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Please backup your data first before you create RAID functions. In the process you create RAID, the system will ask if you 

want to “Clear Disk Data” or not. It is recommended to select “Yes”, and then your future data building will operate under a 

clean environment. 

 

If you want to install Windows7 / 7 64-bit / Vista / Vista 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit on a RAID disk composed of 2 or more 

SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDDs with RAID functions, please follow below procedures according to the OS you install. 

If you want to install Windows XP or Windows XP 64-bit on a RAID disk composed of 2 or more SATA / SATAII / 

SATA3 HDDs with RAID functions, please follow below steps. 

A. 

Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY → Advanced screen →Storage Configuration. 

B.        Set the “SATA Operation Mode” option to [RAID]. 

 

A. 

Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to boot your system.   

B. 

During POST at the beginning of system boot-up, press <F11> key, and then a window for boot devices 

selection appears. Please select CD-ROM as the boot device. 

C.   

When you see the message on the screen, “Do you want to generate Serial ATA driver diskette [YN]?”, press 

<Y>. 

D.   

Then you will see these messages, 

 

          Please insert a floppy diskette into the floppy drive, and press any key. 

E. 

The system will start to format the floppy diskette and copy SATA / SATAII / SATA3 drivers into the floppy 

diskette. 

 

Before you start to configure RAID function, you need to check this RAID installation guide for proper configuration. 

Please refer to the BIOS RAID installation guide part in this document for details. 

 

After making a SATA / SATAII / SATA3 driver diskette and set RAID configuration, you can start to install Windows XP 

/ XP 64-bit on your system. At the beginning of Windows setup, press F6 to install a third-party RAID driver. When