DFI LanParty DK P35 Series User Manual page 30

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Step 4: Install the RAID Driver During OS Installation
The RAID driver must be installed during the Windows
Windows
required in order to install the operating system onto a hard drive
or RAID volume when in RAID mode or onto a hard drive when
in AHCI mode.
1. Star t Windows Setup by booting from the installation CD.
2. Press <F6> when prompted in the status line with the 'Press
F6 if you need to install a third par ty SCSI or RAID driver'
message.
3. Press <S> to "Specify Additional Device".
4. At this point you will be prompted to inser t a floppy disk
containing the RAID driver. Inser t the provided RAID driver
diskette.
5. Locate for the drive where you inser ted the diskette then
select RAID or AHCI controller that corresponds to your
BIOS setup. Press <Enter> to confirm.
You have successfully installed the driver. However you must
continue installing the OS. Leave the floppy disk in the floppy
drive until the system reboots itself because Windows setup will
need to copy the files again from the floppy disk to the Windows
installation folders. After Windows setup has copied these files
again, remove the floppy diskette so that Windows setup can
reboot as needed.
Step 5: Install the Intel Matrix Storage Manager
The Intel Matrix Storage Manager can be installed from within
Windows. It allows RAID volume management (create, delete,
migrate) from within the operating system. It will also display
useful SATA device and RAID volume information. The user
interface, tray icon ser vice and monitor ser vice allow you to
monitor the current status of the RAID volume and/or SATA
drives. It enables enhanced performance and power management
for the storage subsystem.
1. Insert the CD into a CD-ROM drive.
2. On the left side of the autorun screen, click the "CHIPSET"
icon.
3. Click "Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager" on the main menu.
4. Follow the steps shown on the screen; clicking "next" each
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time you finish a step.
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