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▍ Intel SATA RAID Installing Driver Install Driver in Windows Vista / XP ■ New Windows Vista / XP Installation The following details the installation of the drivers while installing operating system. 1. When you start installing Windows XP, you may encounter a message stating, "Setup could not determine the type of one or more mass storage devices installed in your system". If this is the case, then you are already in the right place and are ready to supply the driver. If this is not the case, then press F6 when prompted at the beginning of Windows setup. 2. Press the "S" key to select "Specify Additional Device". 3. You should be prompted to insert a floppy disk containing the Intel® RAID driver into the A: drive. Note: For Windows XP, you can use the USB floppy drive only. For Windows Vista you can use CD/ DVD/ USB drive. Important Please follow the instruction below to make an "Intel® RAID Driver" for yourself. • Insert the MSI DVD into the DVD-ROM drive. • Click the "Browse DVD" on the Setup screen. • Copy all the contents in \\RAID\ Intel\ PCH\ f6flpy 32 or f6flpy 64 to a formatted floppy diskette. • The driver diskette for Intel® PCH RAID Controller is done. 4. For Windows Vista: During the Operating system installation, after selecting the location to install Vista click on "Load Driver" button to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. 5. When prompted, insert the floppy disk or media (CD/DVD or USB) you created in step 3 and press Enter. 6. You should be shown a list of available SCSI Adapters. 7. Select the appropriate Intel RAID controller and press ENTER. 8. The next screen should confirm that you have selected the Intel® RAID controller. Press ENTER again to continue. 9. You have successfully installed the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager driver, and Win- dows setup should continue. 10. Leave the disk in the floppy drive until the system reboots itself. Windows setup will need to copy the files from the floppy again after the RAID volume is formatted, and Windows setup starts copying files. B-10

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Intel SATA RAID
Important
Please follow the ±nstruct±on below to make an “Intel
®
RAID Dr±ver” for yourself.
Insert the MSI DVD ±nto the DVD-ROM dr±ve.
Cl±ck the “Browse DVD” on the Setup screen.
Copy all the contents ±n \\RAID\ Intel\ PCH\ f6flpy 32 or f6flpy 64 to a formatted floppy
d±skette.
The dr±ver d±skette for Intel
®
PCH RAID Controller ±s done.
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Install Dr±ver ±n W±ndows V±sta / XP
New W±ndows V±sta / XP Installat±on
The follow±ng deta±ls the ±nstallat±on of the dr±vers wh±le ±nstall±ng operat±ng system.
When you start ±nstall±ng W±ndows XP, you may encounter a message stat±ng,
“Setup could not determ±ne the type of one or more mass storage dev±ces ±nstalled
±n your system”. If th±s ±s the case, then you are already ±n the r±ght place and are
ready to supply the dr±ver. If th±s ±s not the case, then press F6 when prompted at
the beg±nn±ng of W±ndows setup.
Press the “S” key to select “Spec±fy Add±t±onal Dev±ce”.
You should be prompted to ±nsert a floppy d±sk conta±n±ng the Intel
®
RAID dr±ver
±nto the A: dr±ve.
Note: For W±ndows XP, you can use the USB floppy dr±ve only.
For W±ndows V±sta you can use CD/ DVD/ USB dr±ve.
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For W±ndows V±sta:
Dur±ng the Operat±ng system ±nstallat±on, after select±ng the locat±on to ±nstall V±sta
cl±ck on “Load Dr±ver” button to ±nstall a th±rd party SCSI or RAID dr±ver.
When prompted, ±nsert the floppy d±sk or med±a (CD/DVD or USB) you created ±n
step 3 and press Enter.
You should be shown a l±st of ava±lable SCSI Adapters.
Select the appropr±ate Intel RAID controller and press ENTER.
The next screen should confirm that you have selected the Intel
®
RAID controller.
Press ENTER aga±n to cont±nue.
You have successfully ±nstalled the Intel
®
Matr±x Storage Manager dr±ver, and W±n-
dows setup should cont±nue.
Leave the d±sk ±n the floppy dr±ve unt±l the system reboots ±tself. W±ndows setup w±ll
need to copy the files from the floppy aga±n after the RAID volume ±s formatted, and
W±ndows setup starts copy±ng files.
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