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INSTALLATION
Adding the Card to an Existing Windows OS
1. Turn off the system. Insert the card into an available x8 or x16 PCIe slot. Turn
the system back on.
2. During system bootup, Windows will display “Found New Hardware Wizard”
(in XP), “Windows needs to install....”(in Vista) or “Device driver software was
not successfully installed” (in Win7). In each case, click “Cancel” to continue.
3. Right-click “My Computer,” select “Manage,” then select “Device Manager.”
Go to “SCSI and RAID Controller” (XP) or “Other Devices/RAID Controller”
(Windows 7/Vista) to start the manual driver installation — first “Found New
Hardware Wizard,” then “Hardware Update Wizard.”
4. Place the included driver CD in the CD-ROM drive. Depending on the operating
system, select “SAS\Marvel\M9485\Windows” and either “i386” (32-bit) or
“amd64” (64-bit), then click “Next.”
5. For Windows XP, select “Marvell 94XX SAS/SATA RAID Controller” and
“Marvell RAID Virtual Device” and click “Install.” For Windows 7/Vista, select
“Marvell Storage Controller” and “Marvell 94XX SAS/SATA RAID Controller”
and click “Install.”
6. If prompted, restart the computer; otherwise, follow the instructions until you
can click “Finish.”
Fresh (Initial) Windows Installation
1. Turn the computer off.
2. Insert the card into an available x8 or x16 PCIe slot.
3. Connect a SATA HDD to one of the two internal SFF-8087 connectors. Turn
the computer back on.
4. Place the included driver CD in the CD-ROM/DVD drive and download all
directories and files under “SAS\Marvell\M9485\Windows.” For XP, continue
with Step 5; for Windows 7 or Vista, jump to Step 7.
5. Press <F6> to initiate third-party SCSI or RAID driver installation at the
beginning of Windows XP’s Text Mode installation. Press <S> when prompted
with “Select” and press “Enter” to select “Marvell 94XX SAS/SATA Controller
32bit (or 64bit) Drive.”
NOTE:
You may need to do this twice. You’ll then see
the driver files “Marvell 94XX SAS/SATA RAID Controller” and “Marvell RAID
Virtual Device,” which will both be extracted and copied to the system.
6. Press <Enter> to continue with Text Mode setup, which will complete the XP
installation, and proceed to the “Verifying Installation with Windows” steps.
7. Select the file “Driver CD” from either “SAS\Marvell\M9485\Windows\amd64”
or “SAS\Marvell\M9485\Windows\i386” and follow the setup instructions. Then
