Boot Device - Albatron PM800 Series User Manual

boot device.

Follow the instructions in this section if you are performing a new installation of Windows
and you wish to boot from a drive attached to the SATA connector.
1. Copy the "VIA Serial ATA Driver" from the bundle CD Driver to a floppy disk. 【CD File Location Path
=> D: \ Driver \ SATA\ 2.20D\DriverDisk】
2. Power off the system. Connect the SATA hard disk to one of the SATA connectors. Power up the
system.
3. Place your Windows® 2000/XP CD into the CD-ROM/DVD drive. When the "Windows Setup" screen
displays, press "F6".
4. Press 's' when setup asks if you want to specify an additional device. Insert the floppy disk which
includes the "VIA Serial ATA Driver" into the floppy drive.
Press 'Enter' and select the appropriate OS device driver.
5. Press 'Enter' again to continue the setup process.
6. Follow the setup instructions and select your choice for partition and file system.
7. After setup examines your disks, it will copy files to the Windows® 2000/ XP installation folders and
restart the system. After the system is rebooted the setup program will continue with the installation
all the way to completion.
8. Wait until Windows® 2000/ XP finishes installing devices, regional settings, networking settings,
components, and the final set of tasks. Reboot the system if you are asked to do so.
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