IBM ThinkPad Z61 Supplementary Manual page 43

Ibm thinkpad z61: supplementary guide
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Note: If you cannot find the Supplement files, device drivers, and
application software you need on your hard disk drive, or if you
want to receive updates and the latest information about them,
refer to the ThinkPad Web site,
http://www.lenovo.com/think/support/site.wss/TPAD-
MATRIX.html
If you do not have a diskette drive, you can install Intel Matrix Storage
Manager Driver by the following alternative procedure:
Note
If you select AHCI for Serial ATA (SATA) in the BIOS Setup Utility
before installing Intel Matrix Storage Manager Driver, your computer
will not respond; it will only display a blue screen.
1. Start the BIOS Setup Utility menu.
2. Select Config.
3. Select Serial ATA (SATA).
4. Select Compatibility.
5. Change the startup sequence of your computer. Following the
instructions on the Startup menu in the BIOS Setup Utility, set the
CD-ROM drive to start first.
6. Insert the CD for Windows XP into the CD or DVD drive, and restart the
computer.
7. If you have not yet installed Windows XP Service Pack 2, visit the
Microsoft Web site at
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/
8. Download Windows XP Service Pack 2 from the Web site. To install it,
follow the instructions in the readme file.
9. Visit the Lenovo Web site at
http://www.lenovo.com/think/support/site.wss/TPAD-MATRIX.html
10. Download Intel Matrix Storage Manager Driver from the Web site. To
install it, follow the instructions for clean installation in the readme file.
11. Run Intel Matrix Storage Manager Driver. To do this, go to
C:\DRIVERS\WIN\SATA\PREPARE, and double-click install.cmd.
12. Turn the computer off and then on again.
13. Start the BIOS Setup Utility menu.
14. Select Config.
15. Select Serial ATA (SATA).
16. Select AHCI.
Installing a new operating system
Chapter 5. Installing a new operating system
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