Using Makedisk.exe - Asus K8V Deluxe User Manual

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Using Makedisk.exe

Important Notes
1. The Makedisk.exe utility enables you to create a floppy disk with the
RAID driver necessary when configuring RAID installations.
2. The Makedisk.exe utility for the Promise
"\Drivers\Promise\378ATA\Makedisk.exe" of the support CD. Use
this utility when the Operating Mode setting in the BIOS is [Onboard
IDE Operate Mode] (default).
3. The Makedisk.exe utility for the FastTrak 378 driver is located in
"\Drivers\Promise\378RAID\Makedisk.exe" of the support CD. Use
this utility when the Operating Mode setting in the BIOS is [RAID]
mode.
4. The Makedisk.exe utility for the VIA
"\Drivers\VIARAID\6420RAID\DriverDisk\Makedisk.exe" of the
support CD. Use this utility when configuring Serial ATA RAID 0 or
RAID 1.
A floppy disk with Promise
driver is required when installing Windows
operating systems. Make sure to create a RAID driver floppy disk using
Makedisk.exe utility for the VIA
before installing your operating system.
5. During the OS installation, press the "F6" key and insert the created
driver floppy disk to upload RAID driver.
Write-protect the floppy disk to avoid computer virus infection.
ASUS K8V Deluxe motherboard user guide
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SATA 378 driver is located in
® RAID driver is located in
® SATA 378, FastTrak 378 or VIA
® XP™/ 2000™ or NT™
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or Promise ATA/SATA RAID function
® RAID
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