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Appendix b installing the windows os – SUPER MICRO Computer X7SBL-LN1/LN2 User Manual

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Appendix B: BIOS POST Codes

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Appendix B

Installing the Windows OS

After all hardware components have been installed, you must fi rst confi gure Intel

South Bridge RAID Settings before you install the Windows OS and other software

drivers. To confi gure RAID settings, please refer to RAID Confi guration User Guides

posted on our website at www.supermicro.com/support/manuals.

B-1 Installing the Windows XP/2000/2003 OS for

Systems with RAID Functions

Insert Microsoft's Windows XP/2000/2003 Setup CD in the CD Driver, and the

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system will start booting up from CD.

Press the key when the message-" Press F6 if you need to install a

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third party SCSI or RAID driver" displays.

When the Windows XP/2000/2003 Setup screen appears, press "S" to specify

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additional device(s).

Insert the driver diskette-"Intel AA RAID XP/2000/2003 Driver for ICH9R" into

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Drive A: and press the key.

Choose the Intel(R) ICH9R

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SATA RAID Controller from the list indicated in

the XP/2000/2003 Setup Screen, and press the key.

Press the key to continue the installation process. (If you need to

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specify any additional devices to be installed, do it at this time.) Once all

devices are specifi ed, press the key to continue with the installation.

From the Windows XP/2000/2003 Setup screen, press the key. The

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XP/2000/2003 Setup will automatically load all device fi les and then, continue

the Windows XP/2000/2003 installation.

After the Windows XP/2000/2003 OS Installation is completed, the system will

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automatically reboot.