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How to do unattended install of AHCI/RAID driver on Windows
2000/XP/Server 2003*
The unattended method of installation is available for Microsoft Windows XP*,
Windows 2000* and Windows Server 2003*. It is used to install the RAID or AHCI
driver, as outlined in the Microsoft document
Deployment Guide Automating
Windows NT* Setup
.
Perform the following steps in order to install the RAID or AHCI driver via
unattended install.
1.
Extract the IAAHCI.INF, IAAHCI.CAT, IASTOR.INF, IASTOR.CAT,
IASTOR.SYS, and TXTSETUP.OEM files from the setup files.
To extract these files, run the executable (e.g. IATA88ENU.EXE for Intel®
Matrix Storage Manager version 8.8) with the following command line
options: -A -A -PC:\<path>, as described in the Advanced Installation
Instructions section of the README.TXT.
Does the system contain a 32-bit or 64-bit processor?
o
If the system has a 32-bit processor, the files will be located in the
Drivers folder after extraction.
o
If the system has a 64-bit processor, the files will be located in the
Drivers64 folder after extraction.
2.
Insert the lines shown below, as applicable, into the UNATTEND.TXT file:
Systems configured for RAID:
Note
This same procedure can be used for systems using
any supported RAID
controller hub
by replacing the text within the quotation marks.
// Insert the lines below into the UNATTEND.TXT file
[MassStorageDrivers]
"Intel(R) 82801R/DO/DH SATA RAID Controller" = OEM
