Acer Aspire 9800 Instruction sheet

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Important: Read this before
using RAID!
Preparing your system for RAID
Before enabling RAID on your system, you will need complete the
following steps:
1 Update your BIOS to support RAID.
2 Install the RAID software applications.
Updating your BIOS to support RAID
Important: Plug your system into an AC adapter before
continuing!
1 Insert the RAID BIOS CD into your system's optical disk drive.
2 Restart your system, and when the Acer logo appears, press F2 to
enter the BIOS setup screen.
3 Press the left/right arrow keys to go to the Boot menu.

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4 Use the up/down arrow keys to select "CD/DVD" and press F6 to
move it to the top of the list.
5 Press the left/right arrow keys to go to the Exit menu.
6 Use the up/down arrow keys to select "Exit Saving Changes" and
press Enter.
7 Select "Yes" when asked for confirmation.
8 The system will restart, and the RAID BIOS update will
automatically run from the CD.
9 After the installation is complete, press a key to restart your system.
10 When the Acer logo appears, press F2 to enter the BIOS setup
screen.
11 Press the left/right arrow key to go to the Exit menu.
12 Use the up/down arrow key to select "Load Setup Defaults" and
press Enter.
13 Select "Yes" when asked for confirmation.
14 Use the up/down arrow keys to select "Exit Saving Changes" and
press Enter.
15 Select "Yes" when asked for confirmation.
16 Your system will restart, and boot normally to Windows.
17 Proceed with installation of the RAID software applications.

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Installing the RAID software applications
Important: Plug your system into an AC adapter before
continuing!
1 After booting normally into Windows, insert the RAID application
CD into your system's optical disk drive.
2 The setup wizard will automatically run.
3 From the left-hand side of the setup screen, select Instant On
Arcade (RAID) and follow the onscreen instructions to install the
RAID-enabled version of Instant On Arcade.
4 If prompted to overwrite an existing version of Instant On Arcade,
select "Yes".
5 Follow the onscreen instructions to complete installation of Instant
On Arcade (RAID).
6 After successful installation, select Intel RAID utility from the left-
hand side of the setup screen.
7 Follow the onscreen instructions to install the Intel Matrix Storage
Console utility.
8 After installation, you will need to restart your system.
Congratulations! Your system is now ready for RAID.