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* 5. INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE
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5.1 General Installation Notes
1. If you are installing the operating system on a system configured for RAID or AHCI mode, you must pre-install the Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager driver using the F6 installation method described in section 5.3.
2. The 'Intel(R) Chipset Software Installation Utility' must be installed on the system after a supported Microsoft* Windows* operating system has been installed.
3. To install the Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager, double-click on the self-extracting and self-installing setup file and answer all prompts presented.
4. By default, all installed files (readme.txt, help, etc.) are copied to the following path: <bootdrive>\Program Files\Intel\Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager
5.2 Windows Automated Installer* Installation from Hard Drive or CD-ROM
Note: This method is applicable to systems configured for RAID or AHCI mode.
1. Download the Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager setup file and double-click to self-extract and to begin the setup process.
2. The 'Welcome' window appears. Click Next to continue.
3. The 'Uninstallation Warning' window appears. Click Next to continue.
4. The 'Software License Agreement' window appears. If you agree to these terms, click Yes to continue.
5. The readme File Information?window appears. Click Next to continue.
6. The 'Choose Destination Location' window appears. Click Next to continue.
7. The 'Select Program Folder' window appears. Click Next to continue installing the driver.
8. If the Windows Automated Installer* Wizard Complete window is shown without a prompt to restart the system, click the Finish button and proceed to step 8. If it is shown with a prompt to restart the system, click 'Yes, I want to restart my computer now.' (the default selection) and click the Finish button. Once the system has restarted, proceed to step 8.
9. To verify that the driver was loaded correctly, refer to section 6.
5.3 Pre-Installation Using the F6 Method.
Note: The Steps 1 and 2 can be skipped if you use the F6 Floppy disk utility provided by Intel. This utility can also be downloaded from the following website. These methods are applicable to systems configured for RAID or AHCI mode.
http://downloadfinder.intel.com/scripts-df/Product_Filter.asp?ProductID=2101
1. Extract all driver files from the installation package. See section 7.2 for instructions on extracting the files.
2. Create a floppy* containing the following files in the root directory: iaAhci.inf, iaAhci.cat, iaStor.inf, iaStor.cat, iaStor.sys, and TxtSetup.oem.
*Note: For Windows Vista you can use Floppy, CD/DVD or USB.
3. For Windows XP or later operating systems:
-At the beginning of the operating system installation, press F6 to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver.
-When prompted, select 'S' to Specify Additional Device.
-continue to step 5.
4. For Windows Vista:
-During the Operating system installation, after selecting the location to install Vista click on ?oad Driver?button to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver.
-Continue to step 5.
5. When prompted, insert the floppy disk or media (Floppy, CD/DVD or USB) you created in step 2 and press Enter.
6. At this point you should be presented with a selection for one of the following depending on your hardware version and configuration:
- Intel(R) 82801HEM SATA RAID Controller (Mobile ICH8M-E)
- Intel(R) 82801HEM SATA AHCI Controller (Mobile ICH8M-E)
- Intel(R) 82801HBM SATA AHCI Controller (Mobile ICH8M)
- Intel(R) 82801HR/HH/HO SATA RAID Controller (Desktop ICH8R)
- Intel(R) 82801HR/HH/HO SATA AHCI Controller (Desktop ICH8R)
- Intel(R) 631xESB/632xESB SATA RAID Controller (Workstation ESB2)
- Intel(R) 82801GHM SATA RAID Controller (Mobile ICH7RM)
- Intel(R) 82801GBM SATA AHCI Controller (Mobile ICH7M)
- Intel(R) 82801GR/GH SATA RAID Controller (Desktop ICH7R/DH)
- Intel(R) 82801GR/GH SATA AHCI Controller (Desktop ICH7R/DH)
- Intel(R) 82801FR SATA RAID Controller (Desktop ICH6R)
- Intel(R) 82801FR SATA AHCI Controller (Desktop ICH6R)
- Intel(R) 82801FBM SATA AHCI Controller (Mobile ICH6M)
7. Highlight the selection that is appropriate for the hardware in your system and press Enter.
8. Press Enter again to continue. Leave the floppy disk in the system until the next reboot as the software will need to be copied from the floppy disk again when setup is copying files.