Lenovo 3000 V100
Intel Matrix Storage Manager Driver Ver 5.5.0.1035
Microsoft Windows XP Home/Pro SP2
2006/5/12
Disk space needed: 1MB

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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS AND PREREQUISITES
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- This package requires the following additional package(s):

    
WHAT THIS PACKAGE DOES
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This Intel Matrix Storage Manager Driver is designed to provide 
functionality for the SATA AHCI Controller.


SYSTEMS SUPPORTED
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    - Lenovo 3000 V100

The supported operating systems are as follows:
   - Windows XP Home/Pro SP2


LANGUAGES SUPPORTED
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The following languages are supported:
US English


RELEASED VERSIONS
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Version 5.5.0.1035


HISTORY OF CHANGES
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Where: <   >  Package version
       (New)  New function or enhancement
       (Fix)  Correction to existing function
<5.5.0.1035>
 - (New) Initial release.


Released Versions


Summary of Changes
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 Where:<n.nn>  :Utility version
        (New)  New Function or Enhancement
        (Fix)  Correction to existing function
        (BIOS) Modification in BIOS
        (EC)   Modification in EC

<5.5.0.1035>
 - (New) Support for Lenovo3000 V100.


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  1.  INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE
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1.1 General Installation Notes

1.  If you are installing the operating system on a system
    configured for RAID or AHCI mode, you must pre-install 
    the Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager driver using the 
    F6 installation method described in section 5.3.

2.  The 'Intel(R) Chipset Software Installation Utility' 
    must be installed on the system after a supported 
    Microsoft* Windows* operating system has been installed.

3.  To install the Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager, 
    double-click on the self-extracting and self-installing 
    setup file and answer all prompts presented.

4.  By default, all installed files (readme.txt, help, etc.) 
    are copied to the following path: 
    
    <bootdrive>\Program Files\Intel\Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager

	
1.2 InstallShield Installation from Hard Drive or CD-ROM
    
Note: This method is applicable to systems configured for 
      RAID or AHCI mode.

1.  Download the Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager setup file
    and double-click to self-extract and to begin the setup 
    process.

2.  The Welcome window appears and then Click on the Next
    button to continue.

3.  The Uninstallation Warning window appears. Click on 
    the Next button to continue.

4.  The Software License Agreement window appears. If you 
    agree to these terms, click on the Yes button to 
    continue.

5.  The Choose Destination Location window appears.
    Click on the Next button to continue.

6.  The Select Program Folder window appears.  Click on 
    the Next button to continue installing the driver.

7.  If the InstallShield Wizard Complete window is shown 
    without a prompt to restart the system, click the Finish
    button and proceed to step 8. If it is shown with a 
    prompt to restart the system, click Yes I want to 
    restart my computer now. (the default selection) and 
    click the Finish button.  Once the system has restarted,
    proceed to step 8.

8.  To verify that the driver was loaded correctly, refer 
    to Section 6.


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 2.  UNINSTALLING THE SOFTWARE
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2a. UNINSTALLATION NON-DRIVER COMPONENTS
Removal of this software from the system will render any 
Serial ATA hard drives inaccessible by the operating system;
therefore, uninstallation procedure will only uninstall 
non-critical components of this software (user interface, 
start menu links, etc.). To remove critical components,
section 9b. 

Use the following procedure to uninstall the software:

1. Select Uninstall from the following Start Menu folder:

   All Programs->Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager

2. The uninstall program will start. Click through the
   options for the uninstallation.

2b. UNINSTALLATION OF DRIVER COMPONENTS
Removal of this software from the system will render any 
Serial ATA hard drives inaccessible by the operating system.
Back up any important data before completing these steps.
 
1) If the system is in RAID mode, delete any RAID volumes
using the Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM
user interface.
2) Reboot the system
3) Enter the system BIOS (usually done by pressing a key such
as F2 or Delete during system boot)
4) Disable Intel(R) RAID Technology and SATA AHCI mode
5) Reinstall the operating system
 

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