Appendix B: Installing the Windows OS
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Appendix B
Installing the Windows OS
After all hardware components have been installed, you must rst congure Intel
South Bridge RAID Settings before you install the Windows OS and other software
drivers. To congure RAID settings, please refer to RAID Conguration User Guides
posted on our website at www.supermicro.com/support/manuals.
Installing the Windows XP/2003 OS for Systems without
RAID Functions
Insert Microsoft's Windows XP/2003 Setup CD in the CD Drive, and the sys-1.
tem will start booting up from CD.
Continue with the OS installation. The Windows OS Setup screen will display.2.
From the Windows XP/2003 Setup screen, press the <Enter> key. The 3.
XP/2000/2003 Setup will automatically load all device les and then continue
with the Windows XP/2003 installation.
After the Windows XP/2003 OS Installation is completed, the system will auto-4.
matically reboot.
Insert the Supermicro Setup CD that came with your motherboard into the CD 5.
Drive during system boot, and the main screen as shown on Page C-1 will
display. Follow the instructions given on the screen to complete your system
setup.