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RAID newbie needs help with RAID 1 os install

Later today I will be attempting to install a Windows OS on a machine with a 2 port Adaptec/Supermicro (don't know model yet) raid card. I have 2 80gb sata drives. I'm a little confused on how to go about installing the OS to RAID 1. I used the F6 method and loaded the driver for the card, started through the windows install, reached the disk management section and got lost. I was able to see both drives but had no way of creating the raid 1.

I assume this partition must be created before the windows install? If so how do you go about that.

Or, is it possible to simply install the windows os to 1 drive, then after it is installed enter the Adaptec Storage Manager and create the raid 1?
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Should I see an option to enter the raid bios?
Yes, when the card boots up.  Since it's an Adaptec controller, the key sequence should be CTRL+A.  If it's integrated onto the motherboard, you may have to enable the controller in the system's BIOS first, and then you'll see the CTRL+A prompt when you reboot.
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Thanks! I'll check in later and update how it goes.
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