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Appendix B: Installing Windows
B-1
Appendix B
Installing Windows
After all hardware components have been installed, you must fi rst confi gure Intel
South Bridge RAID Settings before you install the Windows OS and other software
drivers. To confi gure RAID settings, please refer to RAID Confi guration User Guides
posted on our web site at www.supermicro.com/support/manuals.
Note: The following OS installation instructions are written for the Windows XP/2003
OS only. If you have the Windows 2008 or Windows Vista OS, please follow the
instructions displayed on your screen to install the OS.
B-1 Installing Windows to a RAID System
Insert Microsoft's Windows XP/Windows 2003 Setup CD in the CD-ROM drive 1.
and the system will start booting up from the CD.
Press the <F6> key when the message "Press F6 if you need to install a third 2.
party SCSI or RAID driver" displays.
When the Windows XP/Windows 2003 Setup screen appears, press "S" to 3.
specify additional device(s).
Insert the driver diskette "Intel AA RAID XP/2003 Driver for ICH10R" into 4.
Drive A: and press the <Enter> key.
Choose the Intel(R) ICH10R 5. SATA RAID Controller from the list indicated in
the XP/2003 Setup Screen and press the <Enter> key.
Press the <Enter> key to continue the installation process. (If you need to 6.
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.
From the Windows XP/Windows 2003 Setup screen, press the <Enter> key. 7.
The XP/2003 Setup will automatically load all device fi les and then, continue
the Windows XP/Windows 2003 installation.
After the Windows XP/Windows 2003 OS Installation has completed, the 8.
system will automatically reboot.