At the first Blue Screen prompt “Press F6 to install 3rd Party RAID Controller Software”įollow the instructions. Place your Windows CD in the CD-rom and a floppy disc with the VIA driver above in the floppy driveīoot the system and after the option to enter BIOS, Press the Tab key to enter user windowĮxit and your system will detect the Windows installation disc in the CD-rom and will begin to load the installation program. Set up the system with essential components only (no sound cards or additional peripherals that are not required at the time of installing the Operating system) There are two methods for setting up SATA RAID on a motherboard with the VT8237 South Bridge: V-RAID supports a complete range of RAID Level 0, RAID Level 1, RAID Level 0+1, and JBOD configurations And finally, if you’re interested to know how the controller performs compared with other RAID solutions, please read this article.
We also have an informative yet amusing little movie about the VIA Drive Station which can be a light-hearted introduction to the technology. This article on RAID is also useful to understand the concepts of RAID. If you need further information first, please keep reading this page. If you have prior experience with RAID or you believe that you understand the concepts of RAID enough to set up your new SATA RAID configuration, please download the drivers in the table above. Users do, however, need to have a basic understanding of RAID and how it works in order to be able to chose the best set up for their requirements and in order to be able to understand the set up procedures. The VT8237 native Serial RAID solution enables users to benefit from the performance and data security benefits of a high-end RAID system, but without the normally complicated setup procedures. The VT6410, VT6420 and VT6421 Serial RAID controllers also utilise the same driver package. If you are not sure what South Bridge chip is featured on your motherboard, please check your manual. Supported OS: DOS, Windows NT4.0, 98SE, Me, 2000, XP, Server 2003ĭownload: VIA_RAID_V300b.zip The advanced VIA DriveStation™ V-RAID Controller is featured in the VT8237 South Bridge, currently (August 2003) shipping with most KT600 chipset mainboards and all KT880, K8T800, K8T800Pro and PT800 chipset mainboards. Supported chips VIA VT8237, VT6410, VT6420, VT6421 South Bridges