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1.  If you are installing the operating system on a system
    configured for RAID or AHCI mode, you must pre-install 
    the Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager driver using the 
    F6 installation method described in section 5.3.

2.  The 'Intel(R) Chipset Software Installation Utility' 
    must be installed on the system after a supported 
    Microsoft* Windows* operating system has been installed.

3.  To install the Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager, 
    double-click on the self-extracting and self-installing 
    setup file and answer all prompts presented.

4.  By default, all installed files (readme.txt, help, etc.) 
    are copied to the following path: 
    
    \Program Files\Intel\Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager

	
5.2 Windows Automated Installer* Installation from Hard 
    Drive or CD-ROM
    
Note: This method is applicable to systems configured for 
      RAID or AHCI mode.

1.  Download the Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager setup file
    and double-click to self-extract and to begin the setup 
    process.

2.  The 'Welcome' window appears. Click Next to continue.

3.  The 'Uninstallation Warning' window appears. Click Next 
    to continue.

4.  The 'Software License Agreement' window appears. If you 
    agree to these terms, click Yes to continue.

5.  The 'Readme File Information' window appears. Click Next
    to continue.

6.  The 'Choose Destination Location' window appears.
    Click Next to continue.

7.  The 'Select Program Folder' window appears.  Click Next 
    to continue installing the driver.

8.  If the Windows Automated Installer* Wizard Complete window 
    is shown without a prompt to restart the system, click 
    Finish and proceed to step 8. If it is shown with a 
    prompt to restart the system, click Yes, I want to 
    restart my computer now. (the default selection) and 
    click Finish. Once the system has restarted,
    proceed to step 8.

9.  To verify that the driver was loaded correctly, refer 
    to section 6.


5.3 Pre-Installation Using the F6 Method. 

Note: The Steps 1 and 2 can be skipped if you use the F6 Floppy
      disk utility provided by Intel. These methods 
      are applicable to systems configured for RAID or 
      AHCI mode.

1.  Extract all driver files from the installation package.
    See section 7.2 for instructions on extracting the 
    files.

2.  Create a floppy* containing the following files in the root 
    directory:
    iaAhci.inf, iaAhci.cat,
    iaStor.inf, iaStor.cat,
    iaStor.sys, and 
    TxtSetup.oem. 

    * Note: For Windows Vista you can use a floppy, CD/DVD or USB.

3.  For Windows XP or later operating systems:

    - At the beginning of the operating system installation,
     press F6 to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver.

    - When prompted, select 'S' to Specify Additional Device.

    - Continue to step 5.

4.  For Windows Vista:

    - During the operating system installation, after selecting the 
     location to install Vista, click Load Driver to 
install a third 
     party SCSI or RAID driver.

    - Continue to step 5.

5.  When prompted, insert the media (floppy, CD/DVD
 or USB) you 
    created in step 2 and press Enter.

6.  At this point you should be presented with a selection
    for one of the controllers listed in the Overview (Section 1) 
    of this document depending on your hardware version and 
    configuration.

7.  Highlight the selection that is appropriate for the 
    hardware in your system and press Enter.

8.  Press Enter again to continue. Leave the floppy disk in 
    the system until the next reboot as the software will 
    need to be copied from the floppy disk again when setup
    is copying files.