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A. Installing Windows 7/Vista

As Windows 7 and Vista already include Intel SATA RAID/AHCI 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.

5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System

With the correct BIOS settings, you are ready to install Windows 7/Vista/XP.

B. Installing Windows XP

BeforeinstallingWindowsXP,connectaUSBoppydiskdrivetoyourcomputerrstbecauseyouneedtoin-

stalltheSATARAID/AHCIdriverfromaoppydiskthatcontainsthe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methodsbelow.

Method A:

• FortheIntelZ68,copyalllesinthe\BootDrv\iRST\32Bitfoldertoyouroppydisk.ToinstallWindows

64-Bit,copythelesinthe64Bit folder.

• For the Marvell 88SE9128, depending on whether you want to install the 32- or 64-bit version, copy all

lesinthe\BootDrv\Marvell\AHCI\Floppy32 folder or the Floppy64foldertoyouroppydisk.

Method B:

Steps:

1: Use an alternative system and insert the motherboard driver disk.

2: From your optical drive folder, double click the Menu.exeleintheBootDrv folder. A Command Prompt

window will open similar to that in Figure 1.

3: Inserttheblankformatteddisk(ifyou'reusingaUSBoppydiskdrive,makesureitisdesignatedasdrive

A). Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the menu and press <Enter>. For

example, from the menu in Figure 1,

• For the Intel Z68, select 8) Intel Rapid Storage driver for 32bit system for Windows XP 32-bit op-

erating system.

• For the Marvell 88SE9128, select 5) Marvell AHCI driver for 32bit system or 6) Marvell AHCI driver

for 64bit system.

Yoursystemwillthenautomaticallycopythedriverlestotheoppydisk.Pressanykeytoexitwhennished.

Figure 1

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