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Appendix B: Installing the Windows OS
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Appendix B
Installing the Windows OS
After all hardware components have been installed, you must rst congure Intel
South Bridge RAID Settings before you install the Windows OS and other software
drivers. To congure RAID settings, please refer to RAID Conguration User Guides
posted on our website at www.supermicro.com/support/manuals. (Note: The cur-
rent version of ICH9R HostRAID utility does not support the Windows 2000 O.S.)
B-1 Installing the Windows XP/2003 OS for Systems
with RAID Functions
Insert Microsoft's Windows XP/2003 Setup CD in the CD Driver, and the 1.
system will start booting up from CD.
Press the <F6> key when the message-" Press F6 if you need to install a 2.
third party SCSI or RAID driver" displays.
When the Windows XP/2003 Setup screen appears, press "S" to specify ad-3.
ditional device(s).
Insert the driver diskette-"Intel AA RAID XP/2003 Driver for ICH9R" into Drive 4.
A: and press the <Enter> key.
Choose the Intel(R) ICH9R 5. SATA RAID Controller from the list indicated in
the XP/2003 Setup Screen, and press the <Enter> key.
Press the <Enter> key to continue the installation process. (If you need to 6.
specify any additional devices to be installed, do it at this time.) Once all
devices are specied, press the <Enter> key to continue with the installation.
From the Windows XP/2003 Setup screen, press the <Enter> key. The 7.
XP/2003 Setup will automatically load all device les and then, continue the
Windows XP/2003 installation.
After the Windows XP/2003 OS Installation is completed, the system will auto-8.
matically reboot.