Advice on driver installation during XP install

[koshling]

I'm about to build an ASUS A8N32-SLI based system, with 2 RAID-0 raptors, which I plan to hang off the NVidia SATA. These will form the only (and therefore system) drive. From various other threads I realise I need to install the latest Nforce chipset drivers (at least for the SATA) during the XP installation (see http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=32&threadid=1703013&enterthread=y for example). This thread (amongst others) states that I can build the necessary driver disks via the download from the NVidia site. I have downloaded this and have a few specific questions:

1) Since I need to install two drivers (SATA storage driver and RAID driver) which are these (specific names please)?

2) The download is 34MB and expands into a hierarchy. Obviously floppy disks can only contain a subset and I assume the relevant subset for each driver is one of the sub-directories (e.g. - there is a sub-directory called 'sataraid' which I assume is one of them). Is this all that I need to put on the floppy (for that driver)? If so do the sub-directory names correspond to the driver names (which brings me back to question (1) since there is no obvious second one apart from 'sataraid' that fits the bill unless it is 'sata_ide')?

3) Apart from the SATA/RAID related drivers I assume the others can wait until after the Windows install (audio, ethernet). Is this correct?

Sorry to ask such dumb questions, and thanks in advance.

 

[grooge]

Take the CD that come with your motherboard, boot from it and create the disk. You'll insert that floppy when the Install will ask you to do so.. not directly at F6 prompt.. The drivers needed will be named there..

BTW, don't you have a manual with your mobo? I think the steps to install are written there.

 

[koshling]

Well, my MB finally arrived today (yay!!). Manual does not seem to mention driver disk creation, and indeed does not document the CD at all. I guess booting from the CD will be a voyage of discovery. Anyway - thanks for the tip that I SHOULD start by booting from this CD - it wouldn't have been obvious!