Specifications

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Loading the driver during OS installation
Overview
Unless using Microsoft Windows Vista*, the Intel
®
Matrix Storage Manager driver must be loaded during operating
system installation using the F6 installation method. This is required in order to install an operating system onto a
hard drive (when in AHCI mode) or RAID volume (when in RAID mode).
* If using Microsoft Windows Vista, this is not required, as the operating system includes a driver for the AHCI and
RAID controllers. Refer to the Intel
®
Matrix Storage Manager Installation for instructions on how to install an
updated version of the software after the operating system is installed.
F6 Installation Method
The F6 installation method requires a floppy with the driver files.
Automatic F6 Floppy Creation
Use the following steps to automatically create a floppy that contains the files needed during the F6 installation
process:
1. Download the latest Floppy Configuration Utility from the Intel download site:
http://downloadcenter.intel.com/
(Product CD: Driver_Floppy_XP_32Bit.exe)
2. Run the .exe file.
Note: Use F6flpy32.exe on a 32bit system.
Use F6flpy64.exe on a 64bit system.
F6 Installation Steps
To install the Intel
®
Matrix Storage Manager driver using the F6 installation method, complete the following steps:
1. Press the <F6> key at the beginning of the Windows XP setup (during the text-mode phase) when prompted
in the status line with the "Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver" message.
Note After pressing F6, nothing will happen immediately; setup will temporarily continue loading drivers and then
you will be prompted with a screen to load support for mass storage device(s).