Chapter 2: Installation
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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 hard drive. If on a separate drive, you may
install the driver either during or after the OS installation. If you wish to have the
OS on a SATA RAID array, you must follow the procedure below and install the
driver during the OS installation.
Building a Driver Diskette
You must fi rst build a driver diskette from the Supermicro CD-ROM that was included
with the system. (You will have to create this disk on a computer that is already
running and with the OS installed.)
Building a Driver Diskette
Insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive and start the system. A display as
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shown in Figure 2-6 will appear.
Click on the icon labeled "Build Driver Diskettes and Manuals" and follow the
2.
instructions to create a fl oppy disk with the driver on it.
Once it's been created, remove the fl oppy and insert the installation CD for
3.
the Windows Operating System you wish to install into the CD-ROM drive of
the new system you are about to confi gure.
Note:
You need to have an external USB fl oppy when building the driver diskette.
Window's Vista, Windows 2008 or later Windows OS systems can use a USB stick
instead of a fl oppy.
Enabling SATA RAID in the BIOS
Before installing the Windows Operating System, you must change some of the
BIOS settings.
Changing BIOS SATA RAID Settings
Boot up the system and hit the <Del> key to enter the BIOS Setup Utlility.
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After the Setup Utility loads,
Use the arrow keys to move to the Exit menu. Scroll down with the arrow
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keys to the "Load Optimal Defaults setting and press <Enter>. Select "OK" to
confi rm, then <Enter> to load the default settings.
