Install A New Windows Xp - Foxconn P35A Series User Manual

5-4 Install a New Windows XP

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W
hen you set the SATA Mode in BIOS to either AHCI or RAID, you need
to follow these steps to install your Windows XP system.
1. Press <DEL> to enter BIOS Setup during POST.
2. Insert the Windows installation CD into the optical drive.
3. Set the "1st Boot Device" to "CDROM", save changes and exit the BIOS setup.
CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc.
Boot Device Priority
1st Boot Device
2nd Boot Device
3rd Boot Device
4th Boot Device
↑↓←→:Move Enter:Select
F7:Previous Values
4. The computer will reboot, and it will start installing Windows Operating System.
Watch the screen carefully, when the following picture appears, press <F6> key
immediately. If you forgot to do this, PC will go to an fatal blue screen, and you
may need to reboot the system again. PC may not respond to your <F6> input
immediately, and it keeps loading files until the next screen displays.
Windows Setup
Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver.
Boot Device Priority
[CD/DVD:P2-TSSTcorp]
[CD/DVD:P2-TSSTcorp]
[1st FLOPPY DRIVE]
[RAID:SAMSUNG HD160] available devices
[Network:Realtek Bo]
+/-/:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit
F8:Fail-Safe Defaults
100
Help Item
Specifies the boot
sequence from the
A device enclosed in
parenthesis has been
disabled in the
corresponding type
menu.
F1:General Help
F9:Optimized Defaults