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Loading the Drivers onto a Bootable Array
Creating an array and then installing Windows OS onto the RAID configuration is a
bootable array. Since you cannot use the conventional method of installing drivers, the
drive must be loaded during Windows installation.
For
Windows
Users:
1. On first boot-up, press
CTRL
+
H
during the HighPoint RocketRAID splash screen
to enter the BIOS RAID creation utility.
2. Create the array you want to install your Windows Operating System onto
3. With the array created, download the RS6422AS drivers from
www.highpoint-
tech.com
and load them onto a
USB
. You will need to locate the files when
prompted to load drivers during Windows Installation
4. Start Windows Installation.
5. When prompted
Where
do
you
want
to
install
Windows
? Click
Load
Driver
6. When prompted, click
Browse
7. Browse to your connected USB and driver files you downloaded
8. Click
OK
, and once loaded, you will see a list of drivers detected.
9. Select the HighPoint driver file
10.
Click
Next
, and you should see the RAID arrays you created
11.
Select the RAID array and click next
12.
Follow the Windows installation instructions to complete your installation
A bootable array differs for Mac users since there is no way to load the HBA drivers
during installation. The only way to create a bootable array would be to use 3
rd
party
software, and clone the bootable drive.
For
Mac
Users:
1. You must have an existing installation of the Mac operating system installed.
2. Set up the RS6422AS normally by
Setting up the hardware ()
Installing HighPoint RocketRAID 4522 driver and WebGUI
Creating an Array using the WebGUI
3. Once an array is created, the logical volume can be seen by your operating system
4. Use a 3
rd
party disk cloning tool to copy your bootable drive onto the logical drive
you just created.
Updating the Drivers
For
Windows
Users:
1. Obtain the latest driver files for
RocketRAID 4522
from
www.highpoint-tech.com
2. Open Windows
Device
Manager
Click
Start
Click
Control
Panel
