Installing raid software & drivers – Micro Star Computer MS- 9130 v1.x User Manual

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MS-9130 Workstation Mainboard

Install Driver in Windows OS

h New Windows OS (2000/XP/NT4) Installation
The following details the installation of the drivers while installing Windows
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. When the Windows Setup window is generated, press S to
specify an Additional Device(s).
3. Insert the driver diskette VIA VT6420/VT8237 Disk Driver into
drive A: and press <Enter>.
4. Depending on your operation system, choose VIA Serial ATA RAID
Controller(Windows XP)
, VIA Serial ATA RAID Controller(Windows 2000)
or VIA Serial ATA RAID Controller(Windows NT4) from the list that appears
on Windows XP Setup screen, press the <Enter> key.
5. Press <Enter> to continue with installation or if you need to specify
any additional devices to be installed, do so at this time. Once all devices are
specified, press <Enter> to continue with installation.
6. From the Windows XP Setup screen, press the <Enter> key. Setup
will now load all device files and then continue the Windows XP installation

h 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 Utility.
4. The drivers will be automatically installed.

h Confirming Windows XP Driver Installation

1. From Windows XP, open the Control Panel from My Computer

followed by the System icon.

2. Choose the Hardware tab, then click the Device Manager tab.
3. Click the "+" in front of the SCSI and RAID Controllers hardware

type. The driver VIA IDE RAID Host Controller should appear.

Installing RAID Software & Drivers

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