************************************************************ ************************************************************ * * Intel(R) Application Accelerator RAID Edition for * Microsoft* Windows* XP and Microsoft* Windows* 2000 * Installation Readme. * * This document makes references to products developed by * Intel. There are some restrictions on how these products * may be used, and what information may be disclosed to * others. Please read the Disclaimer section at the bottom * of this document, and contact your Intel field * representative if you would like more information. * ************************************************************ ************************************************************ ************************************************************ * Intel is making no claims of usability, efficacy or * warranty. The INTEL SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT contained * herein completely defines the license and use of this * software. ************************************************************ ************************************************************ * CONTENTS OF THIS DOCUMENT ************************************************************ This document contains the following sections: 1. Overview 2. System Requirements 3. Language Support 4. Installing the Software 5. Verifying Installation of the Software 6. Advanced Installation Instructions 7. Identifying the Software Version Number 8. Uninstalling the Software ************************************************************ * 1. OVERVIEW ************************************************************ The Intel(R) Application Accelerator RAID Edition is designed to provide functionality for the Intel(R) 82801ER SATA RAID Controller. This product is available for use on Pentium(R) 4 processor-based systems with an Intel 82801ER I/O Controller Hub and running Microsoft* Windows* XP or Microsoft* Windows* 2000. Software installation is flexible and fully automated. ************************************************************ * 2. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ************************************************************ 1. The system must contain the following Intel products: * Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 Processor * Intel(R) 82801ER I/O Controller Hub 2. The kit software should be installed on systems with at least the minimum system memory required by the operating system. 3. Microsoft* Windows* XP Professional or Home Edition or Microsoft* Windows* 2000 operating system. 4. Installation of the Intel(R) Chipset Software Installation Utility prior to loading the Intel(R) Application Accelerator RAID Edition. ************************************************************ * 3. LANGUAGE SUPPORT ************************************************************ Below is a list of the languages (and their abbreviations) for which the driver component of the Intel(R) Application Accelerator RAID Edition has been localized. The language code is listed in parentheses after each. You may have to refer to this section while using this document. chs -> Chinese (Simplified) (0804) cht -> Chinese (Traditional) (0404) csy -> Czech (0005) dan -> Danish (0006) nld -> Dutch (0013) enu -> English (United States) (0009) fin -> Finnish (000B) frc -> French (Canada) (0C0C) fra -> French (Standard) (040C) deu -> German (0007) ell -> Greek (0008) hun -> Hungarian (000E) ita -> Italian (0010) jpn -> Japanese (0011) kor -> Korean (0012) nor -> Norwegian (0014) plk -> Polish (0015) ptb -> Portuguese (Brazil) (0416) ptg -> Portuguese (Standard) (0816) rus -> Russian (0019) esp -> Spanish (000A) sve -> Swedish (001D) tha -> Thai (001E) trk -> Turkish (001F) ************************************************************ * 4. INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE ************************************************************ General Installation Notes: 1. The Intel(R) Chipset Software Installation Utility should be installed on the system after the compatible Windows operating system has been installed. 2. Double-click on the self-extracting and self-installing setup file and answer all prompts presented. 3. If you are installing the operating system onto a RAID volume, you must pre-install the RAID driver using the F6 method described in section 4.2. Note: By default, all general files (README.TXT, etc.) are copied to the path <bootdrive>:\Program Files\Intel\Intel Application Accelerator 4.1 INSTALLSHIELD* (AUTOMATED) INSTALL FROM HARD DRIVE OR CD-ROM 1. Download the Intel(R) Application Accelerator RAID Edition setup file and double-click to self-extract and to begin the setup process. 2. The Welcome window appears. Click on the Next button to continue. 3. The Uninstallation Warning window appears. Click on the Next button to continue. 4. The Software License Agreement window appears. If you agree to these terms, click on the Yes button to continue. 5. The Choose Destination Location windows appears. Click on the Next button to continue. 6. The Select Program Folder window appears. Click on the Next button and the driver begins to install. 7. If the InstallShield* Wizard Complete window is shown without a prompt to restart the system, click the Finish button 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) and click the Finish button. Once the system has restarted, proceed to step 8. 8. To verify if the driver has been loaded correctly, refer to Section 5. 4.2 PRE-INSTALLATION USING THE F6 METHOD FROM A FLOPPY DISK 1. Extract all driver files from the installation package. See Section 6 for instructions on extracting the files. 2. Create a floppy containing the iaStor.inf, iaStor.sys, iaStor.cat and TxtSetup.oem files in the root directory. 3. At the beginning of the operating system setup, press F6 to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. 4. When prompted, select 'S' to Specify Additional Device. 5. When prompted, insert the floppy disk you created and press enter. 6. At this point you should be presented with a selection for "Intel(R) RAID Controller". Highlight this selection and press enter. 7. 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. ************************************************************ * 5. VERIFYING INSTALLATION OF THE SOFTWARE ************************************************************ Use the following steps to verify installation of the Software if installed via Have Disk, F6, or unattended installation methods. * Run 'Start' then 'Control Panel' * Double-click 'System' Control Panel Application * Select the 'Hardware' tab * Select 'Device Manager' button * Expand the 'SCSI and RAID Controllers' entry * Right-click on the 'Intel(R) 82801ER SATA RAID Controller' * Select 'Properties' * Select the 'Driver' tab * Select the 'Driver Details' button * 'iaStor.SYS' should be displayed Use the following steps to verify installation of the Software if installed via InstallShield or PFW installation methods. * Run 'Start' * Find the 'Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition? program group * Select the ?Intel Application Accelerator? item * The 'Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition? application should be shown ************************************************************ * 6. ADVANCED INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS ************************************************************ The following SETUP flags are available: -? Help information for the setup flags (shown below) -S Silent install (no user prompts) -B Forces a system reboot after installation -P <path> Supplies target installation path -A Extracts all driver files (does not install driver) to <path> if -P is also supplied, or to the default directory otherwise -N Install all components except driver -NoGUI Install only the driver, not the service tray, or event logging -NoTray Disables the tray icon -O <name> Supplies target Start Menu Program Folder name if installing Companion applet -L<lang code> Forces a particular language install (See Section 3 for a table mapping <lang code> to language). There cannot be a space between -L and <lang code> -build Display build info -f2<path\name> Creates a log file in <existing path> with <name>; this is to be used during silent installation. There cannot be a space between -F2 and <path\name> and the path must exist prior to installation Notes: Flags and their parameters are not case-sensitive. Flags may be supplied in any order, with the exception of the -S and -L flags which must be supplied last. When using the -A flag, a target path may be specified via the -P flag, and the -O, -L, -S, and -N flags are ignored. When using the -P or -O flags, a space...
shabowy666