Create Raid Driver Disk - Foxconn A88GMV Series User Manual

Delete RAID array
1. Press [3] in the Main Menu to enter the "Delete LD Menu".
2. Highlight the array you want to delete and press [Del] or [Alt-D] keys.
3. Press [Ctrl-Y] if you are sure to delete the array or other keys to abort.

4-4 Create RAID Driver Disk

If you want to install Windows XP on a hard disk that is configured to RAID mode, a floppy disk with
RAID driver is required during the installation. For Windows Vista, you can also use a USB flash
disk with RAID driver.
Create a RAID Driver Disk in Windows:
1. Boot your computer and start Windows, put the driver CD into DVD-ROM drive.
2. Insert a floppy disk/USB disk into the floppy disk drive/USB port.
3. Depending on which platform your will install, go to CD:\Driver\AMD\RAID\Floppy\WinXP
or WinVista, click on RaidTool icon to start the floppy creation or copy all the files in WinXP or
WinVista folder to the USB disk.
4. Follow the succeeding screen prompt to complete the process.
Create a RAID Driver Disk without entering OS:
1. Boot your computer, press [Del] during POST to enter BIOS.
2. Insert the driver CD into the optical drive.
3. Set the "1st Boot Device" to "CD/DVD-ROM", save changes and exit.
4. Press any key when the screen prompts "Press any key to boot from the optical drive.".
5. Press [1] to create a RAID driver disk when the prompt menu appears.
6. Insert a formatted floppy disk into the floppy disk drive, press [Enter] to continue.
7. Follow the instructions to complete the process.
Option ROM Utility (c) 2008 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
[ View LD Definition Menu ]
LD No RAID Mode
LD 1 RAID 0
Stripe Block: 64 KB
Channel :ID Drive Model
1 :Mas XXXXXXXXXXX
2 :Mas XXXXXXXXXXX
Press Ctrl-Y to delete the data in the disk!
or press any other key to abort...
[ Define LD Menu ]
Total Drv Capacity(MB)
2 XXXXX
Cache Mode:
[ Drives Assignment ]
Compatibilities Capacity(GB)
SATA XG XX.XX
SATA XG XX.XX
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Status
Functional
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