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Update. b. At the next dialog, select 'Install from a list or specific location (Advanced). c. At the next dialog, select 'Don't search. I will choose the driver to install'. d. When prompted to select the device driver you want to install for this hardware, choose the Intel(R) 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset Family 4 port Serial ATA Storage Controller. e. When prompted to insert the manufacturer's installation disk, select "Have Disk" and when prompted, browse to the location of the "Intel Matrix Storage Manager" files extracted from the Softpaq on your removable media. Using the example in Step 4, this would be c:\sp99999\Winall\Driver (for XP32) or c:\sp99999\Winall\Driver64 (for XP64) f. Select iaAHCI.inf and click Open, then OK. g. When prompted to select the device driver you want to install for this hardware, select the Intel(R) PCHM SATA AHCI Controller 6 Port. h. A warning that Windows cannot verify that the device is compatible with your hardware will appear. When asked if you want to continue installing the driver, select Yes, then Finish. i. The installation will complete. DO NOT RESTART THE SYSTEM YET! j. Go to Step 11 Only for Compaq 325, Compaq 326, HP 425 and HP 625, HP ProBook 4325s, HP ProBook 4326s, HP ProBook 4425s, HP ProBook 4525s, HP ProBook 6445b, HP ProBook 6455b, HP ProBook 6545b, HP ProBook 6555b: 5) Open My Computer and browse to the directory where you extracted the Softpaq. a. For XP 32-bit: Using the example in step 4, this will be c:\sp99999\RAID7xx\x86. Copy the ahcix86.sys file to the c:\Windows\System32\drivers directory. b. For XP 64-bit: Using the example in step 4, this will be c:\sp99999\RAID7xx\x64. Copy the ahcix64.sys file to the c:\Windows\System32\drivers directory. 12

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Update.
b.
At the next dialog, select ‘Install from a list or specific location (Advanced).
c.
At the next dialog, select ‘Don’t search. I will choose the driver to install’.
d.
When prompted to select the device driver you want to install for this hardware,
choose the Intel(R) 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset Family 4 port Serial ATA Storage
Controller.
e.
When prompted to insert the manufacturer’s installation disk, select “Have Disk” and
when prompted, browse to the location of the “Intel Matrix Storage Manager” files
extracted from the Softpaq on your removable media. Using the example in Step 4,
this would be c:\sp99999\Winall\Driver (for XP32) or
c:\sp99999\Winall\Driver64 (for XP64)
f.
Select iaAHCI.inf and click Open, then OK.
g.
When prompted to select the device driver you want to install for this hardware,
select the Intel(R) PCHM SATA AHCI Controller 6 Port.
h.
A warning that Windows cannot verify that the device is compatible with your
hardware will appear. When asked if you want to continue installing the driver,
select Yes, then Finish.
i.
The installation will complete. DO NOT RESTART THE SYSTEM YET!
j.
Go to Step 11
Only for Compaq 325, Compaq 326, HP 425 and HP 625, HP ProBook 4325s, HP
ProBook 4326s, HP ProBook 4425s, HP ProBook 4525s, HP ProBook 6445b, HP
ProBook 6455b, HP ProBook 6545b, HP ProBook 6555b:
5)
Open My Computer and browse to the directory where you extracted the Softpaq.
a.
For XP 32-bit: Using the example in step 4, this will be c:\sp99999\RAID7xx\x86.
Copy the ahcix86.sys file to the c:\Windows\System32\drivers directory.
b.
For XP 64-bit: Using the example in step 4, this will be c:\sp99999\RAID7xx\x64.
Copy the ahcix64.sys file to the c:\Windows\System32\drivers directory.