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Existing Windows XP Driver Installation
1 Insert the ECS CD into the CD-ROM drive.
2 The CD will auto-run and the setup screen will appear.
3 Under the Driver tab, click on VIA SATA RAID Utility.
4 The drivers will be automatically installed.
Confirming Windows XP Driver Installation
1 From Windows XP, open the Control Panel from My Computer
followed by the System icon.
2 Choose the Hardware tab, then click the Device manager tab.
3 Click the “+” in front of the SCSI and RAID Controllers hard-
ware type. The driver VIA IDE RAID Host Controller should
appear.
from the list that appears on Windows XP Setup screen, press the
<Enter> key.
5 Press <Enter> to continue with installation or if you need to specify
any additional devices to be installed, do so at this time. Once all
devices are specified, press <Enter> to continue with installation.
6 From the Windows XP Setup screen press the <Enter> key. Setup
will now load all device files and the continue the Windows XP
installation.
Installation of VIA SATA RAID Utility
The VIA SATA RAID Utility is the software package that enables high-perfor-
mance RAID 0 arrays in the Windows*XP operating system. This version of
VIA SATA RAID Utility contains the following key features:
• Serial ATA RAID driver for Windows XP
• VIA SATA RAID utility
• RAID0 and RAID1 functions
Insert the ECS CD and click on the Setup to install the software.