Micro Star Computer MS- 9130 v1.x manual Installing RAID Software & Drivers

MS-9130 Workstation Mainboard

Installing RAID Software & Drivers

Install Driver in Windows OS

hNew Windows OS (2000/XP/NT4) Installation

The following details the installation of the drivers while installing Windows

XP.

1. Start the installation:

Boot from the CD-ROM. Press F6 when the message "Press F6 if you need to install third party SCSI or RAID driver" appears.

2.When the Windows Setup window is generated, press S to specify an Additional Device(s).

3.Insert the driver diskette VIA VT6420/VT8237 Disk Driver into drive A: and press <Enter>.

4.Depending on your operation system, choose VIA Serial ATA RAID Controller(Windows XP), VIA Serial ATA RAID Controller(Windows 2000) or VIA Serial ATA RAID Controller(Windows NT4) from the list that appears on Windows XP Setup screen, press the <Enter> key.

5.Press <Enter> to continue with installation or if you need to specify any additional devices to be installed, do so at this time. Once all devices are specified, press <Enter> to continue with installation.

6.From the Windows XP Setup screen, press the <Enter> key. Setup will now load all device files and then continue the Windows XP installation

hExisting Windows XP Driver Installation

1.Insert the MSI CD into the CD-ROM drive.

2.The CD will auto-run and the setup screen will appear.

3.Under the Driver tab, click on VIA SATA RAID Utility.

4.The drivers will be automatically installed.

hConfirming Windows XP Driver Installation

1.From Windows XP, open the Control Panel from My Computer followed by the System icon.

2.Choose the Hardware tab, then click the Device Manager tab.

3.Click the "+" in front of the SCSI and RAID Controllers hardware type. The driver VIA IDE RAID Host Controller should appear.

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