VIA V-RAID Driver Disk Preparation Utility Usage Guide

Updated:
2007-03-09

. Introduction

. System Requirements

. Utility
Components

. Installation and
Remove

. Usage Guide

. Notes

Introduction

This readme file provides
information on VIA V-RAID Driver Disk Preparation Utility. VIA Technologies assumes no responsibility for any errors in this document. Any part of document
MUST NOT be reproduced, transmitted, or translated
into any language, or in any form without the prior written permission of VIA
Technologies Inc.

This "
VIA V-RAID Driver Disk Preparation Utility "
is used to make the driver disk for target Operation Systems installed on the
VIA VT6410, VT6421, VT6421L,
VT8251, VT8237(R), VT8237A,
VT8237(R Plus), VT8237S, CX700/VX700
V-RAID controllers.

The supported platforms are described in System Requirement
section.

n
Microsoft Windows XP/
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (x86)

n
Microsoft Windows XP/
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (x64)

n
Microsoft Windows 2000

n
Microsoft Windows NT4

n
Microsoft Vista (x86)

n
Microsoft Vista (x64)

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System Requirements

Software

This software
package only supports Microsoft Windows© Platforms. The setup program will
detect the current platform and install proper driver on your system. The
supported platforms are list below:

Windows
NT 32-bits Platforms

Windows 2000                         RTM and
above

Windows XP                            RTM and
above

Windows Server
2003                RTM and
above

Windows VISTA                        RTM and
above

Windows
NT x64-bits Platforms

Windows XP-x64                      RTM and
above

Windows Server
2003 SP1-x64    RTM and
above

Windows VISTA-x64                  RTM
and above

Hardware

Target
Drive

Floppy
Disk                              for
All Microsoft Windows© Platforms this software
package supported

USB
Storage Media                   for
Windows VISTA ONLY

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Utility
Components

RAID DRIVER DISK
PREPARATION UTILITY: RAID Make Driver Disk Tool files

Driver Folders:

Related File/Folders

Description

DriverDiskPrep.exe

Main program

DriverDiskPrep.ini

Replaceable String for main program

banner.jpg
/ banner.bmp

Logo picture

Readme for V-RAID
Driver Disk Preparation Utility.mht

Readme file (this
file)

Txtsetup
(folder)

all txtsetup.oem
for different OSs.

2K/NT4/SRV2003/XP/VISTA/drvdisk (folders)

V-RAID drivers for different OSs.

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Installation and Remove

It’s unnecessary to install this package.
Please keep the architecture and content of this package, and run the
executable file at wherever you place it.

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Usage Guide

When you run
up this Driver Disk Preparation Utility, it will prompt you to select one or
more Operation Systems and your target drive to create a driver disk.

Step#1:

Please select the Operation System firstly, and
the utility will scan the available drive(s) according to your selection.

Then please select one drive and click
‘Next>’.

Step#2:

After you confirm the information of target
Operation System(s) and drive, based on your selection, please click
‘Next>’ to create the driver disk.

Copying…

The progress bar will display the working
status.

Step#3:

You will get the result notification here.

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Notes

Notes:

þ
The driver files corresponding
to the target Operation System(s) are placed in different folders separately.
Please do not change the architecture and content in this folder.

þ
To change the banner picture of
this utility, please replace the “banner.jpg”
or “banner.bmp” files with BMP or Jpeg files with the same file name. The dimension of the
picture recommended is 499 * 59 pixels.
When both “banner. jpg”
and “banner.bmp” exist, the “banner. jpg” will have higher priority.

þ
To change the company LOGO, e.g.
VIA V-RAID, you need to edit the file DriverDiskPrep.ini and replace “VIA
V-RAID” with your new string.

þ
When multiple operating systems
(except VISTA) are chosen, this utility will make a driver disk that support
all operating systems (including VISTA) for
you.

þ
When the target drive is not empty,
and its free space is not enough to make the driver disk according to your
chosen, utility won’t allow you to continue further
operation. In this case, please quit this utility and change another target
drive that has enough free space.

þ
When the target drive is not
empty but has enough free space to make the driver disk, utility will prompt
you to backup your important data on it. In this case, you may continue to
create this driver disk, or cancel this operation.

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