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Appendix C: Software Installation
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C-2 Installing the Windows XP/2000/2003 for systems
with RAID Functions
(*Note: It is strongly recommended that you initialize the disk drives
before installing the OS. Refer to the previous section for disk drive
initialization.)
1. Insert Supermicro's bootable CD that came with the package into the
CD Drive during the system reboot. The "Super Micro Driver Diskette
Maker" screen displays.
2. Choose "Marvell Hercules II SATA Driver by 3rd Party (LSI)" from the
items listed and press Enter.
3. From the next screen displayed, choose the OS driver you want to
install and press Enter.
4. Insert a formatted diskette into drive A: and press Enter as prompted.
5. Exit the program after the process is completed. Then, reboot the
system.
6. Insert Microsoft Windows OS Setup CD in the CD Driver. The system
will boot up from the CD.
7. Press the F6 key when the message "Press F6 if you need to install a
third party SCSI or RAID driver" is displayed.
8. When the Windows OS Setup screen appears, press "S" to specify
additional device(s).
9. Insert the driver diskette labelled "LSI Embedded Serial ATA RAID Con-
troller Driver" into your floppy drive and press the Enter key.
10. Choose "LSI Embedded Host Serial ATA RAID Controller" from
the list indicated in the Windows OS Setup Screen and press the Enter
key.
11. Press the Enter key to continue the installation process. (If you need
to specify any additional devices to be installed, do so at this time.) Once
all devices are specified, press the Enter key to continue with the instal-
lation.
12. From the Windows OS Setup screen, press the Enter key. The OS
setup routine will automatically load all device files and continue the Win-
dows OS installation.
13. After the Windows OS installation has completed, the system will
automatically reboot.
(Note: To install operating systems other than the Windows OS, or to
install other software, please refer to the LSI User's manual
included in the CD that came with your motherboard. You can also
visit our web site at www. supermicro.com for the manual.