RAID On gigabyte motherboard without floppy

[pent5ht]

Im gonna be attempting to run RAID with windows Vista Home Premium 64 bit and a Gigabyte Ep45-UD3R and i dont have a floppy drive. My questions are


1. Can i run RAID Without using a floppy, using a USB Drive or CD?


2. Where do i get the RAID Drivers for my motherboard. From gigabyte.com?

thanks in advance

 

[GhislainG]

You can get the latest RAID drivers from Intel, but RAID drivers are already included with Vista.

 

[sebastian7]

1. I think you can use nLite to streamslip RAID into your Windows installation. Perhaps someone can verify this.

2. Yes, always consult your motherboard manufacturer's website for drivers before going elsewhere (i.e. audio, chipset, RAID). They're usually the best for your computer since they're tailored to your specific motherboard.

EDIT: Oh, okay didn't know about Vista.

 

[jsc]

I can upgrade my BIOS using a USB floppy drive. You should be able to use a USB floppy drive for the RAID drivers.

 

[leo2kp]

Vista will work with RAID without having to F6 during installation, but you should still install RAID drivers after installing Vista.

 

[GhislainG]

Leo is correct. The latest Intel drivers should be loaded once Vista is installed.

 

[Primus462]

1. I think you can use nLite to streamslip RAID into your Windows installation. Perhaps someone can verify this.

I just used nLite to create a sliptsreamed XP Pro install disc with the RAID drivers for my RAID 1 setup on Sunday. It worked great. I believe nLite is only for XP and maybe 2K. The website stated there was a version called vLite for Vista.

 

[pent5ht]

Alright So go in my BIOS Set it up for RAID, and drivers should already be integrated into vista? is this correct. And i have never used nlite before what is it?

 

[kg4icg]

vista will recognize the raid chipset if you have it enabled in bios and install the appropriate drivers, there is no f6 install achi, raid driver section in the install process. That's in XP only