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Installing the RAID Driver For bootable RAID array

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JMicron RAID Installing the RAID Driver (For bootable RAID array) Install Driver in Windows XP / 2000 † New Windows XP / 2000 Installation The following details the installation of the drivers while installing W indows XP / 2000. 1. Start the installation: Boot from the CD-ROM. Press F6 when the message "Press F6 if you need to install third party SCSI or RAID driver" appears. 2. W hen the W indows XP/2000 Setup window is generated, press key to specify an Additional Device(s). 3. Insert the driver diskette JMicron RAID Driver For Win2K/XP driver into drive A: and press . Important The Silicon Image JMicron RAID Driver Installation Disk should be accompanied in the mainboard package. You may make the Serial ATA RAID driver by yourself by following the instruction below. 1. Insert the MSI CD into the CD-ROM drive. 2. Click the "Browse CD" botton on the Setup Screen. 3. Copy all the contents in the \\IDE \ JMicron \ Floppy to a formatted floppy disk. 4. The driver disk for JM icron RAID Controller is done. 4. Choose the driver JM icron RAID Controller that appears on W indows XP/2000 Setup screen, and press the key. 5. Press to continue with installation or if you need to specify any additional devices to be installed, do so at this time. Once all devices are specified, press to continue with installation. 6. From the W indows XP/2000 Setup screen, press the key. Setup will now load all device files and then continue the W indows XP/2000 installation. † Installing OS on RAID Drive 1. After setup examines your disks, it will copy files to W indows installation folders and restart the system. 2. The setup program will continue and finish the installation after restarting. 3. W ait until W indows XP/2000 finishes installing devices, regional settings, networking settings, components, and final set of tasks, then reboot the system if necessary. † Confirming Windows XP/2000 Driver Installation 1. From W indows XP/2000, open the Control Panel from My Computer followed by the System icon. 2. Choose the Hardware tab, then click the Device M anager tab. 3. Click the "+" in front of the SCSI and RAID Controllers hardware type. The driver should appear. C-9

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JMicron RAID
Install Driver in Windows XP / 2000
°
New Windows XP / 2000 Installation
The following details the installation of the drivers while installing Windows XP /
2000.
1.
Start the installation:
Boot from the CD-ROM. Press F6 when the message "Press F6 if you
need to install third party SCSI or RAID driver" appears.
2.
When the Windows XP/2000 Setup window is generated, press <S> key to
specify an Additional Device(s).
3.
Insert the driver diskette
JMicron RAID Driver For Win2K/XP
driver
into drive A: and press <Enter>.
4.
Choose the driver
JMicron RAID Controller
that appears on Windows
XP/2000 Setup screen, and press the <Enter> key.
5.
Press <Enter> to continue with installation or if you need to specify any
additional devices to be installed, do so at this time. Once all devices are
specified, press <Enter> to continue with installation.
6.
From the Windows XP/2000 Setup screen, press the <Enter> key. Setup
will now load all device files and then continue the Windows XP/2000
installation.
°
Installing OS on RAID Drive
1.
After setup examines your disks, it will copy files to Windows installation
folders and restart the system.
2.
The setup program will continue and finish the installation after restarting.
3.
Wait until Windows XP/2000 finishes installing devices, regional settings,
networking settings, components, and final set of tasks, then reboot the
system if necessary.
°
Confirming Windows XP/2000 Driver Installation
1.
From Windows XP/2000, open the
Control Panel
from
My Computer
followed by the System icon.
2.
Choose the
Hardware
tab, then click the
Device Manager
tab.
3.
Click the "
+
" in front of the
SCSI and RAID Controllers
hardware type.
The driver should appear.
Installing the RAID Driver (For bootable RAID array)
Important
The Silicon Image JMicron RAID Driver Installation Disk should be
accompanied in the mainboard package. You may make the Serial ATA RAID
driver by yourself by following the instruction below.
1.
Insert the MSI CD into the CD-ROM drive.
2.
Click the
Browse CD
botton on the Setup Screen.
3.
Copy all the contents in the
\\IDE \ JMicron \ Floppy
to a formatted
floppy disk.
4.
The driver disk for
JMicron RAID Controller
is done.