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5-1-5 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.

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:

For the Intel P55:

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

Figure 2 below will appear. Select Intel(R) ICH8R/ICH9R/ICH10R/DO/PCH SATA RAID Controller 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congure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

Intel(R) ICH7R/DH SATA RAID Controller

Intel(R) ICH7MDH SATA RAID Controller

Intel(R) ICH8R/ICH9R/ICH10R/DO/PCH SATA RAID Controller

Intel(R) ICH8M-E/ICH9M-E/PCHM SATA RAID Controller

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Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD6 Specifications

General

Memory voltage	1.5 V
Number of memory slots	6
Maximum internal memory	16 GB
Processor socket	LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Processor manufacturer	Intel
USB 2.0 connectors	2
Power fan connector	Yes
Number of SATA connectors	8
AGP x8 slots	0
Special features	@BIOS Q-Flash Xpress BIOS Rescue Download Center Xpress Install Xpress Recovery2
Controller interface type	iTE IT8720
Controller 2nd interface type	ATA-133/100/66/33
USB 2.0 ports quantity	USB 2.0 ports have a data transmission speed of 480 Mbps, and are backwards compatible with USB 1.1 ports. You can connect all kinds of peripheral devices to them.
Audio chip	Realtek ALC889
Motherboard chipset	Intel® P55
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	ATX
Compatible operating systems	Win XP, Vista, 7
PCI Express x16 slots	3
RAID levels	0, 1, 10
Bundled software	Norton Internet Security
Networking features	10/100/1000 Mbit
BIOS memory size	32 Mbit