Installing Raid Software & Drivers - MSI MS-7043 User Manual

MS-7043 ATX Mainboard
Installing RAID Software & Drivers
Install Driver in Windows OS
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 s p e c i f y a n
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.
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
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.
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.
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Once all devices are specified,