SUPER MICRO Computer 6025B-UR user manual C-2 Installing Windows XP/2000/2003 for RAID Systems

SUPERSERVER 6025B-UR 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.

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