Note: For Windows 2000, download the following package.

Intel Matrix Storage Manager Driver for Windows 2000

	Summary of changes
	Installation instructions
	Determining which version is installed

Version 8.2.4.1005

• (New) Support for ThinkPad W700, X301.
• (New) Device Driver Functionality Enhancement

Version 8.2.0.1001

• (New) Support for ThinkPad R400,R500,T400,T500,W500,X200.
• (Fix) The system sometimes freezes during the check disk.

Version 7.8.0.1012

• [Important] No support for Windows 2000.
• (New) Support for ThinkPad X300.
  

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.
  
  

1. Start Windows Vista and logon with administrative privileges.
2. Click Start, then click Control Panel.
3. Click System and Maintenance, then click System.
4. Click Device Manager.
5. Expand the IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers category.\
6. Right-click Intel ICH8M SATA AHCI Controller or
   Intel 82801HEM/HBM SATA AHCI Controller or
   Intel 82801GBM SATA AHCI Controller or
   Intel(R) ICH9M-E/M SATA AHCI Controller or
   Intel(R) ICH9M/M-E Family 4 Port SATA AHCI Controller - 2929 or
   RAID Controller
   Standard AHCI 1.0 Serial ATA Controller
   and then select Update Driver Software...

1. Click Browse my computer for driver software.
2. Click Browse..., then select the driver location and then click
   Next.
3. Click Close when the installation has completed.
4. Click Yes to restart the computer.

Windows XP
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 or RAID*.
   *Applicable only in ThinkPad W700.
   
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 XP 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 82801HEM/HBM SATA AHCI Controller, select Intel 82801HEM/HBM SATA AHCI Controller (Mobile ICH8M-E/M), and press Enter.
    If your system has Intel 82801GBM SATA AHCI Controller, select Intel 82801GBM SATA AHCI Controller (Mobile ICH7M/DH), and press Enter.
    If your system has Intel(R) ICH9M-E/M SATA AHCI Controller, select Intel(R) ICH9M-E/M SATA AHCI Controller, and press Enter.
13. 
    If you selected RAID mode in ThinkPand W700, select Intel(R) ICH8M-E/ICH9M-E SATA RAID Controller.
14. 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.
15. 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:

1. Start the BIOS Setup Utility menu.
2. Select Config.
3. Select Serial ATA (SATA).
4. Select Compatibility.
5. Install Windows XP and Service Pack 2.
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 XP. The Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard appears.
14. Click No, not this time and click Next.
15. Select Install from a list or specific location(Advanced), then click Next.
16. Select Search for the best driver in these locations. Then select Include this location in the search:, specify the path, C:\DRIVERS\WIN\IMSM, and click Next. The Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard appears.
17. Click Finish.
18. When the System Settings Change window appears, click Yes. The computer restarts.
    

1. Start Windows XP.
2. Right-click My Computer and select Properties from the pop-up menu.
3. Click the Hardware tab and click Device Manager.
4. Click the + mark to expand IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers.
5. Right-click Intel 82801HEM/HBM SATA AHCI or Intel 82801GBM SATA AHCI Controller or Intel(R) ICH9M-E/M SATA AHCI Controller or Intel(R) ICH8M-E/ICH9M-E/M SATA RAID Controller and click Properties.
6. Click the Driver tab.
7. Click Update Driver.
8. If running Windows XP:
   1. Select No, not this time and click Next.
   2. Select Install from a list or specific location.
   3. Click Next button.
   4. Select Search for the best driver in these locations and Include this location in the search.
9. Click Browse.
10. Locate the driver folder and click OK.
11. Click Next. The driver installation starts.
12. Click Finish when the installation completes.
13. Click Close.
    
    

Windows Vista 32-bit

1. Right-click My Computer and click Properties.
2. Click the Hardware tab and click Device Manager.
3. Click the + sign in front of the IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers category.
4. Double-click Intel 82801 HEM/HBM SATA AHCI Controller or Intel 82801GBM SATA AHCI Controller or Intel(R) ICH9M-E/M SATA AHCI or Intel(R) ICH8M-E/ICH9M-E/M SATA RAID Controller.
5. Click the Driver tab, the driver version is displayed.

Windows XP

1. Right-click My Computer and click Properties.
2. Click the Hardware tab and click Device Manager.
3. Click the + sign in front of the IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers category.
4. Double-click Intel 82801 HEM/HBM SATA AHCI Controller or Intel 82801GBM SATA AHCI Controller or Intel(R) ICH9M-E/M SATA AHCI or Intel(R) ICH8M-E/ICH9M-E/M SATA RAID Controller.
5. Click the Driver tab, the driver version is displayed.