Raid drivers


  1. Nigsy
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    openSUSE 13.1 64bit
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    Raid drivers


    Hi all,
    Just putting together a list for my new October build for the W7 launch and am going to go with a "Raid 1" set up using 2x wd caviar black 1tb drives.
    I have not gone down the raid route before but understand that raid drivers needed to be loaded by floppy during installation.
    I was hoping not to have to buy a floppy drive so wanted to know if in W7 USB support was available during install to allow raid drivers to be installed from a mem stick when prompted??
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  3. Antman
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    You will not need a floppy. CD and USB will be available.
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  4. Nigsy
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    openSUSE 13.1 64bit
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    Thanks
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  6. pbcopter
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    Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 8.1 Pro x64, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1,
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    For most systems Windows 7 has the RAID drivers included so you don't need to use a floppy or CD. What motherboard do you have?
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  7. Nigsy
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    pbcopter said:
    For most systems Windows 7 has the RAID drivers included so you don't need to use a floppy or CD. What motherboard do you have?
    Got a gigabyte S1366

    dabs.com - Gigabyte S1366 Intel X58 DDR3 ATX Audio 2GbE Lan 3 Channel (GA-EX58-UD5)

    Thanks.
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