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ALi M5228 ATA/RAID Controller and M5281 SATA/RAID controller driver

Kit.

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INTRODUCTION

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This driver supports ALi M5228 ATA/RAID Controller and M5281 SATA/RAID controller.

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CONTENTS OF THIS DOCUMENT

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1. Installation Instructions

2. Uninstallation Instructions

3. Driver File List

4. Driver Change List

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1. Installation Instructions

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After the adapter is installed and recognized by computer, user can

start the installation of driver.

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* Windows 98/ME

Installation

After Windows 98/ME is start-up, Windows system will automatically

find the newly installed adapter and prompt user to install its

driver. Follow these steps to install the driver:

A) With installation setup program:

1. When the Found New Hardware Wizard windows appear, click Next

button all the following windows. Then the driver will not be

installed.

2. Double click setup.exe;

3. Confirm the following dialogue windows, and restart the computer

when system prompt user to restart.

B) Manual installation:

1. After the Add New Hardware Wizard window appears(PCI Mass Storage

Controller), press Next button until the window with Specify a location

item appears;

2. Insert the driver diskette, then select the Specify a loaction

item and type in the driver loaction: A:\Win98_ME, then click on

Next button to continue;

3. Confirm the following dialogue windows, and restart the computer

when system prompt user to restart;

4. After rebooting, Windows will automatically find ALi M5281 SATA/RAID

Controller and install its drivers.

5. Repeat step 1 to install ALi M5228 ATA/RAID Controller.

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* Windows NT4.0

Install driver under existing Windows NT4.0

A) With installation setup program:

1. Double click setup.exe;

2. Confirm the following dialogue windows, and restart the computer

when system prompt user to restart.

B) Manual installation:

1. Click Start-->Settings-->Control Panel, then double-click on the

SCSI Adapters icon;

2. Within the follow-up window, select Driver item, then click on

Add button;

3. Within the follow-up window, click on Have Disk...button, the

"Install From Disk" window will appear.

4. Insert the driver diskette, and type in the path of driver

location: A:\Win_NT in the above window, then click OK;

5. Within the follow-up window, select ALi M5281 SATA/RAID Controller

item, then click OK;

6. Confirm the follow-up system prompts to finsh the driver

installation;

7. Repeat step 1, but select ALi M5228 ATA/RAID Controller at step 5;

If both controllers are installed, go to next step;

8. When installation finshed, restart the computer.

Install driver during WindowsNT4.0 installation

1. Press F6 key when the installation program prompt "Setup is

inspecting your computer's hardware configuration";

2. The installation will continue. Later, installation program will

prompt user to press S key to specify other devices, then press

S key;

3. Within the follow-up device type window, select Other, then

press ENTER to confirm;

4. Installation program will prompt user to insert the driver

diskette and then press ENTER to confirm;

5. Within the follow-up window, select ALi M5281 SATA/RAID Controller,

then press ENTER to confirm;

6. The follow-up window will list out the devices to be installed,

in which selected ALi controller(s) will be included;

7. Repeat step 2, but select ALi M5228 ATA/RAID Controller at step 5;

If both controllers are installed, go to next step;

8. If user want to install other devices, please operate at this time.

If all devices have been installed, go to next step

9. Press ENTER to confirm the devices to be installed and continue

the installation of Windows NT4.0.

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* Windows 2000

Install driver under existing Windows 2000

After Windows 2000 is start-up, Windows system will automatically

find the newly installed adapter and prompt user to install its

driver. Please follow these steps to install the driver:

A) With installation setup program:

1. When the Found New Hardware Wizard windows appear, click Cancel

button to end the Wizard.

2. Double click setup.exe;

3. Confirm the following dialogue windows, and restart the computer

when system prompt user to restart.

B) Manual installation:

1. When the Found New Hardware Wizard windows appear(Mass Storage

Controller), click Next button to continue, in the follow-up window,

please select Display a list... and then click Next to continue;

2. In the follow-up window, select SCSI and RAID Controllers and

then click Next to continue;

3. In the follow-up window, click Have Disk..., then insert the

driver diskette and type in the driver location: A:\\Win_2000,

then click OK to continue;

4. In the follow-up window, select ALi M5281 SATA/RAID Controller,

then click Next to continue;

5. Confirm the followup windows and click the Finish button to

continue;

6. Please confirm the Digital Signature Not Found window when it

appear, when finshed, please restart the computer;

7. Reapeat step 1, but select ALi M5228 ATA/RAID Controller at step 4.

Install driver during Windows 2000 installation

(Recommend users copy the driver to a floppy diskette's root

directory)

1. Booting from CD-ROM, when the Windows 2000 Setup blue screen

appear and prompt user to Press F6 if you need to install third

party SCSI or RAID driver, please press F6 key:

2. The setup program will continue, later when the setup program

prompt user if to specify additional adapetrs, please press S

Key.

