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Installing raid software & drivers, Install driver in windows os – MSI MS-7181 User Manual

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Install Driver in Windows OS

New Windows OS (2000/XP/NT4) Installation
The following details the installation of the drivers while installing W indows XP.

1.

Start the installation:
Boot from the CD-ROM. Press F6 when the message "Press F6 if you need

to install third party SCSI or RAID driver" appears.
2.

W hen the W indows Setup window is generated, press S to specify an

Additional Device(s).
3.

Insert the driver diskette VIA VT8237R Disk Driver into drive A: and pr es s

.

4.

D epending on your operation s ys tem, c hoos e VIA R AID C ontr oller

(Windows XP), VIA RAID Controller(Windows 2000) or VIA RAID Controller
(Windows NT4)
from the list that appears on W indows XP Setup screen, press
the key.
5. Press to continue with installation or if you need to specify any addi-
tional devices to be installed, do so at this time. Once all devices are specified,
press to continue with installation.
6. From the W indows XP Setup screen, press the key. Setup will now
load all device files and then continue the W indows XP installation

Existing Windows XP Driver Installation

1. Insert the MSI CD into the CD-ROM drive.
2. The CD will auto-run and the setup screen will appear.
3. Under the Driver tab, click on VIA SATA RAID Drivers.
4. The drivers will be automatically installed.

Confirming Windows XP Driver Installation

1. From W indows XP, open the Control Panel from My Computer followed by
the System icon.
2. Choose the Hardware tab, then click the Device M anager tab.
3. Click the "+" in front of the SCSI and RAID Controllers hardware type. The
driver VIA SATA RAID Controller should appear.

Installing RAID Software & Drivers

MSI Reminds You...
Please follow the instruction below to make a VIA Serial ATA RAID
driver for yourself.

1. Insert the MSI CD into the CD-ROM drive.
2. Ignore the Setup screen and use

“Explorer” to browse the

CD.

3. C op y a ll t h e c o n te nt s ( in c lu din g th e s ub - fo ld e rs ) in th e

\\IDE\VIA\Floppy to a fomatted floppy disk.

4. The driver disk for VIA Serial ATA driver is done.