Creating a Boot Diskette for NVIDIA RAID Drivers
To create a boot diskette for Windows XP 32- bit and 64 bit, you need a Windows system with a CD drive and diskette drive.
1. On a Windows workstation, insert the Ultra 40 Workstation Supplemental CD.
2. Change to the following directory on the CD: d:\drivers\windows\OS\chipset
Where OS is XP32 or XP64.
3. Unzip the NForce_xxx_wxp.zip file and extract the files to a local directory (for example C:\raid)
4. Insert a blank diskette into the workstation.
5. Change to the directory where the files were extracted (for example, C:\raid) and open the to the IDE\WinXP\sataraid directory.
6. Select all files in the directory and copy them to the diskette drive (a:).
Configuring RAID in the BIOS
To configure RAID in the Ultra 40 workstation BIOS and RAID BIOS on the Ultra 40 Workstation:
1. Configure RAID in the Ultra 40 workstation BIOS.
a. Reboot the workstation and press the F2 key at the Sun logo screen.
The BIOS Setup screen is displayed.
b. Select Integrated Peripherals from the main menu.
c. Select RAID config.
d. Under RAID, change the setting to Enable.
e. Press the F10 key to save your change and exit.
2. Configure RAID in the NVRAID BIOS.
a. Press the F10 key to enter the NVRAID BIOS.
b. Select 0 or 1 to create a RAID array.
c. Exit the BIOS.
Installing Windows XP and NVIDIA RAID Drivers
To install Windows XP with the NVIDIA RAID drivers on the Ultra 40 workstation:
1. Attach a USB diskette drive to the workstation.
2. Insert a Windows XP 32-bit or 64-bit installation CD into the DVD drive.
3. Press the F6 key to install the third-party RAID driver.
4. Press the S key and Enter to specify additional drivers and insert the diskette.
5. Select the NVIDIA NForce Storage Controller.
6. Press the S key and Enter to specify additional drivers.
7. Select the NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER.
8. Press the Enter key to continue the Windows XP installation.
9. After the OS installation is complete, install the NVDIA display and chipset drivers.
Installing NVIDIA Display and Chipset Drivers for Windows XP
To install the NVIDIA display and chipset drivers after installing Windows XP, do the following:
Insert the Ultra 40 Workstation Supplemental CD into the DVD drive.
(If necessary) Install the chipset drivers:
a. Change the directory on the Supplemental CD by typing the following command:
C:\> cd /D D:\drivers\windows\OS\chipset
Where OS is XP32 or XP64.
b. Double-click the executable file.
c. Follow the instructions in the installation software.
Install the display drivers:
a. Change to the directory on the Supplemental CD by typing the following command:
C:\> cd /D D:\drivers\windows\OS\video
Where OS is XP32 or XP64.
b. Double-click the executable file.
c. Follow the instructions in the installation software.
Reboot the workstation.