Floppy Drive
(3) Skip CD-ROM Boot (Try Next Boot Device)
Type < 1 > and hit < Enter > key. The following options appear:
(1) Make Driver Disk
(2) Exit
Type < 1 > and hit < Enter > key to start making.
5. The driver options appear:
(1) Generate ATi SATA RAID Driver Disk
Type the number of the actions you want and hit < Enter > key.
6. Insert floppy disk to the floppy drive
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. Press any key to continue.
7. Copying files to floppy now starts. After completed copying, hit the < n > key if you do not
want to make another Driver Disk, and stop at the A:\> prompt.
8. Take out the Driver-&-Utility CD from the CD-ROM drive now. Restart your system 5 .
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You may refer to the chapter “ BIOS Setup Menu ” in user’s manual on how to do so.
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The name may vary as per BIOS version. Place the “Driver-&-Utility CD” into the CD-ROM drive now.
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You will have to type your command within 20 seconds, or the system will boot from HD.
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You will be asked to do the format procedure if the floppy disk is not blank. Hit < n > key for not formatting
another floppy.
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Now you have this driver disk ready for installing Windows Operating System. Insert this floppy disk to
floppy drive and press < F6 > key when the screen instruction prompts you to install a third-party SCSI or
RAID driver.