Gigabyte GA-MA790FX-DQ6 Manual - Page 95

B. Installing Windows Vista

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English B. Installing Windows Vista (Note) (The procedure below assumes that only one RAID array exists in your system.) AMD SB600 SATA controllers: Step 1: Restart your system to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. When a screen similar to that below appears (RAID hard drive will not be detected at this stage), select Load Driver. (Figure 8). Figure 8 Step 2: Specify the location where the driver is saved. Refer to the following two ways: Method A: Insert the motherboard driver disk into your system and browse to the following directory: \Chipset\RS690\Vista\Packages\Drivers\SBDrv\SB6xx\RAID\LH For Windows Vista 64-bit, browse to the LH64A folder. Method B: If you have copied the SATA RAID driver to a floppy disk following the instructions in "5-1-3," insert the floppy disk and browse to the LH (for Windows Vista 32-bit) or LH64A (for Windows Vista 64-bit) folder (Figure 9). Figure 9 (Note) For AHCI drives, installation of Windows Vista does not require you to install the SATA AHCI driver during the OS installation process. - 95 - Appendix

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Appendix
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English
B. Installing Windows Vista
(Note)
(The procedure below assumes that only one RAID array exists in your system.)
AMD SB600 SATA controllers:
Step 1:
Restart your system to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation
steps. When a screen similar to that below appears (RAID hard drive will not be detected at this stage),
select
Load Driver
. (Figure 8).
Figure 8
Step 2:
Specify the location where the driver is saved. Refer to the following two ways:
Method A:
Insert the motherboard driver disk into your system and browse to the following directory:
\Chipset\RS690\Vista\Packages\Drivers\SBDrv\SB6xx\RAID\LH
For Windows Vista 64-bit, browse to the
LH64A
folder.
Method B:
If you have copied the SATA RAID driver to a floppy disk following the instructions in "5-1-3,"
insert the
floppy disk and browse to the
LH
(for Windows Vista 32-bit) or
LH64A
(for Windows Vista 64-bit) folder
(Figure 9).
Figure 9
(Note)
For AHCI drives, installation of Windows Vista does not require you to install the SATA AHCI
driver during the OS installation process.