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How to load the driver during OS installation using F6 when in
AHCI/RAID mode
In order to install an operating system onto a single Serial ATA hard drive when the
system is in RAID mode or AHCI mode, the F6 installation method must be used to
load the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology driver during operating system
installation.
Note
You do not need to use the F6 installation method to install a RAID
driver on Microsoft Windows Vista* and Microsoft Windows 7* because
Intel provided a RAID driver as part of the final package.
Use the following steps to install the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology driver using
the F6 installation method.
1.
Press F6 when you see a message in the status line that says, Press F6 if you
need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. This message appears at
the beginning of Windows XP* setup (during text-mode phase).
Note
Nothing will happen immediately after pressing F6. Setup will
temporarily continue loading drivers. You will then be prompted with a
screen asking you to load support for mass storage device(s).
2.
Press S to Specify Additional Device.
3.
When you see a prompt that says, Please insert the disk labeled
Manufacturer-supplied hardware support disk into Drive A:, insert a floppy
disk containing the following files: IAAHCI.INF, IAAHCI.CAT, IASTOR.INF,
IASTOR.CAT, IASTOR.SYS, and TXTSETUP.OEM.
Note
You can use the
Floppy Configuration Utility
to create a floppy disk
with the necessary files.
If you do not have a floppy drive on your system, you can use a USB
floppy drive or create a slipstream version of the operating system.
