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5-13 Enabling SATA RAID
Now that the hardware is set up, you must now install the operating system and
the SATA RAID drivers, if you wish to use RAID with your SATA drives. The
installation procedure differs depending on whether you wish to have the operating
system installed on a RAID array or on a separate non-RAID, IDE drive. See the
instructions below for details.
Serial ATA (SATA)
Serial ATA (SATA) is a physical storage interface that employs a single cable with a
minimum of four wires to create a point-to-point connection between devices. This
connection is a serial link that supports a SATA transfer rate from 150 MBps. The
serial cables used in SATA are thinner than the traditional cables used in Parallel
ATA (PATA) and can extend up to one meter in length, compared to only 40 cm for
PATA cables. Overall, SATA provides better functionality than PATA.
Installing the OS/SATA Driver
Before installing the OS (operating system) and SATA RAID driver, you must decide
if you wish to have the operating system installed as part of a bootable RAID array
or installed to a separate non-RAID, IDE hard drive. If on a separate IDE drive, skip
ahead to section entitled Enabling SATA RAID in the BIOS. If you wish to have the
OS on a SATA RAID array, you must fi rst complete the step below.
Building
a
Driver
Diskette
You must fi rst build a driver diskette from the Super Micro CD-ROM that was includ-
ed with the system. (You will have to create this disk on a computer that is already
running and with the OS installed. Note that this driver only works with Windows
2003. After building the driver diskette, insert the driver fl oppy into the fl oppy drive
in your system (must be an IDE fl oppy and not a USB fl oppy) and insert the OS
Installation CD into your CD-ROM or DVD drive. Boot up the system and press the
<F6> key. You will then be able to create a partition on the disk where the OS will
be installed. After the OS is installed the system will automatically roboot. You can
now skip ahead to section entitled Enabling SATA RAID in the BIOS.
Installing the Operating System
If the operating system has not yet been installed, you should install it now. With
the Windows OS installation CD in the CD-ROM drive, restart the system. When
you see the prompt, hit the <F6> key to enter Windows setup. Follow the prompts
as they appear to install the OS. Once installed, proceed to the next step to enable
RAID and set up your RAID drives.
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