The unattended method of installation is available for Microsoft Windows XP*, Windows 2000* and Windows Server 2003*. It is used to install the RAID or AHCI driver, as outlined in the Microsoft document Deployment Guide Automating Windows NT* Setup.

Perform the following steps in order to install the RAID or AHCI driver via unattended install:

1. Extract the IAAHCI.INF, IAAHCI.CAT, IASTOR.INF, IASTOR.CAT, IASTOR.SYS, and TXTSETUP.OEM files from the setup files.
   
   To extract these files, run the executable (e.g. IATA50_ENU.EXE for Intel® Matrix Storage Manager version 5.0) with the following command line options: -A -A -PC:\<path>, as described in the Advanced Installation Instructions section of the README.TXT.
   
   Does the system contain a 32-bit or 64-bit processor?
   • If the system has a 32-bit processor, the files will be located in the Drivers folder after extraction.
   • If the system has a 64-bit processor, the files will be located in the Drivers64 folder after extraction.
   
   
2. Insert the lines shown below, as applicable, into the UNATTEND.TXT file:
   
   Systems Configured for RAID Mode:
   
   Note: This same procedure can be used for systems using the Intel® 82801ER SATA RAID Controller, Intel® 6300ESB SATA RAID Controller, Intel® 82801FR SATA RAID Controller, Intel® 82801GR/GH SATA RAID Controller, Intel® 82801GHM SATA RAID Controller, Intel® 631xESB/632xESB SATA RAID Controller, Intel® 82801HEM SATA RAID Controller, or the Intel® 82801IR/IO SATA RAID Controller. Simply replace the text within the quotation marks.

   // Insert the lines below into the UNATTEND.TXT file

   [MassStorageDrivers]
   "Intel(R) 82801R/DO/DH SATA RAID Controller" = OEM
   
   [OEMBootFiles]
   iaStor.inf
   iaStor.sys
   iaStor.cat
   Txtsetup.oem

   Systems Configured for AHCI Mode:

   Note: This same procedure can be used for systems using the Intel® 82801FR SATA AHCI Controller, Intel® 82801FBM SATA AHCI Controller, Intel® 82801GR/GH SATA AHCI Controller, Intel® 82801GBM SATA AHCI Controller, Intel® 631xESB/632xESB SATA AHCI Controller, Intel® 82801HBM SATA AHCI Controller, Intel® 82801HEM SATA AHCI Controller, or the Intel® 82801IR/IO SATA AHCI Controller. Simply replace the text within the quotation marks.

   // Insert the lines below into the UNATTEND.TXT file

   [MassStorageDrivers]
   "Intel(R) 82801R/DO/DH SATA AHCI Controller" = OEM
   
   [OEMBootFiles]
   iaAhci.inf
   iaStor.sys
   iaAhci.cat
   Txtsetup.oem

3. Place IAAHCI.CAT, IAAHCI.INF, IASTOR.CAT, IASTOR.INF, IASTOR.SYS, and TXTSETUP.OEM into the following folder:
   
   <SystemRoot>:\i386\$OEM$\Textmode

Operating System:

Windows* 2000, Windows* XP Professional, Windows* XP Home Edition, Windows Server* 2003

This applies to:

Intel® Matrix Storage Manager