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2-10 Enabling SATA RAID
Note: For SAS RAID, please refer to LSI manual on the driver CD.
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. 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 de-
cide 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.
Note: the SATA RAID driver is supported by Windows 2000 and XP only.
Creating a Driver Diskette
You must fi rst create a driver diskette from the 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.
Creating the Driver Diskette
Insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive and start the system. A display as
shown in Figure 2-6 will appear.
Click on the icon labeled "Build Driver Diskettes and Manuals" and follow the
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
the Windows Operating System you wish to install into the CD-ROM drive of
the new system you are about to confi gure.
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