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Intel X79 SATA AHCI/RAID Mode Notice

IE6988

Intel

X79 SATA AHCI/RAID Mode Notice

Due to Intel

IRST driver specication, there are some restrictions in Intel

X79 platform when

loading Intel

IRST driver for AHCI/RAID mode support during Windows

OS installation. Please

see below detail information:

Installing Intel

IRST driver during Windows OS installation

1. Windows

XP 32 bit:

Intel

IRST driver for X79 platform will NOT support Windows XP 32 bit. Please set BIOS [SATA

Mode] to [IDE Mode] for OS installation.

2. Windows

XP 64 bit:

When BIOS [SATA Mode] is set to [AHCI Mode] or [RAID Mode], it is necessary to load IRST

Driver from USB oppy disk drive during OS Windows

XP 64 bit installation for the system to

detect the storage devices. For details, please refer to the section "4.5 Create a RAID driver disk".

• Installing AHCI driver in Windows

XP 64 bit

1. During the OS installation, the system prompts you to press the F6 key to install third-party

SCSI or RAID driver.

2. Press <F6>, and then insert the oppy disk with the Intel

IRST driver into the oppy disk

drive.

3. When prompted to select the SCSI adapter to install, select the AHCI/RAID Controller for

the corresponding OS version.

4. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the installation.

5. During OS Installation, the program may show error message "cannot nd iAStorF.sys" error.

Please manually direct the path to the Floppy and load iAStorF.sys driver manually.

6. After getting in to OS, install OS Hotx(WindowsServer2003.WindowsXP-KB932755*) and

all drivers to enable S3(Suspend to RAM) and S4(Suspend to Disk) function.

• BuildRAIDProcedureinWindows

XP 64 bit

1. BIOS -> SATA -> RAID mode

2. Do NOT build any RAID volume in the Intel Option ROM by <Ctrl>+<l> during POST.

3. Follow the “Installing AHCI driver in Windows

XP 64 bit” instruction 1 ~ 5

4. After getting in to OS, install OS Hotx(WindowsServer2003.WindowsXP-KB932755*) and

all drivers.

5. Reboot and get into IRST Application to build RAID. After nished, wait for background data

sync.

6. After le re-allocation is done, RAID is nished.

Summary of content (2 pages)

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IE6988 Intel® X79 SATA AHCI/RAID Mode Notice Due to Intel® IRST driver specification, there are some restrictions in Intel® X79 platform when loading Intel® IRST driver for AHCI/RAID mode support during Windows® OS installation. Please see below detail information: Installing Intel® IRST driver during Windows OS installation 1. Windows® XP 32 bit: Intel® IRST driver for X79 platform will NOT support Windows XP 32 bit. Please set BIOS [SATA Mode] to [IDE Mode] for OS installation. 2.
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• Windows® 7 & Vista 32/64 bit: When BIOS [SATA Mode] is set to [RAID Mode], you must load Intel IRST Driver during Windows 7 or Vista installation for the system to detect the Optical Disk Drive connecting to the Intel SATA port, or else the ODD will not run. We strongly recommend you save the IRST Driver from SCD to the USB Flash Drive before OS installation. Hotfix introduction: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc766320(WS.10).aspx. Hotfix download path: http://support.microsoft.