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Sun Ultra 27 Workstation Windows Operating System Installation Guide

Creating Media for the Mass Storage (Intel SATA and RAID) Drivers

Select a method listed in Table 6–1 that meets the need of your environment for providing the mass storage drivers. Make note of the method you select.

Table 6–1 Delivery Methods for Windows XP Mass Storage Drivers

Mass Storage Drivers Delivery Method 

Additional Requirements 

Floppy Disk Local: This is the recommended method. Uses a physical USB floppy drive externally connected to a USB port on the workstation. Do not connect it to a hub, this could cause the installation to fail.

  • External USB floppy drive listed as Designed for Windows [If you do not use a USB floppy drive designed for Windows, it might appear that the drivers are installed during the OS installation, but when you reboot the system, the graphical part of the Windows setup is unable to find the drivers again and the installation fails with an error message.] on the Windows Marketplace site

  • Floppy disk

Non-Floppy Media: Uses a USB flash disk or CD/DVD media inserted in the workstation.

CD/DVD and CD/DVD drive or USB flash drive media 

Requirements for Manual Installation of Mass Storage Drivers

To install the Intel SATA or RAID drivers using this method , you need the following:

ProcedureTo Create the Media

  1. On a Windows workstation, insert the Tools and Drivers DVD.

    The Sun Ultra 27 Workstation menu appears.

  2. Double-click the DRIVERS folder to open it.

  3. Double-click the WINDOWS folder to open it.

  4. The next steps depend on which disk controller you are using.

    • If you are using the optional LSI 1041E HBA, go to the directory \SAS\DRIVERS\XP.

    • If you are using the ACHI10 disk controller or using RAID, go to directory \AHCI_RAID_XP.

  5. Insert a blank diskette, CD/DVD, or flash drive into the workstation.

  6. Copy the file from xxbit directory to the media where xx is 32 or 64 for 32-bit or 64-bit.

ProcedureTo Install Windows Using the Media on the Ultra 27 Workstation

  1. If your media is diskette, attach a USB diskette drive to the workstation. If your media is CD/DVD, attach an external CD/DVD drive to the workstation.

  2. Insert the diskette or CD/DVD into the external drive or attach the USB flash drive.

  3. Insert a Windows XP 32-bit or 64-bit installation CD into the DVD drive of the Ultra 27 workstation.

  4. When prompted, press the F6 key to install third-party SATA or RAID drivers.

  5. Press the S key and then Enter to specify additional drivers.

  6. Select the appropriate driver: Intel ICH10R SATA AHCI Controller for SATA, Intel ICH10R SATA RAID Controller for RAID, or LSI SAS.

  7. Press Enter to continue the Windows XP installation.

  8. After the OS installation is complete, install the NVIDIA graphics and RealTek audio drivers described in To Install the NVIDIA Graphics and RealTek Audio Drivers.

ProcedureTo Install the NVIDIA Graphics and RealTek Audio Drivers

  1. Make sure the Windows OS is already installed.

  2. Insert the Tools and Drivers DVD into the DVD drive.

  3. If required, perform the following steps to install the NVIDIA graphics drivers:

    1. Change to the directory on the Tools and Drivers DVD by typing the following command:

      C:\> cd D:\drivers\windows\video\XP\xxbit where xx is 32 or 64 for 32-bit or 64-bit.

    2. Run the executable file.

    3. Follow the instructions in the installation software.

  4. If required, perform the following steps to install RealTek audio drivers:

    1. Change to the Tools and Drivers DVD by typing the following command:

      C:\> cd D:\drivers\windows\audio\XP

    2. Run the executable file.

    3. Follow the instructions in the installation software.

  5. Reboot the workstation.

  6. When done, proceed to Chapter 7, Updating the Critical Drivers and Software.