S-ATA RAID Configuration
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Step 2: Create RAID Array
RAID arrays are created using the RAID controller’s BIOS utility.
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Power-on the system and wait for the following screen to appear. Press the
”Tab” key to enter its BIOS configuration utility.
The main interface of the BIOS utility is as below:
Refer to Appendix B for details about creating RAID array using this utility.
After the RAID array is created, press “ESC” to exit.
Step 3: Prepare driver floppy
When installing Windows XP/2000/NT4.0 into any RAID disk, the O/S setup will
require a floppy disk containing the RAID driver. This step will show you how to
prepare this driver floppy. There are 2 methods to prepare this floppy:
Method 1
1. Insert the bundled CD into the CD-ROM drive
2. Boot the system from the CD-ROM
3. A menu of driver for various RAID controllers will appear
4. Insert a blank floppy into the A:drive
5. Select the appropriate RAID controller to begin copy into the floppy
