Q-Logic 2300 manual Installing Windows XP with the QLA23xx HBA as an Add-On

7 – Windows XP Driver Installation	￿
Installing the Windows XP Driver

7.3.1

Installing Windows XP with the QLA23xx HBA as the Boot Device

Follow these steps to initially install Windows XP and the QL2300.SYS driver on the boot disk attached to the QLA23xx HBA:

1.Start the Windows XP installation using the Setup disks or CD-ROM (CD).

2.If you are booting from the CD, press F6 if you see the message Press F6 if you want to install a third party SCSI or RAID Driver...

After all the standard devices have been loaded, press S to Specify Additional Device. Go to step 5.

3.If you are booting from the Setup disks, after the standard devices have been detected and configured, press S to Specify Additional Device.

4.Select Other and press ENTER.

5.Insert the QLogic disk created in section 7.2 into drive A. Press ENTER.

6.The following message displays:

The software you are installing for this hardware: QLogic QLA22xx PCI Fibre Channel Adapter has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows XP. Do you want to continue installing the software for this hardware?

Click Yes to continue with the installation.

7. Continue with standard installation procedure.

7.3.2

Installing Windows XP with the QLA23xx HBA as an Add-On

Follow these steps to install Windows XP and the QL2300.SYS driver on a device that is not attached to the QLA23xx HBA:

1.Start the Windows XP installation procedure using the Setup disks or CD-ROM (CD).

2.If you are booting from the CD and the following message appears, press F6:

Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or

RAID Driver...

After all the standard devices have been loaded, press S to Specify Additional Device. Go to step 4.

3.If you are booting from the Setup disks, after the standard devices have been detected and configured, press S to Specify Additional Device.

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