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5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID Driver and Operating System

With the SATA RAID driver diskette and correct BIOS settings, you are ready to install Windows Vista/XP onto

your hard drive(s). The followings are examples of Windows XP and Vista installation.

A. Installing Windows XP

Step 1:

Restart your system to boot from the Windows XP setup disk and press <F6> as soon as you see the mes-

sage "Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" (Figure 1). A screen will then appear

asking you to specify additional device.

Step 2:

The screen displays two drivers, both of which need to be installed. First select NVIDIA RAID Driver and

press <Enter>. On the next screen, press <S> to return to the screen in Figure 2. Then select NVIDIA nForce

Storage Controller and press <Enter>. When both of the two drivers appear on the conrmation screen,

press <Enter> to continue the driver installation. When completed, proceed with the Windows XP installation.

Windows Setup

Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver.

Windows Setup

  YouhavechosentocongureaSCSIAdapterforusewithWindows,

using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer.

Select the SCSI Adapter you want from the following list, or press ESC

to return to the previous screen.

ENTER=Select F3=Exit

Figure 1

Figure 2

NVIDIA RAID Driver (required)

NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller (required)

Step 3:

On the next screen, press <Enter> to continue the driver installation. After the driver installation, you can pro-

ceed with the Windows XP installation.