IDE/RAID: Upgrading 649-based RAID Cards to WinXP For Windows XP installation using a SiI0649-based RAID card, do the following: · Insert your board into an available PCI slot and leave the HDD connected to the MB HD controller. · Set system BIOS settings to boot from CDROM and insert the Windows XP installation CD. · Within the first minute of XP installation, (before XP install files are transferred to the hard disk), XP will display the following message: "Press F6 to load a SCSI or RAID driver". · Immediately press F6 and install the SiI0649 Windows XP RAID driver (download link on the right). NOTE: You must do this during the initial installation of XP because WinXP will place priority on its own in-box driver and not allow you to install our 649 RAID driver later. · Upon completion of WinXP installation, open device manager. Find SiI/CMD 649 controller and click on update driver. · The message "Welcome to hardware update Wizard" will appear. Under "What do you want the wizard to do?" click "Install from a list or specific location" and click "next". · Select "Don't search, I will choose the driver to install”. · Click "Next" if the following message is displayed: "PCI-0649 Ultra 100 IDE RAID controller". Double click on the selection. · If not, copy the 649 driver files to a floppy, select "Have disk", "browse", and select "OEMsetup.inf" from the driver file you are about to install. · Ignore the warning stating: "PCI 0649 RAID controller is not logo certified" and select "continue anyway". · Shutdown system, connect the hard disk to the 0649 controller and reboot. · Install the attached Silcfg.exe RAID utility. All RAID functionality should now be working and available and the OS should properly recognize the device.Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.