Installing The Sata Raid/Ahci Driver And Operating System - Gigabyte GA-MA790X-UD4P User Manual

5-1-4 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System

With the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and correct BIOS settings, you are ready to install Windows
Vista/XP onto your hard drive(s). The followings are examples of Windows XP and Vista installation.
A. Installing Windows XP
Step 1:
Restart your system to boot from the Windows XP setup disk and press <F6> as soon as you see the
message "Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" (Figure 1). A screen will then
appear asking you to specify additional device. Insert the floppy disk containing the SA TA RAID/AHCI
driver and press <S>.
Windows Setup
Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver.
Step 2:
For AMD SB750 SATA controllers:
Then a controller menu similar to Figure 2 below will appear. Select AMD AHCI Compatible RAID
Controller-x86 platform and press <Enter>. On the next screen, press <Enter> to continue the driver
installation. After the driver installation, you can proceed with the Windows XP installation.
Windows Setup
ENTER=Select F3=Exit
GA-MA790X-UD4P Motherboard
You have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with Windows,
using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer.
Select the SCSI Adapter you want from the following list, or press ESC
to return to the previous screen.
AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86 platform
AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x64 platform
Figure 1
Figure 2
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