7
For
64-bit versions
, select the following directory/folder on
the Hama driver CD-ROM.
Afterwards, click
OK
. Vista then displays the driver that was
found, e.g.
(Silicon Image SiI 3512 SATARaid Controller (R:\
Driver\x64 RAID DRIVER\ext64\Sil3112r.inf))
. Click
“Next”
to
continue. The driver is loaded, and your SATA hard drive is
displayed for selection in the installation menu. Next parti-
tion your hard drive, if needed, and continue installing Vista
by removing the Hama Driver CD-ROM and then inserting
the Vista installation DVD.
Windows 2000 and XP or XP Media Center Edition:
Before you start installation, fi rst copy all data from the
directory
DRIVER\x86 RAID DRIVER
from the accompanying Hama
driver CD-ROM to an empty diskette in the main directory
(A:\). Please note that any hidden fi les or system fi les must
be made visible before copying. Refer to the operating
system manual or online help for instructions on how to
view such fi les.
To verify:
The following fi les should have been saved to the diskette:
readme.txt
Sil3112r.cat
Sil3112r.inf
Sil3112r.sys
SilSupp.vxd
SilSupp.cpl
SIWinAcc.sys
TxtSetup.oem
Continue as described in the section I
nstallation of
Windows 2000 / XP using the created driver diskette
.
Windows XP x64 Edition:
Before you start installation, fi rst copy all data from the
directory
DRIVER\x86 RAID DRIVER
on the accompanying
Hama driver CD-ROM to an empty diskette in the main
directory (A:\). Please note that any hidden fi les or system
fi les must be made visible before copying. Refer to the
operating system manual or online help for instructions on
how to view such fi les.
To verify:
The following fi les should have been saved to the diskette:
readme.txt
TxtSetup.oem
and the directory:
\ext64\
with the fi les
Si3112r.cat
Si3112r.sys
Si3112r.inf
SilSupp.vxd
SilSupp.cpl
SiWinAcc.sys
Continue as described in the section
Installation of
Windows XP x64 Edition using the created driver diskette.
Installation of Windows 2000 / XP using the created driver
diskette:
Begin with the installation of your operating system. During
installation, you will see the message:
“Press F6 if you need
to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver...”
Now press
the F6 key->
F6
. Press the
Y
key, when prompted to do
so. Insert the created driver diskette into your fl oppy-disk
drive and then press ->
ENTER
. In the next window you
will see a selection menu:
“Silicon Image SIL 3x12 SATA
RAID Controller for Windows XP / Server 2003 / Vista”
or
“For Windows NT 4.0 and 2000”
. Select the driver for your
operating system. Press ->
ENTER
again. Setup will now
copy the required drivers. Now, install the operating system
as described in the instructions. Remove the created driver
diskette from the disk drive before restarting your system.
Installation of Windows XP x64 Edition using the created
driver diskette:
Begin with the installation of your operating system. During
installation, you will see the message:
“Press F6 if you need
to install a third-party SCSI or RAID driver...”
Now press the
F6 key->
F6
. When prompted to do so, confi rm by pressing
->
S
. Insert the created driver diskette in your fl oppy-disk
drive and then press ->
ENTER
. In the next window, you will
see the following choices:
“Silicon Image SiI 3x12 SATA
Raid Controller (64-bit Extended)”
or
“Silicon Image SiI
3x12 SATA Raid Controller (Itanium)”
; select the correct
driver for your hardware architecture. Now, press ->
ENTER
again. Setup will now copy the required drivers. Now, install
the operating system as described in the instructions. Re-
move the created driver diskette from the disk drive before
restarting your system.
