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VIA 8237 Serial ATA Driver Installation
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Install VIA 8237 SATA during OS Installation
Install driver during Windows XP installation
1. Set the folder options to “show hidden files and folders”, check
Microsoft help for more info on how to set this option.
2. Go to “d:\raid\vt8237\driver disk\SATA” directory, (assuming that
your CD-ROM is drive d) copy all the files and folders to a floppy
disk. Some files are hidden, so step #1 must be done.
3. Windows XP will start to inspect your hardware configuration.
4. Press “F6” when the message “Press F6 if you need to install a third
party SCSI or RAID driver….” Appear. below
5. Press
S
key to specify additional devices when the
Windows XP
Setup window appears.
6. Insert the floppy disk containing driver, then press
Enter
to continue
7. In the following window of device type, please select “
VIA 8237
SATARaid controller for windows XP ” to continue.
8. Win XP will prompt you that a message that the driver is newer than
the default driver, press S (use the driver on floppy) to continue.
9. The following interface will list the devices to be installed, in which
“VIA 8237 SATARaid SATARaid controller for windows XP”
item should be included. (If users want to install other devices, press
“S” at this time.) Press ENTER to continue Windows XP setup.