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b Select “ATI AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86 platform” and press
Enter for 32-bit OS or Select “ATI AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x64 plat-
form” and press Enter for 64-bit OS.
The following Windows Setup screen appears listing both drivers:.
Figure 1.12 Windows Setup—AMD drives listed
Press Enter to continue with Windows XP Installation.
Be sure to leave the floppy disk inserted in the floppy drive until the blue
screen portion of Windows XP installation is completed, then take out the
floppy.
Follow the instructions on how to install Windows XP.
After Windows XP is completely installed, it is recommended that you in-
stall the ForceWare software in order to access the FastBuild RAID Manage-
ment tool.
Note: Each time you add a new hard drive to a RAID array, the RAID driver will
have to be installed under Windows once for that hard drive. After that,
the driver will not have to be installed.
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Figure 1.11 Windows Setup—Selected SCSI Adapter
The following Windows Setup screen appears:
S=Specify Additional Devices ENTER=Continue F3=Exit
Windows Setup
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Setup will load support for the following mass storage device(s):
ATI AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86 platform
* To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drivers, or special
disk controllers for use with Windows, including those for
which you have a device support disk from a mass storag device
manufacturer, press S.
* If you do not have any device support disks from a mass storage
device manufacturer, or do not want to specify additional
mass storage devices for use with Windows, press ENTER.
ENTER=Select F3=Exit
Windows Setup
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You have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with windows£¬
using a device support disk provided bu an adapter manufacturer.
Select the SCSI Adapter you want from the following list, or press ESC
to return to the previous screen.
ATI AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86 platform
ATI AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x64 platform