Silicon Image SiI 3112 SATARaid Controller OS Driver Installation
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Table of Contents
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1) Windows 2000/XP first time installation.
2) Installing the SiI RAID controller onto an existing Windows 2000/XP system.
3) Verifying controller installation under Windows 2000 and XP.
4) Update SiI RAID driver on a Windows 2000/XP system with existing Silicon Image driver.
5) Windows 98SE and Windows ME first time installation.
6) First time installation of SiI RAID driver onto an existing Windows 98SE/ME system.
7) Updating SiI RAID driver on a Windows 98SE/ME system with existing Silicon Image driver.
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1) Windows 2000/XP first time installation.
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Follow the instructions in this section if you are performing a new
installation of Windows 2000/XP, and you wish to boot from a
device attached to the SiI 3112 controller.
1. Copy all the files in this folder to a floppy disk. Power off the system.
Connect the hard drives to the SiI 3112 controller. Power up the
system.
2. Put your Windows 2000/XP CD into the CD-ROM/DVD drive. If your system
cannot boot from the CD, you can place the 2000/XP boot diskette #1 in
the floppy drive.
3. At the beginning of the installation process you will be prompted to
press F6 for third party SCSI or driver installation. Press F6. When it
asks if you want to specify an additional device, press 's'. At that
point, insert the floppy disk you just made.
Press 'Enter' and select 'Silicon Image SiI 3112 SATARaid Controller'
4. Press 'Enter' to continue.
5. Follow the setup instructions to select your choice for
the partition and the file system.
6. After setup examines your disks, it will copy files to the Windows
2000/XP installation folders and will then restart the system. After the
restart, the setup program will continue the installation to completion.
7. Wait until Windows 2000/XP finishes installing the devices, regional
settings, networking settings, and other components. After the last task
is completed, reboot the system if asked to do so.
8. See instructions in section 3 to verify that the controller was installed
correctly.
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2) Installing the SiI RAID controller onto an existing Windows 2000/XP system.
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Follow the instructions in this section to install the Silicon Image
SiI 3112 driver on a system already running Windows 2000.
1. Power off the system. Connect the hard drives to the SiI 3112
controller. Power up the system.
2. During OS boot up, Windows 2000 will display the
'Found New Hardware Wizard'. Click 'Next'.
3. Select 'Search for a suitable driver for my device
(Recommended)' and Click 'Next'.
4. Under 'Optional search locations' insure that the 'CD-ROM drives' option
is checked.
5. Insert the Driver and Utility CD that comes with the mainboard into your
CD-ROM and press 'Enter'.
6. When the wizard indicates that it has found a driver for the device, click
'Next'.
7. If the 'Digital Signature Not Found' message appears, click 'Yes' to
continue installing the driver.
8. The wizard will now copy the required files to the system and start the
driver. After starting the driver the wizard will display a "completion"
dialog box. Click 'Finish' to exit the wizard.
9. See instructions in section 3 to verify that the controller was installed
correctly.
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3) Verifying controller installation under Windows 2000 and XP.
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Follow the instructions in this section to verify that the controller was
installed correctly.
1. Right click on the 'My Computer' icon, select 'Properties',
left click on the 'Hardware' tab, and then on the 'Device Manager'
button.
2. Double click on 'SCSI and RAID Controllers'. If there are no
yellow exclamation (!) or question (?) markers in front of
'Silicon Image SiI 3112 SATARaid Controller', the driver
has started normally.
3. To view information about the devices attached to the controller, use the SiICfg
Utility and click on the device from the list provided.
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4) Update SiI RAID driver on a Windows 2000/XP system with existing Silicon Image driver.
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With the Silicon Image controller already plugged in and the driver already
installed. Follow the instructions to update SiI RAID driver.
1. Right click on 'My Computer' and select 'Properties'. Under the 'System Properties'
section, click on the 'Hardware' tab, click on 'Device Manager', click 'SCSI and RAID
Controller' and right click 'Silicon Image Ultra-133 Medley ATA Raid Controller'.
2. Click 'Driver' ,'Update Driver' and select 'Search for a suitable driver for my
device[Recommended]'. Insert the Driver and Utility CD comes with the mainboard
into your CD-ROM. Click 'Next' and complete the driver installation.
3. The system will proceed to install the driver.
At the end of the process, click 'Yes' to reboot your system if prompted.
4. See instructions in section 3 to verify controller was installed
correctly.
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5) Windows 98SE and Windows ME first time installation.
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Follow the instructions in this section if you are performing a new
installation of Windows 98SE/ME and you wish to boot from a device attached
to the SiI 3112 controller.
You may start up the Windows 98SE/ME installation from CD. If either your
Windows 98SE/ME CD or CD-ROM drive is not bootable, you can boot up with
floppy diskettes.
1. Power off the system. Connect the hard drives to the SiI RAID
controller. Power up the system.
2. Put your Windows 98SE/ME CD into the CD-ROM/DVD drive. If you
cannot boot from the CD, place the Windows 98SE/ME boot diskette in
the floppy drive.
3. Follow the normal Windows 98SE/ME setup instructions to configure your
partitions and file systems.
4. Wait until Windows 98SE/ME finishes installing the devices, regional
settings, networking settings, and other components. After the final task,
reboot the system.
5. After the system reboots, right click on 'My Computer' and select 'Properties'.
From 'System Properties', select 'Device Manager', right click on
the '?PCI RAID controller' and select 'Properties' from the pop-up menu.
6. Click 'Driver' ,'Update Driver' and select 'Automatic search for a better
driver[Recommended]'. Insert the Driver and Utility CD that comes with the mainboard
into your CD-ROM. Click 'Next' and complete the rest of the driver installation.
7. The system will proceed with the installation of the driver.
At the end of the process, click 'Yes' to reboot your system.
8. See the instructions in section 3 to verify that the controller was installed
correctly.
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6) First time installation of SiI RAID driver onto an existing Windows 98SE/ME
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If you have an existing Windows 98SE/ME system and have just obtained a
Silicon Image SiI 3112 controller card, you need to run the update program
to install the Silicon Image driver. The driver package is located on the
Silicon Image driver diskette or on the diskette provided by the OEM vendor.
1. Power off the system. Connect the hard drives to the SiI 3112
controller. Power up the system.
2. During the system boot up, the Hardware Wizard will display a window to inform
you that it found a ' PCI RAID Controller'. Click ' Next' . Select ' Search for the best
driver for your device[Recommended]' and click ' Next' .
3. Check the ' CD-ROM drives' option and insert the Driver and Utility CD that comes with
the mainboard into your CD-ROM. Click ' Next' .
4. The system will proceed to install the driver and files. At the end of the process, click
'Finish' to complete the installation. Reboot the system if your Windows 98SE/ME drive
is connected to the SiI RAID Controller.
5. See the instructions in section 3 to verify controller was installed
correctly.
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7) Update SiI RAID driver on a Windows 98SE/ME system with existing Silicon Image driver.
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With a system with the Silicon Image controller already plugged in and the driver already
installed, follow the instructions to update the SiI 3112 driver.
1. Right click on 'My Computer' and select 'Properties'. Under 'System Properties',
click 'SCSI and RAID Controller' and right click 'Silicon Image Ultra-133 Medley
ATA Raid Controller'.
2. Click 'Driver' ,'Update Driver' and select 'Automatic search for a better
driver[Recommended]'. Insert the Driver and Utility CD comes with the mainboard
into your CD-ROM. Click 'Next' and complete the driver installation.
3. The system will proceed to install the driver.
At the end of the process, click 'Yes' to reboot your system.
4. See instructions in section 3 to verify that the controller was installed
correctly.
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.