3. Then the setup program will promot user to insert the driver

diskette. Please insert the driver diskette, then press ENTER

to continue;

4. The follow-up window will list out the installation choices,

please select ALi M5281 SATA/RAID Controller for Windows 2000 and

press ENTER to continue;

5. The Follow-up window will list out the devices to be installed,

in which selected ALi controller should be included;

6. Repeat step 2, but select ALi M5228 ATA/RAID Controller at step 5;

If both controllers are installed, go to next step;

7 If user want to install oher devices, please operate at this time.

If all devices have been successfully installed, go to next step.

8. Press ENTER to continue Windows 2000 setup.

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* Windows XP

Install driver under existing Windows XP

After Windows XP is start-up, Windows system will automatically

find the newly installed adapter and prompt user to install its

driver. Please follow these steps to install the driver:

A) With installation setup program:

1. When the Found New Hardware Wizard windows appear, click Cancel

button to end the Wizard.

2. Double click setup.exe;

3. Confirm the following dialogue windows, and restart the computer

when system prompt user to restart.

B) Manual installation:

1. When the Found New Hardware Wizard windows appear(Mass Storage

Controller), select Install from a list or specify location(Advanced)

and click Next to continue;

2. In the follow-up window, please select Don't search, I will

choose the driver to install, then click Next to continue;

3. In the follow-up window, please select SCSI and RAID

controllers, and then click Next to continue;

3. In the follow-up window, click Have Disk..., then insert the

driver diskette and type in the driver location: A:\\Win_XP,

then click OK to continue;

4. In the follow-up window, select ALi M5281 SATA/RAID Controller,

then click Next to continue;

5. Confirm the followup windows and click the Finish button to

continue;

6. Please confirm the Digital Signature Not Found window when it

appear, when finshed, please restart the computer;

7. Reapeat step 1, but select ALi M5228 ATA/RAID Controller at step 4.

Install driver during Windows XP installation

(Recommend users copy the driver to a floppy diskette's root

directory)

1. Booting from CD-ROM, when the Windows XP Setup blue screen

appear and prompt user to Press F6 if you need to install third

party SCSI or RAID driver, please press F6 key:

2. The setup program will continue, later when the setup program

prompt user if to specify additional adapetrs, please press S

Key.

3. Then the setup program will promot user to insert the driver

diskette. Please insert the driver diskette, then press ENTER

to continue;

4. The follow-up window will list out the installation choices,

please select ALi ALi M5281 SATA/RAID Controller for Windows XP

and press ENTER to continue;

5. The Follow-up window will list out the devices to be installed,

in which selected ALi controller(s) should be included;

6. Repeat step 2, but select ALi M5228 ATA/RAID Controller at step 5;

If both controllers are installed, go to next step;

7 If user want to install oher devices, please operate at this time.

If all devices have been successfully installed, please go to next

step.

8. Press ENTER to continue Windows XP setup.

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2. Uninstallation Instructions

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* Uninstall from Add/Remove Programs

(This method is recommended if driver is previously installed by Setup program.)

1. Start Add/Remove Programs from Control Panel.

2. Select "ALi RAID Driver" item.

3. Click on "Remove" button.

* Uninstall from Device Manager

1. Start Device Manager from Control Panel's System applet.

2. Right click on "ALi M5228 ATA/RAID Controller" or "ALi M5281 SATA/RAID Controller" item,

then select "Remove" (or "Uninstall") item from the popup menu.

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3. Driver File List

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SATA50XX Driver Folder

|- win98_me Windows 98/ME driver

| |_ m5228.inf

| |_ m5228.mpd

| |_ m5281.inf

| \_ m5281.mpd

|- win_nt Windows NT 4.0 driver

| |_ m5228.inf

| |_ m5228.sys

| |_ m5281.inf

| \_ m5281.sys

|- win_2000 Windows 2000 driver

| |_ m5228.inf

| |_ m5228.sys

| |_ m5281.inf

| \_ m5281.sys

|- win_xp Windows XP driver

| |_ m5228.inf

| |_ m5228.sys

| |_ m5281.inf

| \_ m5281.sys

|- disk1 Driver disk label

\_ txtsetup.oem Windows NT/2k/XP setup file

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5. Driver Change List

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5.0.2.3 07/0X/2003

1. Fix 5283 PATA first channel detection problem.

2. Fix JBOD partition format error.

3. Fix NT4 can't create RAID error.