Gigabyte GA-H67M-D2-B3 - Installing the SATA RAID;AHCI Driver and Operating System

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5-1-2 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System
With the correct BIOS settings, you are ready to install Windows 7/Vista/XP onto your hard drive(s).
A. Installing Windows XP
To install Windows XP, you need to install the SATA RAID/AHCI controller driver during the OS installation.
Without the driver, the hard drive(s) may not be recognized during the Windows setup process. First, copy the
driverfromthemotherboarddriverdisktoaoppydisk.Refertothefollowingforthelocationofthedriver.
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 FortheIntelH67,copy allofthelesinthe\BootDrv\iRST\32Bitfolder toyouroppydisk.Toinstall
Windows64-Bit,copythelesinthe64Bit folder.
BeforeinstallingWindowsXP,connectaUSBoppydiskdrivetoyourcomputer.Refertothefollowingfor
installing the driver during the Windows setup process.
Step 1:
Restart your system to boot from the Windows XP setup disk and press <F6> as soon as you see the mes-
sage "Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver." A screen will then appear asking you to
specify an additional SCSI adapter. Press <S>.
Step 2:
Insert the oppy diskcontainingthe SATARAID/AHCIdriverand press <Enter>.Thena controllermenu
similar to that in Figure 1 will appear. Select Intel(R) Desktop/Workstation/Server Express Chipset SATA
RAID Controller and press <Enter>. For AHCI mode, use the up arrow key on the keyboard to scroll to the
Intel(R) Desktop/Workstation/Server Express Chipset SATA AHCI Controller item and press <Enter>.
Windows Setup
You have chosen to congure a SCSI Adapter for use with Windows,
using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer.
Select the SCSI Adapter you want from the following list, or press ESC
to return to the previous screen.
ENTER=Select F3=Exit
Intel(R) ICH7R/DH SATA RAID Controller
Intel(R) ICH7MDH SATA RAID Controller
Intel(R) Desktop/Workstation/Server Express Chipset SATA RAID Controller
Intel(R) Mobile Express Chipset SATA RAID Controller
Figure 1
Step 3:
On the next screen, press <Enter> to continue the driver installation. After the driver installation, you can pro-
ceed with the Windows XP installation.
B. Installing Windows 7/Vista
As Windows 7 and Vista already include SATA RAID/AHCI controller driver you do not need to install separate
RAID/AHCI driver during the Windows installation process. After the operating system is installed, we recom-
mend that you install all required drivers from the motherboard driver disk using "Xpress Install" to ensure
system performance and compatibility.