Microsoft Pre-Install Intel User Manual

Pre-Install Intel® AHCI Driver for

Windows XP® Operating System

Pre-Installation Using the F6 Method

Notes:

Before you start to install Microsoft® Windows XP® operating system, you will need an

optical drive, a USB floppy disk drive, a blank 1.44MB floppy diskette, and Microsoft®

Windows XP® Professional/Home Edition Setup Disc (bootable).

1. Extract AHCI F6 driver files to a blank 1.44MB floppy diskette. Make sure the following files are

contained in the root directory:

2. Connect the USB floppy drive and then boot up from the Microsoft® Windows XP®

Professional/Home Edition Setup Disc to install operating system.

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3. At the beginning of the operating system installation, press [F6] to install a third party SCSI or

RAID driver.

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

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