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INSTALL THE HARD DRIVE WITH A CONTROLLER CARD - 11
INSTALLATION GUIDE
Install the Ultra ATA Drivers
Driver installation instructions will vary depending on your operating system, whether the
operating system is already installed or is a new install. Locate the appropriate procedure for
your own operating system setup and carefully follow the directions.
I. Using data from an existing drive with Windows NT 4.x/2000/XP already installed
1. After installing the Ultra ATA controller card and rebooting your system, a New
Hardware Found dialog box will appear. Choose Add New Hardware Wizard from the
list, then press Enter.
2. Choose the SCSI Controller from the hardware list that appears in the menu.
3. In the Install Drivers dialog box, select Have Disk.
4. When prompted, insert the Ultra ATA drivers diskette into the floppy disk drive.
5. When the dialog box appears, select Win2000 Ultra TX2 IDE Controller from the list
and click Enter.
6. Follow the onscreen directions, then Windows will restart or shutdown for the driver
installation to take effect.
II. Using data from an existing drive with Windows 98/Me already installed
1. After installing the Ultra ATA controller card and connecting your Western Digital hard
drive, power up the system and boot into Windows.
2. The Add New Hardware Wizard will appear, indicating that a PCI Mass Storage
Controller has been found.
3. Click Next, and when prompted, choose Search for a better driver than the one your
device is using now.
4. Click Next and select Specify a location.
5. Insert the the Ultra ATA drivers diskette into the floppy disk drive.
6. Click Next. A message informing you that "Windows has found Win9x-ME Ultra TX2
IDE Controller" should appear.
7. Click Next, then Finish, then Yes when asked to restart computer to finish drivers
installation.
IMPORTANT: If you wish to move the boot drive with an existing Windows OS
to the controller card, load the Ultra ATA drivers on this drive while it is still
connected to the existing hard drive controller on the system motherboard. Do
not connect any hard drives to the controller card before completing this step.