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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.
5. A motherboard driver CD.
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 motherboard driver CD.
