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Appendix

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

With the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and correct BIOS settings, you are ready to install Windows Vista/

XP onto your hard drive(s). The followings are examples of Windows XP and Vista installation on the AMD 

SB750 SATA controller.

A. Installing Windows XP

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" (Figure 1). A screen will then appear 

asking you to specify additional device.

Step 2:

Insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and press <S>. Then a controller menu similar

to Figure 2 below will appear. Select AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86 platform and press  

<Enter>.

Windows Setup

Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. 

Windows Setup

You have chosen to configure 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 

Figure 1

Figure 2

AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86 platform

AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x64 platform

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.