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More info?)
Nice job...where were you with this info two months ago when I could
have used it. (grin) I went through hell, learned alot though. This
just shows what a good newsgroup is all about
On Tue, 11 May 2004 17:04:35 GMT, "Russell"
<rsullivan@tastycomputersdotcom_replacedotwith"."> wrote:
>Hi Richard,
>
>We use this board in some of our systems.
>
>1. The first thing you'll want to do , after having installed the hardware,
>would be to flash to the latest FH Bios, which you can grab along with
>flashing instructions at our website at
>http://tastycomputers.com/support/download/bios/bios_8knxp.htm.
>
>2. Restart your machine and enter the BIOS menu again, enable the advanced
>menu selections by pressing CTRL+F1 simultaneously, then set your
>preferences for enabled controllers, ports, time, boot devices and boot
>order (CD/Floppy/HD), and it's a good idea to up the memory voltage by +.1
>to 2.7 volts or thereabouts. If you're creating a RAID configuration with 2
>or more drives connected to the Intel ICH5-R, the Silicon Image SATA, or the
>ITE GigaRAID IDE3/4, make sure that you've enabled them in the main BIOS
>first. Disable any of them that you will not have drives connected to in
>order to minimize the possibility of device conflicts.
>
>3. Restart, and if any or all of the Intel/SilImg/GigaRAID ports have 2
>drives each, their separate RAID controller BIOS's will have been enabled,
>allowing you to enter each controller's separate configuration menu during
>the POST routine. You'd be prompted briefly onscreen to press a key
>combination to enter each configuration menu of any applicable controller
>BIOS that has 2 drives attached (provided you've enabled the particular
>controller(s) in your motherboard's BIOS in step 2 above.) If you only have
>one drive attached to a particular controller, it's separate BIOS menu
>prompt will not appear, and the default non-RAID (BASE) mode will be the
>default. If you do have 2 drives attached to a particular controller, you
>can enter it's configuration menu, then create a hardware RAID array
>(BASE/RAID 0/RAID1). If you don't want to run the drives in a RAID array,
>set them as normal (BASE).
>
>4. Already have F6 OS slip-stream floppy(s) ready for any enabled
>controllers, especially for the controller that will have the drive(s)
>housing the operating system. You can download self-extracting floppy
>creators at my web site:
> Intel ICH5-R:
>http://tastycomputers.com/support/download/intel_application_accelerator_raid_edition_floppy.htm
> Silicon Image:
>http://tastycomputers.com/support/download/silimg3112_sataraid.htm
> ITE GigaRAID:
http://tastycomputers.com/support/download/ite_gigaraid.htm
>
>5. Reboot after setting up the RAID controller BIOS(s) in step 3 above.
>Have your Windows XP CD in an optical drive (previously included in the boot
>order of your motherboard's BIOS in step 2 above) and watch carefully for
>the prompt to press 'F6' to specify additional device drivers. You'll be
>prompted to insert the floppy(s) one at a time a bit later during the
>installation routine.
>
>6. You'll be given the opportunity to partition and format recognized hard
>drives during the installation. (Note that a RAID 0 array will be
>recognized as one volume having the combined capacity of both attached
>drives; a RAID 1 array will be recognized as one volume having half the
>capacity of both attached drives.) Remember to eject any F6 floppies when
>prompted before the installation reboots, and when rebooted for the first
>time, DO NOT press any keys when the screen prompts you to press any key to
>boot from CD...your hard drive(s) will now have been made bootable by the
>WinXP installation routine, and you should let it just go ahead and boot
>from the hard drive(s). Otherwise, you'll be caught in a loop of starting
>the installation all over again from CD.
>
>7. Follow all prompts, customizing your preferences during installation.
>You'll need your unique CD key during this phase. If you're not sure about
>particular settings for any networking components, just select the defaults;
>you can always change any of these setting later from within Windows.
>
>8. After Windows has completed installation, the first thing you'll want to
>install would be the chipset drivers, which you can grab from my web site at
>http://tastycomputers.com/support/download/intel_chipset.htm.
>
>9. Reboot, then install the LAN drivers if you have a broadband internet/LAN
>connection http://tastycomputers.com/support/download/b875maxlan.htm. A
>separate hardware router/firewall is suggested.
>
>10. Immediately install all critical Windows Updates from
>http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com.
>
>11. Install the latest version of DirectX from
>http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=A6DEE0DB-DCCE-43EA-87BB-7C7E1FD1EAA2&displaylang=en.
>
>12. Install your AGP graphics drivers and optional programs. If you have
>an ATI RADEON series card, instructions and download links can be found at
>http://tastycomputers.com/support/download/ati_drivers.htm.
>
>13. Check for and install the latest firmware for any optical drives. If
>you have a Plextor or Sony DVD/CD burner, some latest firmware files and
>instructions can be found at
>http://tastycomputers.com/support/download/firmware.htm. Check the
>particular manufacturer's website for other brands/drives.
>
>14. Install any other hardware drivers for soundcard/onboard sound, modem,
>peripherals, etc. If you're using the onboard sound, the latest drivers can
>be found at http://tastycomputers.com/support/download/realtek_sound.htm.
>
>15. Customize your Windows settings to your liking and install any
>additional software/update patches. Remember to install and update an
>antivirus program!
>
>I hope this has been helpful to you. The GA-8KNXP motherboard is a good
>one, and you should be very happy with it.
>
>Russell
>http://tastycomputers.com
>
>"Richard Dower" <richarddower@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:c7qoah$7td$1@kermit.esat.net...
>> So this is the board i am getting, just got confirmation today. I
>downloaded
>> all the least drivers for everything, BIOS, Intel, ITE, Sil etc.
>>
>> My question is...what drivers do i need for the ICH5R?...do i need to
>> download:
>>
>>
>http://downloadfinder.intel.com/scripts-df/filter_results.asp?strOSs=44&strTypes=DRV%2CUTL&ProductID=961&OSFullName=Windows*+XP+Professional&submit=Go%21
>>
>> I assume i need the floppy disk drivers, while the software is for within
>> Windows after XP Pro installiation?
>>
>> What other drivers do i need to install?...any advice is appreciated.
>>
>>
>
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