User Guide

Driver & Utility
IB9 3-7
3.9 Build A Driver Disk Under DOS Environment
The “Driver Disk Maker” program bundled in the Driver-&-Utility CD is a utility to build the driver
program for IDE controller into a floppy disk under DOS environment. This procedure is
necessary only for installing Windows operating system to the hard disk connected to “IDE1” or
“IDE2” connector.
To create a driver disk:
1. Before starting, connect a 3.5” floppy disk drive to the “FDC1” connector, and connect a
CD-ROM drive to your motherboard. Prepare a 3.5” floppy disk.
2. After completed all the start-up preparation for hardware setup, power on the system.
3. Enter the BIOS Setup Menu by hitting <Del> key
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.
Enter and select the BIOS menu “Advanced BIOS Features”. Configure the option
“First Boot Device” to “CD-ROM”
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drive. Save this selection and exit BIOS setup menu
by accessing the BIOS menu “Save & Exit Setup”.
4. Restart the system. The system will now boot from CD, and enter the ABIT Boot Manager,
the following options appear
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:
(0) Boot From First HDD
(1) Make Driver Disk
(2) Boot From First Floppy Drive
(3) Skip CD-ROM Boot (Try Next Boot Device)
Type <1> and hit <Enter> key. The following options appear:
(1) Make Driver Disk
(2) Exit to FreeDOS
Type <1> and hit <Enter> key to start making.
5. The driver options appear
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:
(1) Generate NVRaid Floppy Disk(32bit)
(2) Intel SATA RAID Driver Disk Maker
Type the number of the action you want and hit <Enter> key.
6. Insert floppy disk to the floppy drive
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. Press any key to continue.
7. Now starts copying files to floppy. After completed copying, hit <n> key for not making
another Driver Disk, and stop at the A:\> prompt.
8. Take out the Driver-&-Utility CD from the CD-ROM drive now. Restart your system
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You may refer to the chapter “BIOS Setup Menu” in user’s manual on how to do so.
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The name may vary as per BIOS version. Place the “Driver-&-Utility CD” into the CD-ROM drive now.
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You will have to type your command within 20 seconds, or the system will boot from HD.
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The options may vary as per motherboard model.
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You will be asked to do the format procedure if the floppy disk is not blank. Hit <n> key for not formatting another floppy.
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Now you have this driver disk ready for installing Windows Operating System. Insert this floppy disk to floppy drive and press
<F6> key when the screen instruction prompts you to install a third-party SCSI or RAID driver.