New Windows Xp Installation - Maxtor SATA/150 Installation Manual

3. Browse to the WinXP folder on the provided driver diskette or CD, then click Next.
4. When the New Hardware Wizard has finished installing the SATA/150 PCI Card driver, click Finish.
5. Perform a normal shutdown and power the system off.
6. Connect the interface and power cables to any hard drives you wish to attach to the card, then restart your
system.
If you are installing a new, unformatted drive, format and partition the drive using the software included with the drive or
download the latest available formatting software from the drive manufacturer's website. For Maxtor and Quantum drives,
MaxBlast installation software is available for download from www.maxtor.com. Consult the drive installation guide or
manufacturer for more information.

New Windows XP Installation

If your system does not have a floppy drive, you may need to connect a 3.5-inch floppy drive temporarily to install the SATA
driver from a diskette. Windows 2000 and XP Setup typically do not allow browsing to a CD to install drivers.
The following details the installation of the driver while performing a new installation of Windows XP.
1. If you received a driver diskette with this card, continue to the next step. If you received a MaxBlast CD
containing drivers for this card, boot your system to the MaxBlast CD and select the option to create a SATA
PCI card driver diskette. If you downloaded the drivers from www.maxtor.com, copy the drivers onto a
floppy disk.
2. Boot your system from the Windows XP installation CD.
3. When prompted by the Windows installer to install a third-party SCSI or RAID driver, press F6.
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