
B-2
X8STi/X8STi-F/X8STi-3F/X8STi-LN4 User's Manual Guide
B-2 Installing the Windows OS to a Non-RAID System
1. Insert Microsoft's Windows XP/2003 Setup CD in the CD Driver, and the
system will start booting up from CD.
2. Pressthe<F6>keywhenthemessage-"PressF6ifyouneedtoinstalla
third party SCSI or RAID driver" displays.
3. When the Windows XP/2003 Setup screen appears, press "S" to specify ad-
ditional device(s).
4. InsertthedriverdisketteyouwanttoinstallintoDriveA:andpressthe<En-
ter> key.
5. Pressthe<Enter>keytoproceedwiththeinstallationprocess.(Ifyouneed
to specify any additional devices to be installed, do it at this time.) Once all
devicesarespecied,pressthe<Enter>keytocontinuewiththeinstallation.
6. FromtheWindowsXP/2003Setupscreen,pressthe<Enter>key.The
XP/2003Setupwillautomaticallyloadalldevicelesandthencontinuewith
the Windows XP/2003 installation.
7. After the Windows XP/2003 OS Installation is completed, the system will auto-
matically reboot.
8. Insert the Supermicro Setup CD that came with your motherboard into the CD
Drive during system boot, and the main screen shown on Page C-1 in Ap-
pendix C will display. Follow the instructions given in Appendix C to complete
software installation.
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