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SUPERSERVER 6015B-Ni User's Manual
C-2 Installing Windows XP/2000/2003 for RAID Systems

New Operating System-Windows XP/2000/2003 Installation

a. Insert the Microsoft Windows XP/2000/2003 Setup CD in the CD Drive and the
system will start booting up from CD.
b. Press the <F6> key when the message" Press F6 if you need to install a third
party SCSI or RAID driver" displays.
c. When the Windows XP/2000/2003 setup screen appears, press "S" to specify
additional device(s).
d. Insert the driver diskette-"Intel AA RAID XP/2000/2003 Driver for ESB2 into Drive
A: and press the <Enter> key.
e. Choose Intel(R) ESB2 SATA RAID Controller from the list indicated in the
XP/2000/2003 setup screen and press the <Enter> key.
f. Press the <Enter> key to continue the installation process. (If you need to specify
any additional devices to be installed, do it at this time.) Once all devices are speci-
fi ed, press the <Enter> key to continue with the installation.
g. From the Windows XP/2000/2003 setup screen, press the <Enter> key. The
XP/2000/2003 setup will automatically load all device fi les and then continue with
the Windows XP/2000/2003 installation.
h. After the Windows XP/2000/2003 installation is completed, the system will au-
tomatically reboot.
i. Insert the Supermicro CD that came with the package into the CD drive during
system reboot - the screen on the following page will appear.
Note: the current version of the ESB2 SATA RAID Utility can only support Windows
XP/2000/2003 Operating System.