Intel Application Accelerator User's Manual

Installing the Intel Application Accelerator
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14 Installing the Intel
Application Accelerator
14.1 Installation Caution
Caution: The Intel Application Accelerator driver may be used to operate the hard drive from which the
system is booting or a hard drive that contains important data. For this reason, you cannot remove
or un-install this driver from the system after installation; however, you will have the ability to
un-install all other non-driver components.
The following non-driver components can be un-installed:
Intel Storage Utility x
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x
x
x
Help Documentation
Start Menu Shortcuts
System Tray Icon Service
RAID Monitor Service
14.2 Steps to Take Before Installing the Intel Application
Accelerator
14.2.1 Resolve Conflicts in Device Manager
Before installing the Intel Application Accelerator, there should be NO conflicts (e.g. yellow
exclamation points or red X’s) in Device Manager under Hard Disk Controllers. Device Manager
can be accessed by going to: Start Button / Settings / Control Panel / System / Device Manager.
Often, installing the Intel® Chipset Software Installation Utility will resolve conflicts where the
operating system does not properly recognize the Intel device.
Please refer to Appendix A for additional information on the Intel Chipset Software Installation
Utility.
14.3 Obtaining and Installing the Intel Application
Accelerator
The Intel Application Accelerator is most likely supplied on a CD-ROM that was included with
your motherboard or system.
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