Some RAID questions

[belltollsforthee]

Ok well i THINK i have all the help i need to setup RAID 0 with my Asus manual BUT i was wondering if i really need a Floppy drive to setup a RAID array? manual says i do but i can i bypass it or do i really need it

 

[jitpublisher]

It says you need a floppy because you have to supply the correct drivers during the install.
What OS are you using? Vista and 7 will most likely have the drivers, you should be alright.
If you are using XP, then you need to be able to supply the drivers when you load the OS, as XP will not have them.

 

[belltollsforthee]

It says you need a floppy because you have to supply the correct drivers during the install.
What OS are you using? Vista and 7 will most likely have the drivers, you should be alright.
If you are using XP, then you need to be able to supply the drivers when you load the OS, as XP will not have them.

I plan on using win7

 

[1haplo]

What Chipset?

If you are uesing the Intel ICH10R/ICH9R/ICH8R Windows 7 will install on a RAID without need of a driver disk, They are built into Windows 7.

IF you are using nVRAID, JMicron or other RAID controllers you may need a driver disk.

With Windows 7 you can add the drivers via USB.

just make your RAID array then reboot and enter the BIOS and under boot device priority make sure the RAID array is the hard drive selected. (IE: Intel Volume 0)

Then install Windows.

1Haplo