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Chapter 5: Driver installation
B1. CD-ROM Installation
1. Start the Windows XP installation by booting from the Windows XP
CD-ROM.
The system BIOS must support booting from a CD-ROM. BIOS settings
may need to be changed to allow CD-ROM booting.
2. Press the F6 key to install the SYMMPI.SYS driver when the screen
displays “Windows Setup.”
This must be done or else the new driver will not be recognized.
NOTE: Be sure to press the F6 key as any driver loaded later in the
installation process is not recognized by Windows XP Setup. If F6 is
not pressed, all devices controlled by the drivers are not available
during Windows XP setup.
3. Choose S to specify an additional device when the screen displays
“Setup was unable to load support for the mass storage device you
specified...”.
NOTE: If this screen is not displayed as the first user input, then
pressing the F6 key was not seen by the setup program. Reboot the
system and try again.
The system prompts for the manufacturer-supplied hardware support
disk.
4. Insert the appropriate driver diskette containing the Windows XP
driver required to support your LSI Logic adapter(s) and press Enter.
5. The screen will display a list of two drivers to select from:
“LSI Logic PCI SCSI/FC MPI Driver (XP 32-bit)”
“LSI Logic PCI SCSI/FC MPI Driver (XP 64-bit)”
Select the driver that matches the processor architecture of the
system (32-bit or 64-bit). Press Enter to proceed. Return to the
Windows XP Setup screen.
6. Press Enter to proceed. The message about setup loading files
appears.
7. Follow the Microsoft Windows XP installation procedure at this point.