https://forum.asrock.com/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Fri, 29 May 2026 05:05:24 +0000 Fri, 09 Oct 2015 15:39:43 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.04 360 https://forum.asrock.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=988 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums_black.png https://forum.asrock.com/ https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=988&PID=4395&title=skylake-windows-7-usb-raid#4395 Author: maurizio
Subject: 988
Posted: 09 Oct 2015 at 3:39pm

I am confused about how to install Windows 7 via USB for a system that will be using RAID.

system components:
Win 7 Pro 64-bit
ASRock Z170 OC Formula
using USB for installation of drivers & OS
keyboard & mouse are USB devices


My Windows OS will not be on a RAID drive, but I do want to have other disks in RAID arrays.

From the information on the ASRock Website
http://www.asrock.com/microsite/Win7Install/

I see that there is a USB Patcher available for using with the Windows 7 installation file.

However, in the Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration, it recommends the following steps for installing Windows 7 with RAID functions (page 7, English):
(a) set BIOS setting to use RAID
(b) use ASRock Easy RAID Installer to copy the RAID driver from a support CD to a USB storage device
(c) set up RAID configuration
(d) install Windows

If I can't use the USB ports until I have installed the USB-patched Windows, how can I use a USB flash drive to install the RAID driver for step b, which needs to occur before installing Windows (step d)?
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