Intel P4D Computer Hardware User Manual


 
P4D/P4D-N Motherboard
Users Manual
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Installing an OS & Support Software
This section covers installing Operating System software
and the support software on the Power Installer support
CD-ROM disc. Once you have configured the CMOS Setup
Utility, you should install an OS. If you install a sup-
ported Microsoft OS, you should also install the driver
software on the Power Installer disc.
Installing an Operating System
This motherboard is intended to use the following Oper-
ating Systems:
Microsoft Windows 9X
Microsoft Windows NT
Microsoft Windows 2000
Microsoft Windows XP
Linux
Novell Netware
Unix
Prepare the hard disk drive and install an OS according
to the instructions that come with the OS you will use.
Installing the Support Software
The Power Installer CD-ROM disc comes with required
hardware drivers for Microsoft Windows and some addi-
tional utility software, as noted in Chapter 2. If you have
installed a supported Microsoft OS, you must install the
required drivers. If you have installed Linux, you can
create Linux support disks.