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Installing Windows 98 / ME / 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit, Without RAID Functions - sata driver

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STEP 1: Make a SATA Driver Diskette. A. Insert the floppy diskette into your floppy drive. B. Copy the SATA 64-bit drivers to your floppy diskette. The SATA 64-bit drivers are located at the following path in the Support CD: .. \ 64bit SATA Driver STEP 2: Install Windows XP 64-bit OS on your system. After making a SATA driver diskette, you can start to install Windows XP 64bit on your system. After the installation of Windows 2000 / Windows XP / Windows XP 64-bit OS, if you want to manage RAID functions, you are allowed to use both "SATA RAID BIOS" and "VIA RAID Tool" for RAID configuration. Please refer to the document in the Support CD, "Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration", which is located in the folder at the following path: .. \ SATA RAID BIOS and the document in the support CD, "Guide to VIA RAID Tool", which is located in the folder at the following path: .. \ VIA RAID Tool 1. Windows 98 / Windows ME does not support RAID functions. 2. If you want to use "VIA RAID Tool" in Windows environment, please install SATA drivers from the Support CD again so that "VIA RAID Tool" will be installed to your system as well. 2.12 Installing Windows 98 / ME / 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions If you want to install Windows 98 / ME / 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit on your SATA HDDs without RAID functions or you want to install Windows 98 / ME / 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit on your IDE HDDs instead of SATA HDDs, please follow the below steps. If you want to install Windows 98 / Windows ME on your SATA HDDs without RAID functions, you don't have to set up BIOS. Please install Windows 98 / Windows ME OS on your system directly. STEP 1: Set Up BIOS. A. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY ¡÷Advanced screen ¡÷IDE Configuration. B. Set the "SATA Operation Mode" option from [RAID] to [non-RAID]. STEP 2: Install Windows 98 / ME / 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system. After setting up BIOS, you can start to install Windows 98 / ME / 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit on your system. If you don't want to set up RAID functions, there is no need to make a SATA driver diskette. 22

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STEP 1: Make a SATA Driver Diskette.
A. Insert the floppy diskette into your floppy drive.
B. Copy the SATA 64-bit drivers to your floppy diskette.
The SATA 64-bit drivers are located at the following path in the Support CD:
.. \ 64bit SATA Driver
STEP 2:
Install Windows XP 64-bit OS on your system.
After making a SATA driver diskette, you can start to install Windows XP 64-
bit on your system.
After the installation of Windows 2000 / Windows XP / Windows XP 64-bit OS,
if you want to manage RAID functions, you are allowed to use both “SATA RAID
BIOS” and “VIA RAID Tool” for RAID configuration. Please refer to the document
in the Support CD, “Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration”,
which is located in the folder at the following path:
.. \ SATA RAID BIOS
and the
document in the support CD, “Guide to VIA RAID Tool”, which is located in the
folder at the following path:
.. \ VIA RAID Tool
1. Windows 98 / Windows ME does not support RAID functions.
2. If you want to use “VIA RAID Tool” in Windows environment, please install
SATA drivers from the Support CD again so that “VIA RAID Tool” will be
installed to your system as well.
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Installing Windows 98 / ME / 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit
Installing Windows 98 / ME / 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit
Installing Windows 98 / ME / 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit
Installing Windows 98 / ME / 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit
Installing Windows 98 / ME / 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit
Without RAID Functions
Without RAID Functions
Without RAID Functions
Without RAID Functions
Without RAID Functions
If you want to install Windows 98 / ME / 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit on your SATA HDDs
without RAID functions or you want to install Windows 98 / ME / 2000 / XP / XP
64-bit on your IDE HDDs instead of SATA HDDs, please follow the below steps.
STEP 1: Set Up BIOS.
A. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY
¡÷
Advanced screen
¡÷
IDE Configuration.
B. Set the “SATA Operation Mode” option from [RAID] to [non-RAID].
STEP 2: Install Windows 98 / ME / 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system.
After setting up BIOS, you can start to install Windows 98 / ME / 2000 / XP / XP
64-bit on your system.
If you don’t want to set up RAID functions, there is no need to make a SATA
driver diskette.
If you want to install Windows 98 / Windows ME on your SATA HDDs without
RAID functions, you don’t have to set up BIOS. Please install Windows 98 /
Windows ME OS on your system directly.