Rmc 5015, Appendix b installing windows – Acnodes RMC 5015 User Manual

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RMC 5015

1U Rackmount System

After all hardware has been installed, you must first configure Intel South Bridge RAID settings before
you install the OS and other software drivers. Please note that the ICH7R Driver does not support the
Windows 2000 OS.

B-1 Installing Windows XP/2000/2003

1. Turn on the system and insert the Microsoft Windows XP/2000/2003 Setup CD in the CD or DVD
drive.

2. Reboot the system.

3. The system will perform the POST and search for a bootable drive.

4. When prompted by the system asking whether you wish to boot from the CD, press the space bar
on your keyboard.

5. The Windows OS Setup screen will display. Windows OS Setup will automati- cally load all Win-
dows-supplied device drivers and then continue with the Windows XP/2000/2003 installation.

6. You will be asked to enter the disk partition where the Operating System is to be installed (please
see Warning below), and to enter the date/time, and the Windows Activation Key.

7. After the Windows XP/2000/2003 OS Installation is completed, the system will automatically
reboot.

8. Insert the Supermicro Setup CD that came with your motherboard into the

CD drive during system boot, and the main screen will display. Follow the on- screen instructions.

Note: To install the Linux Operating System, please refer to the OS Installation Guides posted on our
web site at www.supermicro.com/support/manuals. For other Operating System platforms, please
follow your software provider's instructions.

Appendix B Installing Windows