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Installing a new Windows XP (Vista) in a brand new RAID
system.
1. Follow 5-1 to create a RAID driver diskette.
(Windows Vista has in-box driver by its own and can skip this step).
2. Follow 5-2 to set BIOS setting SATA mode to RAID or AHCI.
3. Follow 5-3 to create RAID in BIOS.
4. Follow 5-4 to Install Windows Operating System.
What kinds of hardware and software you need here :
1. A floppy drive.
2. A CD-ROM drive.
3. Several SATA hard disks.
4. A RAID driver diskette. (Could be bundled in motherboard package.)
5. P35A Series CD. (To create RAID driver diskette if it is not bundled.)
6. Windows XP or Vista Install CD.
Existing Windows XP (Vista) system with new RAID built as
data storage.
Follow 5-5 to go through the processes to build a new RAID data storage in your
existing Windows XP system, it includes :
1. Copy RAID driver setup program to your hard disk. (Vista can skip)
2. Follow 5-2 to set BIOS setting SATA mode to RAID or AHCI.
3. Follow 5-3 to create RAID in BIOS.
4. Run setup program to install Intel
®
Matrix Storage Manager driver into your current
Windows XP system. (Vista can skip this step)
5. Format new RAID partitions.
What kinds of hardware and software you need here :
1. A CD-ROM drive.
2. Several SATA hard disks.
3. A P35A Series driver CD.
