Windows XP
Note: Be sure to install Intel Matrix Storage Manager Driver before installing the operating system. Otherwise your computer will not respond; it will only display a blue screen.
1. Attach a diskette drive to your computer.
2. Download Intel Matrix Storage Manager Driver from the Web site and extract the driver to C:\DRIVERS\WIN\IMSM and copy the driver to a diskette.
3. To make sure that SATA AHCI is enabled, start the BIOS Setup Utility menu.
4. Select Config.
5. Select Serial ATA (SATA).
6. Select AHCI.
7. 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.
8. Insert the CD for Windows XP into the CD or DVD drive, and restart the computer.
9. To install a third-party SCSI or RAID driver first, press F6.
10. When prompted, select S for Specify Additional Device.
11. When prompted, insert the diskette that you created in step 2, and press Enter.
12. If your system has Intel 82801HEM/HBM SATA AHCI Controller, select Intel 82801HEM/HBM SATA AHCI Controller (Mobile ICH8M-E/M), and press Enter.
If your system has Intel 82801GBM SATA AHCI Controller, select Intel 82801GBM SATA AHCI Controller (Mobile ICH7M/DH), and press Enter.
13. To continue the installation, press Enter again. Leave the diskette in the drive until the next reboot; the software may need to be copied from the diskette again when the files are copied during setup.
14. Follow the instruction to complete the OS installation.
Note: If you do not have a diskette drive, you can install Intel Matrix Storage Manager Driver by the following alternative procedure:
If you do not have a diskette drive, you can install Intel Matrix Storage Manager Driver by the following alternative procedure:
1. Start the BIOS Setup Utility menu.
2. Select Config.
3. Select Serial ATA (SATA).
4. Select Compatibility.
5. Install Windows XP and Service Pack 2.
6. Download Intel Matrix Storage Manager Driver from the Web site and extract the driver to C:\DRIVERS\WIN\IMSM.
7. Run Intel Matrix Storage Manager Driver. To do this, go to C:\DRIVERS\WIN\IMSM\PREPARE, and double-click install.cmd.
8. Turn the computer off and then on again.
9. Start the BIOS Setup Utility menu.
10. Select Config.
11. Select Serial ATA (SATA).
12. Select AHCI.
13. Start Windows XP. The Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard appears.
14. Click No, not this time and click Next.
15. Select Install from a list or specific location(Advanced), then click Next.
16. Select Search for the best driver in these locations. Then select Include this location in the search:, specify the path, C:\DRIVERS\WIN\IMSM, and click Next. The Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard appears.
17. Click Finish.
18. When the System Settings Change window appears, click Yes. The computer restarts.
