Gigabyte GA-H67A-USB3-B3, User Manual

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5-1-2 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System
With the correct BIOS settings, you are ready to install Windows 7/Vista/XP onto your hard drive(s).
A. Installing Windows XP
To install Windows XP, you need to install the SATA RAID/AHCI controller driver during the OS installation.
Without the driver, the hard drive(s) may not be recognized during the Windows setup process. First, copy the
driver from the motherboard driver disk to a floppy disk. Refer to the following for the location of the driver.
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For the Intel H67, copy all of the files in the \BootDrv\iRST\32Bit folder to your floppy disk. To install
Windows 64-Bit, copy the files in the 64Bit folder.
Before installing Windows XP, connect a USB floppy disk drive to your computer. Refer to the following for
installing the driver during the Windows setup process.
Step 1:
Restart your system to boot from the Windows XP setup disk and press <F6> as soon as you see the mes-
sage "Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver." A screen will then appear asking you to
specify an additional SCSI adapter. Press <S>.
Step 2:
Insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and press <Enter>. Then a controller menu
similar to that in Figure 1 will appear. Select Intel(R) Desktop/Workstation/Server Express Chipset SATA
RAID Controller and press <Enter>. For AHCI mode, use the up arrow key on the keyboard to scroll to the
Intel(R) Desktop/Workstation/Server Express Chipset SATA AHCI Controller item and press <Enter>.
Windows Setup
You have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with Windows,
using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer.
Select the SCSI Adapter you want from the following list, or press ESC
to return to the previous screen.
ENTER=Select F3=Exit
Intel(R) ICH7R/DH SATA RAID Controller
Intel(R) ICH7MDH SATA RAID Controller
Intel(R) Desktop/Workstation/Server Express Chipset SATA RAID Controller
Intel(R) Mobile Express Chipset SATA RAID Controller
Figure 1
Step 3:
On the next screen, press <Enter> to continue the driver installation. After the driver installation, you can pro-
ceed with the Windows XP installation.
B. Installing Windows 7/Vista
As Windows 7 and Vista already include SATA RAID/AHCI controller driver, you do not need to install sepa-
rate RAID/AHCI driver during the Windows installation process. After the operating system is installed, we
recommend that you install all required drivers from the motherboard driver disk using "Xpress Install" to
ensure system performance and compatibility.