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NVIDIA RAID User’s Guide
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NVIDIA RAID Application Notes
Installing NVIDIA RAID on a New Windows XP Operating
System
Problem
To install NVIDIA
®
RAID technology on a new Windows XP operating system, a
floppy
disk with the NVIDIA IDE drivers must be created to enable installation of NVIDIA
RAID.
Solution
To create the NVIDIA IDE drivers floppy disk, the end user must:
1
Copy these files from the NVIDIA nForce
™
driver directory (IDE/WinXP or
Win2K) onto a formatted floppy disk:
•
Disk1
•
Txtsetup.oem
•
Nvraid.sys
•
NvAtaBus.sys
2
Go into the BIOS setup menu and enable RAID
a
In the BIOS menu, specify which disks should be dedicated to RAID
b
Exit the BIOS menu and reboot
3
At the RAID ROM screen, press
F10
to enter RAID setup
a
Create a RAID array and add disks to it
b
Select “
Yes
” when asked to clear disk data
c
Reboot system
4
Select
F6
when prompted
5
Install the NVIDIA RAID drivers created on the floppy disk.
Select both the RAID and IDE drivers from the floppy to enable RAID functionality.
6
Continue with the driver installation process