Appendix B: Installing the Windows OS

Appendix B

Installing the Windows OS

After all the hardware has been installed, you must fi rst confi gure Intel South Bridge RAID settings before you install the OS and other software drivers. To install the Linux OS or to confi gure RAID settings, please refer to the OS Installation or RAID Confi guration User Guides posted on our web site at www.supermicro.com/sup- port/manuals. Please note that the ICH9R Driver does not support the Windows 2000 OS.

B-1 Installing the Windows XP/2000/2003 OS for Systems with RAID Support

1.Insert Microsoft's Windows XP/2000/2003 Setup CD in the CD Driver, and the system will start booting up from CD.

2.Press the <F6> key when the message-" Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver" displays.

3.When the Windows XP/2000/2003 Setup screen appears, press "S" to specify additional device(s).

4.Insert the driver diskette-"Intel AA RAID XP/2000/2003 Driver for ICH7R" into Drive A: and press the <Enter> key.

5.Choose the Intel(R) ICH7R SATA RAID Controller from the list indicated in the XP/2000/2003 Setup Screen, and press the <Enter> key.

6.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 specifi ed, press the <Enter> key to continue with the installation.

7.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 the Windows XP/2000/2003 installation.

8.After the Windows XP/2000/2003 OS Installation is completed, the system will automatically reboot.

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x7slm-l specifications

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