Serial ATA RAID Quick User’s Guide
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Step 2. Installing Software Drivers
SiS provides Mini IDE driver for SiS964 SATA function and RAID driver for
SiS964 SATA with RAID function.
SiS Mini IDE driver for Windows 2000/XP
SiS RAID driver for Windows 2000/XP
1. For SATA function, both of Mini IDE driver and RAID driver support
SATA.
2. For RAID function, SiS964 support RAID0, RAID, RAID0+1 and JBOD
by software RAID driver only.
For special occasions, users can refer to the following section with
details on the SiS964 driver installation when used with various
operating systems.
Windows 2000/XP
New Windows 2000/XP Installation
The following details the installation of the drivers while installing
Windows 2000/XP.
1.
Start the installation:
Boot from the CD-ROM. Press F6 when the message “Press
F6
key if you need to install third party SCSI or RAID driver” appears.
2.
When the Windows 2000/XP Setup window is generated, press
S
key to specify an Additional Device(s).
3.
Insert the driver diskette into drive A: and press Enter.
4.
Choose one of the following items:
“
WinXP SiS Raid/IDE Controller
“ (for RAID),
“
WinXP SiS Mini IDE Controller
” (for SATA),
“
Win2000 SiS Raid/IDE Controller
” (for RAID),
“
Win2000 SiS Mini IDE Controller
” (for SATA) that appears on
screen, and then press the Enter key.
