Appendix B: Installing the Windows OS
Appendix B
Installing the Windows OS
After all hardware components have been installed, you must first configure Intel South Bridge RAID Settings before you install the Windows OS and other software drivers. To configure RAID settings, please refer to RAID Configuration User Guides posted on our website at www.supermicro.com/support/manuals.
Please note that the Intel ICH10R South Bridge used on this motherboard does not support HostRAID settings.
B-1 Installing the Windows OS for Systems with RAID Functions
1.Insert Microsoft's Windows XP/2003 Setup CD in the CD Driver, and the system will start booting up from CD.
2.Press the <F6> key when the
3.When the Windows XP/2003 Setup screen appears, press "S" to specify ad- ditional device(s).
4.Insert the driver diskette- "ITE RAID XP/2003 Driver into Drive A: and press the <ENTER> key.
5.When the Windows XP/2003 Setup screen appears, press "S" to specify ad- ditional device(s).
6.Insert the driver
7.Choose the Intel(R) ICH10R SATA RAID Controller from the list indicated in the XP/2003 Setup Screen, and press the <Enter> key.
8.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 specified, press the <Enter> key to continue with the installation.
9.From the Windows XP/2003 Setup screen, press the <Enter> key. The
XP/2003 Setup will automatically load all device files and then, continue the
Windows XP/2003 installation.
