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Deleting an existing disk array could result in loss of data. Record all array information including the
array type, the disk members, and stripe block size in case you wish to undo a deletion.
Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System
With the correct BIOS settings, you are ready to install the operating system.
A. Installing Windows 8.1/7
(The following instructions use Windows 8.1 as the example operating system.)
Step 1:
You need to install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver during the OS installation. Use an alternative system to copy
the SATA RAID/AHCI driver from the motherboard driver disk to a USB flash drive. Copy the
Hw8_A88
folder
under
BootDrv
in the driver disk.
Step 2:
Boot from the Windows 8.1 setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. When the screen requesting
you to load the driver appears, select
Browse
.
Step 3:
Then browse to the USB flash drive and select the location of the driver. The locations of the drivers are as follows:
RAID driver for Windows 8.1 32-bit: Hw8_A88\RAID\x86
RAID driver for Windows 8.1 64-bit: Hw8_A88\RAID\x64
AHCI driver for Windows 8.1 32-bit: Hw8_A88\AHCI\W8
AHCI driver for Windows 8.1 64-bit: Hw8_A88\AHCI\W864A
For Windows 7, browse to the
Hw7_A88
folder.
Step 4:
When a screen appears, select
AMD-RAID Controller
and click
Next
to load the driver and continue the OS
installation.
B. Installing Windows XP (32-bit)
Before installing Windows XP, connect a USB floppy disk drive to your computer first because you need to
install the SATA RAID driver from a floppy disk that contains the driver during the OS installation. Without the
driver, the hard drive(s) may not be recognized during the Windows setup process. First, copy the driver from
the motherboard driver disk to a floppy disk. Refer to the methods below.
Method A:
•
For the AMD A68H, copy all files in the
\BootDrv\Hxp_A88
folder to your floppy disk.
2. The selection bar will move to the
Disks
section on the right of the screen. Select the hard drives to be included
in the RAID array. Use the up or down arrow key to select a hard drive and press <Insert>. The selected
hard drive will be shown in green. To use all of the hard drives, simply press <A> to select all. Then press
<Enter> and the selection bar will move to the
User Input
section on the left bottom of the screen. (Figure 10)
3. First, select a RAID mode and press <Enter>. The selections available depend on the number of the hard drives
being installed. Then follow the on-screen instructions to specify the array size. You can select All available
space to use the maximum size allowed or use the up or down arrow key to adjust the size and press <Enter>.
4. Select a caching mode. Options include Read/Write, Read Only, and None. Then press <Enter> to proceed.
5.
Finally, a message which says "Confirm Creation of Array" will appear. Press <C> to confirm or <Esc> to
return to the previous screen. To exit the RAID BIOS utility, press <Esc> and then press <C> to confirm.
Deleting an Array
The
Delete Array(s)
menu option allows for deletion of disk array assignments.
1. Select
Delete Array(s)
in the
Main Menu
and press <Enter>.
2. In the
Arrays
section, press the <Insert> key on the array you want to delete and then press <Enter> to proceed.
3.
When prompted to confirm, press <C> to continue the deletion or <Esc> to cancel.
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