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Pre-Install Intel® AHCI Driver for Windows XP® Operating System Pre-Installation Using the F6 Method Notes: Before you start to install Microsoft® Windows XP® operating system, you will need an optical drive, a USB floppy disk drive, a blank 1.44MB floppy diskette, and Microsoft® Windows XP®...
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At the beginning of the operating system installation, press [F6] to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. When prompted, select 'S' to Specify Additional Device. Page 2 of 4...
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Insert the floppy diskette you created in step 1. At this point you should be presented with a selection for one of the following controllers listed depending on your hardware version and configuration for AHCI Controllers: - Select [Intel(R) NM10 Express Chipset] Page 3 of 4...
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Highlight the selection that is appropriate for the hardware in your system and press Enter. Press Enter again to continue. Leave the floppy diskette in the system until the next reboot as the software will need to be copied from the floppy diskette again when setup is copying files. Page 4 of 4...