SUPER MICRO Computer 5014C-MF - Manual (Page 105)

Appendix C: Software Installation
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C-2 Installing WindowsXP/2000/2003 for RAID Systems
Note: It is strongly recommended that you initialize the disk drives before installing
the OS. Refer to the previous section for disk drive initialization.)
1. Insert Supermicro's bootable CD that came with the system into the CD-ROM
drive during the system reboot. The "Super Micro Driver Diskette Maker" screen
displays.
2. Choose "Marvell Hercules II SATA Driver by 3rd Party (LSI)" from the items listed
and press <Enter>.
3. From the next screen displayed, choose the OS driver you want to install and
press <Enter>.
4. Insert a formatted diskette into drive A: and press <Enter> as prompted.
5. Exit the program after the process has completed. Then, reboot the system.
6. Insert Microsoft Windows OS Setup CD in the CD-ROM drive. The system will
boot up from the CD.
7. Press the <F6> key when the message "Press F6 if you need to install a third
party SCSI or RAID driver" is displayed.
8. When the Windows OS Setup screen appears, press <S> to specify additional
device(s).
9. Insert the driver diskette labelled "LSI Embedded Serial ATA RAID Controller
Driver" into your fl oppy drive and press the <Enter> key.
10. Choose "LSI Embedded Host Serial ATA RAID Controller" from the list indicated
in the Windows OS Setup Screen and press the <Enter> key.
11. Press the <Enter> key to continue the installation process. (If you need to specify
any additional devices to be installed, do so at this time.) Once all devices are
specifi ed, press the <Enter> key to continue with the installation.
12. From the Windows OS Setup screen, press the <Enter> key. The OS setup
routine will automatically load all device fi les and continue the Windows OS instal-
lation.
13. After the Windows OS installation has completed, the system will automatically
reboot.
Note: To install operating systems other than a Windows OS, or to install other
software, please refer to the LSI User's manual included in the CD that came
with the system. You can also visit our web site at www. supermicro.com to
download the manual.