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5-1-2 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System

With the correct BIOS settings, you are ready to install Windows 7/Vista/XP onto your hard drive(s).

A. Installing Windows XP

To install Windows XP, you need to install the SATA RAID/AHCI controller driver during the OS installation.

Without the driver, the hard drive(s) may not be recognized during the Windows setup process. First, copy the

driverfromthemotherboarddriverdisktoaoppydisk.Refertothefollowingforthelocationofthedriver.

• For the Intel chipset,copyallofthelesinthe\BootDrv\iRST\32Bitfoldertoyouroppydisk.Toinstall

Windows64-Bit,copythelesinthe64Bit folder.

BeforeinstallingWindowsXP,connectaUSBoppydiskdrivetoyourcomputer.Refertothefollowingfor

installing the driver during the Windows setup process.

Step 1:

Restart your system to boot from the Windows XP setup disk and press <F6> as soon as you see the mes-

sage "Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver." A screen will then appear asking you to

specify an additional SCSI adapter. Press <S>.

Step 2:

Insert theoppy disk containingtheSATA RAID/AHCI driverand press<Enter>. Then a controller menu

similar to that in Figure 1 will appear. Select Intel(R) Desktop/Workstation/Server Express Chipset SATA

RAID Controller and press <Enter>. For AHCI mode, use the up arrow key on the keyboard to scroll to the

Intel(R) Desktop/Workstation/Server Express Chipset SATA AHCI Controller item and press <Enter>.

Windows Setup

  YouhavechosentocongureaSCSIAdapterforusewithWindows,

using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer.

Select the SCSI Adapter you want from the following list, or press ESC

to return to the previous screen.

ENTER=Select F3=Exit

Intel(R) ICH7R/DH SATA RAID Controller

Intel(R) ICH7MDH SATA RAID Controller

Intel(R) Desktop/Workstation/Server Express Chipset SATA RAID Controller

Intel(R) Mobile Express Chipset SATA RAID Controller

Figure 1

Step 3:

On the next screen, press <Enter> to continue the driver installation. After the driver installation, you can pro-

ceed with the Windows XP installation.

B. Installing Windows 7/Vista

As Windows 7 and Vista already include SATA RAID/AHCI controller driver, you do not need to install sepa-

rate RAID/AHCI driver during the Windows installation process. After the operating system is installed, we

recommend that you install all required drivers from the motherboard driver disk using "Xpress Install" to

ensure system performance and compatibility.

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