Installation guide

Driver Installation

This section provides information on how to install the

eSATA II PCIe Pro RAID drivers.

Windows 2000

For A New Installation

A new installation of Windows 2000 requires a floppy

disk for the driver installation. To make this floppy disk,

copy the contents of the 32bit folder, found on the driver

CD, onto a blank floppy disk then follow the directions

below.

1. Setup the RAID array prior to Windows installation.

2. Follow Windows 2000 installation procedure.

3. At the Windows 2000 Setup screen, press F6 to

install the RAID driver.

4. When prompted, press S to specify the location of

the driver.

5. Insert the floppy disk, then press Enter.

6. Select Silicon Image SiI 3132 SoftRaid 5 Controller

for Windows 2000, then press Enter.

7. Press Enter again to finish driver installation, then

follow the on-screen instructions to complete the

Windows installation.

When Windows installation completes, go to SATARaid5

GUI on page 16 and install the RAID utility.

For An Existing Installation

1. Setup the RAID array prior to driver installation and

boot up to Windows.

2. At Found New Hardware Wizard, click Next.

3. Select Search for a suitable driver for my device

(recommended), then click Next.