Appendix B: Installing the Windows OS
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Appendix B
Installing the Windows OS
After all hardware components have been installed, you must rst congure Intel
South Bridge RAID Settings before you install the Windows OS and other software
drivers. To congure RAID settings, please refer to RAID Conguration User Guides
posted on our website at www.supermicro.com/support/manuals.
B-1 Installing the Windows OS to a RAID System
1. Insert Microsoft's Windows XP/2003/2008/Vista Setup CD in the CD Driver,
and the system will start booting up from CD.
2. Press the <F6> key when the message-" Press F6 if you need to install a
third party SCSI or RAID driver" displays.
3. When the Windows OS Setup screen appears, press "S" to specify additional
device(s).
4. Insert the driver diskette-"ITE RAID Windows XP/2003/2008/Vista Driver for
IDE" into Drive A: and press the <Enter> key.
5. When the Windows OS Setup screen appears, press "S" to specify additional
device(s).
6. Insert the driver diskette-"Intel AA Windows XP/2003/2008/Vista Driver for
ICH10R" into Drive A: and press the <Enter> key.
7. Choose the Intel(R) ICH10R SATA RAID Controller from the list indicated in
the Windows OS Setup Screen, and press the <Enter> key.
8. Press the <Enter> key to continue the installation process. (If you need to
specify any additional devices to be installed, do it at this time.) Once all
devices are specied, press the <Enter> key to continue with the installation.
9. From the Windows OS Setup screen, press the <Enter> key. The Windows
OS Setup will automatically load all device les and then, continue the Win-
dows OS installation.
10. After the Windows OS Installation is completed, the system will automatically
reboot.
