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Note: For Windows XP / Vista 32, download the following package.

Intel Matrix Storage Manager Driver for Windows 7 (32-bit), Vista (32-bit) and XP (32-bit)

	Summary of changes
	Installation instructions
	Determining which version is installed

Version 7.0.0.1020

• (New) Support for Windows Vista 32-bit.
• (New) Support for ThinkPad R61, R61e, R61i.
• (New) Support for ThinkPad T61, T61p.
• (New) Support for ThinkPad X61, X61s, X61 Tablet.
• (New) Support for ThinkPad Reserve Edition.

Version 5.5.2.1003

• (New) Support for ThinkPad X60 Tablet.

Version 5.5.0.1035

• (New) Initial release.
• (New) Support for ThinkPad R60, R60e.
• (New) Support for T60, T60p.
• (New) Support for X60, X60s.
• (New) Support for Z61e, Z61m, Z61p, Z61t.
  
  

Note: Be sure to install Intel Matrix Storage Manager Driver before installing the operating system. Otherwise your computer will not respond; it will only display a blue screen.

1. Attach a diskette drive to your computer.
2. Download Intel Matrix Storage Manager Driver from the Web site and extract the driver to C:\DRIVERS\WIN\IMSM and copy the driver to a diskette.
3. To make sure that SATA AHCI is enabled, start the BIOS Setup Utility menu.
4. Select Config.
5. Select Serial ATA (SATA).
6. Select AHCI.
7. Change the startup sequence of your computer. Following the instructions on the Startup menu in the BIOS Setup Utility, set the CD-ROM drive to start first.
8. Insert the CD for Windows 2000 into the CD or DVD drive, and restart the computer.
9. To install a third-party SCSI or RAID driver first, press F6.
10. When prompted, select S for Specify Additional Device.
11. When prompted, insert the diskette that you created in step 2, and press Enter.
12. If your system has Intel(R) 82801HEM/HBM SATA AHCI Controller, select Intel(R) 82801HEM/HBM SATA AHCI Controller (Mobile ICH8M-E/M), and press Enter. If your system has Intel(R) 82801GBM SATA AHCI Controller, select Intel(R) 82801GBM SATA AHCI Controller (Mobile ICH7M/DH), and press Enter.
13. To continue the installation, press Enter again. Leave the diskette in the drive until the next reboot; the software may need to be copied from the diskette again when the files are copied during setup.
14. Follow the instruction to complete the OS installation.
    

Note: If you do not have a diskette drive, you can install Intel Matrix Storage Manager Driver by the following alternative procedure:

If you do not have a diskette drive, you can install Intel Matrix Storage Manager Driver by the following alternative procedure:

Note: If you select AHCI for Serial ATA (SATA) in the BIOS Setup Utility before installing Intel Matrix Storage Manager Driver, your computer will not respond; it will only display a blue screen.

1. Start the BIOS Setup Utility menu.
2. Select Config.
3. Select Serial ATA (SATA).
4. Select Compatibility.
5. Install Windows 2000 and Service Pack 4.
6. Download Intel Matrix Storage Manager Driver from the Web site and extract the driver to C:\DRIVERS\WIN\IMSM.
7. Run Intel Matrix Storage Manager Driver. To do this, go to C:\DRIVERS\WIN\IMSM\PREPARE, and double-click install.cmd.
8. Turn the computer off and then on again.
9. Start the BIOS Setup Utility menu.
10. Select Config.
11. Select Serial ATA (SATA).
12. Select AHCI.
13. Start Windows 2000. The Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard appears.
14. Click Next.
15. Select Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended), and then click Next.
16. Select Specify a location, and then click Next.
17. Specify the path, C:\DRIVERS\WIN\IMSM, and click OK. The Driver Files Search Results window appears.
18. Click Next. The Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard appears.
19. Click Finish.
20. When the System Settings Change window appears, click Yes. The computer restarts.
    

1. Start Windows 2000.
2. Click Start, select Settings, and click Control Panel.
3. Double-click System.
4. Click Hardware tab.
5. Click Device Manager button.
6. Click the + mark to expand IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers.
7. Right-click Intel(R) 82801HEM/HBM SATA AHCI Controller or Intel(R) 82801GBM SATA AHCI Controller and click Properties.
8. Click Driver tab.
9. Click Update Driver button.
10. Click Next button in Upgrade Device Driver Wizard dialog box.
11. Select Search for a suitable driver for my device.
12. Click Next button.
13. Select Specify a location only in Optional search locations.
14. Click Next button.
15. Click Browse button.
16. Locate the driver and click OK button.
17. Click Next button. The driver installation starts.
18. Click Finish button when the installation completes.
19. Click Close button.
    
    

1. Right-click the My Computer and click Properties.
2. Click Hardware tab and click Device Manager button.
3. Click the + sign in front of the IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers category.
4. Double-click Intel(R) 82801HEM/HBM SATA AHCI Controller or Intel(R) 82801GBM SATA AHCI Controller.
5. Click Driver tab and the driver version is displayed.