Tekram Technology TR-824 manual Windows ME Installation, Windows NT4.0 Installation

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3.Click the “+” in front of SCSI controllers. “Tekram TR-824 SATARaid Controller” should appear.

5.3 Windows ME Installation

5.3.1 New Windows ME Installation

The following details the installation of the TR-824 drivers while installing Windows ME.

1.Install the TR-824 controller card into your system.

2.Install Windows ME fully.

3.After installation, right-click on My Computer and select Properties from the popup menu.

4.In the System window, choose the Device Manager tab.

5.In the hierarchical display under Other Devices is a listing for PCI RAID Controller. Click PCI RAID Controller then click Properties.

6.In the Properties window, choose the Driver tab then choose Update Driver and click Next.

7.Choose “Search for a better driver than the one your device is using now (recommended)” then click Next.

8.Choose Specify Location then type “A:\tr824.inf” in the text box.

9.Insert the TR-824 driver diskette into the A:\ drive.

10.Click the Next button. A message informing you that “Tekram TR-824 SATARaid Controller” should appear.

11.Click Next, then click Finish.

12.When asked if you want to restart your computer, click Yes. Immediately remove the diskette from drive A:\.

5.3.2 Existing Windows ME Installation

The following section details the installation of TR-824 drivers on a system that has Windows ME already installed and running.

1.After installing the TR-824 controller card and configuring the hard drives, power up the system and boot.

2.The Add New Hardware Wizard will appear, informing you that it has found a PCI Mass Storage Controller.

3.Click Next, then from the generated list box, choose Specify the location of the driver (Advanced).

4.Click Next, then from the generated choices, choose Specify a location.

5.Insert the TR-824 driver diskette in drive A:\.

6.Type “A:\tr824.inf” in the text box that appears.

7.Click Next. A message informing you that Windows Me has found “Tekram TR-824 SATARaid Controller” should appear.

8.Click Next, then click Finish. When asked if you want to restart your computer, click Yes. Immediately remove the diskette from drive A:\.

5.3.3 Confirming Driver Installation in Windows ME

To confirm that the driver has been properly loaded in Windows Me, perform the following steps:

1.Right-click the My Computer icon and select Properties from the popup menu.

2.Select the Device Manager tab.

3.Click the “+” in front of SCSI controllers. “Tekram TR-824 SATARaid Controller” should appear.

5.4 Windows NT4.0 Installation

5.4.1 New Windows NT4.0 Installation

The following details the installation of the TR-824 drivers while installing Windows NT4.0.

1.Start the system installation by booting from the Windows NT disk: Floppy install: boot the system with the Windows NT installation diskettes.

CD-ROM disk install: boot from the CD-ROM disk and press <F6> when the message “Setup is inspecting your computer’s hardware configuration…” appears.

2.When the Windows NT Setup window is generated, press <S> to Specify an Additional Device(s).

3.Select Other then press <Enter>.

4.Insert the TR-824 driver diskette into drive A:\ and press <Enter>.

5.Choose Tekram TR-824 SATARaid Controller for Windows NT 4.0 and 2000 from the list that

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