Installing Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition - IBM IntelliStation A Pro (Type 6224)

Steps

Installation instructions for Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition for IBM IntelliStation A Pro (Type 6224)

1.0 What you will need

2.0 Where to download device drivers and files

3.0 Installation instructions for Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition

4.0 Post-installation instructions: Installing and updating device drivers

• 4.1 Installing the device driver for the Sil SATALink controller
• 4.2 Resolving an Unknown device: Installing the Alert Standard Format device driver

5.0 Notices

Revision level: 1.00

Updated: 19 May 2005

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Note: Before using this information and the product it supports, read the general information in Section 5.0 Notices in this document.

Supported system: IBM IntelliStation A Pro (Type 6224)

Follow the instructions in this document in sequential order unless these instructions advise you otherwise. Windows and messages might differ from those in this document. Throughout this document, the term select is used to denote the use of arrow keys, the Tab key, or Alt + a letter combination to make a selection from a menu.

You must have the following software and hardware for the installation:

• A licensed copy of Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition.
• Supported hard disk drive options and part numbers for the workstation.

For more information, see the documentation that comes with your workstation.

You can download device drivers and files from the following sites:

• IBM United States Support Web site
• Countries outside the United States
• IBM device driver download site
• IBM Intellistation A Pro (Type 6224) device drivers download site
  
  

Notes:

These instructions are for workstations that use SCSI hard disk drives that are controlled by the integrated Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI controller.

If you are using the SATA Link controller and a SATA drive and want to install the operating system on a SATA drive, you need to hook up an external USB diskette drive, and follow the note in step 1.

To install Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, complete the following steps:

1. Turn on the workstation and insert the Windows XP Professional Setup CD into the CD drive. When you are prompted with the message Press any key to boot from cd, press any key. Setup copies files from the setup CD. This process takes several minutes.

   Note: If you are installing the operating system on a SATA drive (not a SCSI drive), complete the following steps:

   1. When the message Setup is inspecting your computer's hardware configuration is displayed, press F6.
   2. When prompted, press S to specify an add-in device driver.
   3. Insert the device driver diskette into the diskette drive. The Windows XP Professional Setup program checks the diskette for a device driver.
   4. When the names of the device drivers are displayed, select Silicon Image Sil 3512 SATA Link Controller for x64 and click Next. XP Setup loads the device driver and continues the installation of the operating system.
      
      
2. When you are prompted to install Windows XP Professional, press Enter.
   
   
3. Press Enter again to indicate that this is a new installation and not a repair.
   
   
4. When the license agreement is displayed, read the license agreement and press F8 to agree.
   
   
5. When Windows XP Professional Setup displays all hard disk storage that is available on the workstation, select one of the following options to choose or create a drive partition in which to install Windows XP Professional:
   • Allow Setup to create a partition: To partition the entire hard disk as one primary partition, highlight non-partitioned space for the hard disk drive on which you want to install Windows XP Professional and press Enter.
   • Create a partition: To create a partition, highlight Non-partitioned space for the hard disk drive on which you want to install Windows XP Professional and press C. You are prompted to indicate how much available space to allocate from the nonpartitioned drive. Type the amount of space (in MB) and press Enter.
   • Delete a partition.
     
     
6. When you are prompted to select a file system, select NTFS file system.

   Notes:

   • Setup formats the selected partition and copies the applicable files to the drive partition. This process takes several minutes.
   • The workstation restarts to the graphical portion of Setup where setup continues with the installation of Windows XP Professional. During this process, setup automatically installs and configures the devices in the workstation. This process takes several minutes.
     
     
7. Change the regional settings if you are not installing the workstation in the U.S, and then click Next.

   Note: To modify the regional settings after installing Windows XP Professional, click Control Panel and then click Regional Options.

8. In the Personalize Your Software window, when you are prompted for your name and organization, type your name and organization. The names that you type are used as default workstation names. Applications that you install later use this information for the product registration and document identification. Click Next.
   
   
9. When you are prompted for the Windows XP Professional Setup CD-Key, type the Windows XP Professional Setup CD-Key in the applicable fields. Click Next. (Setup uses the organization name that was entered previously, as a suggested name for the workstation.)
   
   
10. In the Licensing Modes window, select the applicable licensing mode for your organization. Click Next.
    
    
11. In the Name and Administrator Password window, when you are prompted for an administrator password and workstation name, type the workstation name and password. Click Next. (Setup uses the organization name that was entered previously as a suggested name for the workstation.)

    Note: Passwords are case sensitive. Be sure to use a combination of uppercase and lowercase letters with at least one number for your password.

12. In the Time Zone window, set the current time. To change the date, click the button to the right of the date. To change the time, highlight the value that you want to change and enter the new values using the keyboard or the Up Arrow and Down Arrow keys. Click Next.

    Note: Windows XP Professional services perform many tasks that are dependent on the accuracy of the time and date settings of the workstation. Be sure to select the correct time zone for the workstation location to avoid problems.

13. In the Networking Settings window, select Typical or Custom settings. If you are prompted, type the applicable network information. Click Next to install Windows networking components.
    
    
14. In the Workgroup or Computer Domain window, select one of the following options:
    • No, this computer is not on a network, it is a network without a domain.
    • Yes, make this computer a member of the following domain.
      
      

    Type the workgroup or domain name in the applicable field. Click Next.

    The remaining operating-system components are installed and configured according to the options that you specified. The display in the left column is the amount of time remaining until the Windows XP Professional installation is completed. This process might take several minutes.

    When Windows XP Professional Setup has completed installation, the workstation automatically restarts.

15. After Windows XP Professional starts, type the administrator password to log on.
    
    

Use the procedures in the following sections to install the device drivers. To open Device Manager, complete the following steps:

1. Click Start.
2. Right-click My Computer.
3. Click Manage and select Device Manager in the left panel.

Use the procedures in the following sections to install the device drivers and to resolve any Unknown device.

Note: These instructions are for systems using SCSI device drivers that are attached to the integrated Adaptec Ultra320 controller. Windows XP Professional x64 Edition has a native device driver for the Adaptec controller. However, after the operating system has been installed, the SATALink controller still needs a device driver. No add-in SATA disks will work until this device driver is loaded.

1. Download the latest x64 SATA Link Controller driver.
2. Unzip the files to c:\drivers\sata\. You will need to navigate to this location later.
3. In the Device Manager, select and right-click Mass Storage Controller. Click Update Driver.
4. When the message Would you like to connect to the internet to search for a suitable device driver is displayed, select No, not at this time and click Next.
5. Select Install from a specific location and click Next.
6. Clear the Search removable media check box, select the Include this location in the search check box, and click Browse.
7. When prompted, browse to c:\drivers\sata\, select the AMD64 folder, and click OK.
8. Click Next to install the device driver.
9. Click Finish.
   
   

To resolve unknown devices, complete the following steps:

1. Download the Alert Standard Format Update v.2.0.0 device driver (zip) file to a local drive.
2. Unzip the files to c:\drivers\asf. You will need to navigate to this location later.
3. In the Device Manager, select and right-click the Unknown Device, and then click Update Driver.
4. When the message Can Windows connect to Windows Update to search for software? is displayed, select No, not at this time and click Next.
5. Select Install from a specific location and click Next.
6. Clear the Search removable media check box, check Include this location in the search check box, and then click Browse.
7. When prompted, navigate to c:\drivers\. Select the ASF folder and click OK.
8. Click Next to install the device driver.
9. Click Finish.
   
   

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