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Step 3: Installing Software Drivers

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Mainboard Features Step 3: Installing Software Drivers This section details the FastTrak 376 driver installation when used with various operating systems. The software includes the driver necessary to identify FastTrak 376 to the operating system. ! For Windows 2000/XP, see below. ! For Windows 98/Me, see page 30. ! For Windows NT 4.x, see page 32 NOTE: 1.The device driver is included in the Driver CD with the directory root of X:\Driver\SerATA (X is your CD-ROM). 2. To create a "FastTrak 376 driver diskette", please copy the controller driver files from the driver CD that comes with the motherboard. The path is " X:\Driver\SerATA". Windows 2000/XP Installing Driver During New Windows 2000 Installation 1a. Floppy Install: Boot the computer with the Windows 2000 installation diskettes. 1b. Floppyless Install: Boot from floppy and type "WINNT". After files have been copied, the system will reboot. On the reboot, press after the message "Setup is inspecting your computer's hardware configuration..." appears. 1c CD-ROM Install: Boot from the CD-ROM. Press after the message "Press F6 if you need to install third party SCSI or RAID driver" appears. 2. When the "Windows 2000 Setup" window is generated, press "S" to Specify an Additional Device(s) 3. Press "O" to select "Other" and press the "Enter" key. 4. Insert the Promise Technology driver diskette into drive A: and press "Enter" key. 5. Choose "Win2000 Promise FastTrak 376 (tm) Controller" from the list that appears on screen, then press the "Enter" key. 6. The Windows 2000 Setup screen will appear again saying "Setup will load support for the following mass storage devices:" The list will include "Win2000 Promise FastTrak 376 (tm) controller". 42

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Mainboard Features
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Step 3: Installing Software Drivers
This section details the FastTrak 376 driver installation when used with various
operating systems. The software includes the driver necessary to identify FastTrak
376 to the operating system.
!
For Windows 2000/XP, see below.
!
For Windows 98/Me, see page 30.
!
For Windows NT 4.x, see page 32
NOTE
: 1.
The device driver is included in the Driver CD with the
directory root of X:\Driver\SerATA (X is your CD-ROM).
2.
To create a “FastTrak 376 driver diskette”, please copy the
controller driver files from the driver CD that comes with the
motherboard. The path is ” X:\Driver\SerATA”.
Windows 2000/XP
Installing Driver During New Windows 2000 Installation
1a. Floppy Install: Boot the computer with the Windows 2000 installation diskettes.
1b.
Floppyless Install: Boot from floppy and type “WINNT”. After files have been
copied, the system will reboot. On the reboot, press <F6> after the message
“Setup is inspecting your computer’s hardware configuration...” appears.
1c
CD-ROM Install: Boot from the CD-ROM. Press <F6> after the message
“Press F6 if you need to install third party SCSI or RAID driver” appears.
2.
When the “Windows 2000 Setup” window is generated, press “S” to Specify an
Additional Device(s)
3.
Press “O” to select “Other” and press the “Enter” key.
4.
Insert the Promise Technology
driver diskette into drive A: and press “Enter”
key.
5.
Choose “Win2000 Promise FastTrak 376 (tm) Controller” from the list that
appears on screen, then press the “Enter” key.
6.
The Windows 2000 Setup screen will appear again saying “Setup will load
support for the following mass storage devices:” The list will include “Win2000
Promise FastTrak 376 (tm) controller”.