User`s guide

10 – Windows XP Driver Installation
Installing the Windows XP Driver
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10.3
Installing the Windows XP Driver
Perform the installation instructions that correspond to your system:
n To install Windows XP and the Windows XP driver with the QLA23xx HBA
connected to the boot device, perform the installation procedures in
section 10.3.1.
n To install Windows XP and the Windows XP driver with the QLA23xx HBA
connected to an add-on device, perform the installation procedures in
section 10.3.2.
n To install the Windows XP driver when Windows XP is already loaded on your
system, perform the installation procedures in section 10.3.3.
n To update the existing Windows XP driver, perform the installation procedures
in section 10.3.4.
10.3.1
Initial Installation of Windows XP and the Windows XP Driver (QLA23xx
HBA Connects to the Boot Device)
Follow these steps to initially install Windows XP and the Windows XP driver with
the QLA23xx HBA connected to the boot device:
1. Start the Windows XP installation using the Setup disks or CD-ROM (CD) (if
booting from a bootable CD-ROM drive) in an appropriate drive.
2. If you are booting from the CD, press F6 if you see the message Press F6 if
you want to install a third party SCSI or RAID Driver...
After all the standard devices have been loaded, press S to Specify Additional
Device. Go to step 5.
3. If you are booting from the Setup disks, after the standard devices have been
detected and configured, press S to Specify Additional Device.
4. Select Other and press ENTER.
5. Insert the QLogic disk created in section 10.2 and press ENTER.
6. Select the QLogic QLA2300 PCI Fibre Channel Adapter and press ENTER.
7. Continue with standard installation procedure.