
E-Family Reimage “How-To” Guide
Dell Confidential
-Follow these steps to install the IMSM / IRST driver:
oFor Microsoft XP 32 & 64-Bit Operating Systems:
•Installing the Intel IMSM driver using the Floppy Drive
•Boot to the Dell Recovery DVD (RDVD) and select the Create RAID
driver from the list of items. You will need Floppy Disk Drive and a
diskette for this selection. The IMSM / IRST driver must be on the
root of the A:\
Note: the latest IMSM / IRST driver can also be obtained from
support.dell.com under the “SATA Drivers” section
•Once the driver is extracted and stored on the target diskette, boot
to the operating system CD and start the installation
•In the initial stage of Windows Setup, press <F6> to install the third-
party IMSM SCSI or RAID drivers
•When prompted, insert the floppy disk containing the IMSM driver
and follow the instructions provided by Windows Setup
•After reading the floppy disk, either choose "Intel(R) ICH9M-E/M
SATA AHCI Controller" if in AHCI mode or "Intel(R) ICH8M-
E/ICH9M-eSATA RAID Controller" if in IRRT mode – select the
appropriate driver to install
oFor Microsoft Vista / Windows 7 (32 & 64-Bit) Operating Systems:
•Installing the Intel IMSM / IRST driver after the installation of the
Operating System
•Boot to the Operating System DVD and start the installation
•After completing the OS installation, insert the Dell RDVD
•Select the IMSM / IRST driver and follow the installation procedure
Note: the latest IMSM / IRST driver can also be obtained from
support.dell.com under the “SATA Drivers” section
-If Intel Rapid Recovery or RAID Technologies is to be used, ensure the following:
oSATA operation mode in the BIOS is set to the appropriate IRRT, RAID On, or
RAID mode
oMicrosoft Operating System was installed under IRRT, RAID On, or RAID mode
and the latest Intel Storage IMSM / IRST driver is installed
oInstall the following Intel IMSM application provided by Dell:
•Intel Matrix Storage Manager Application, or
•Intel Rapid Storage Technology Application
2.6.5 Audio:
-Under XP 32-Bit only with service packs earlier than Service pack-3 and for E-Family 1st
generation only, the Audio driver must be installed prior to installing the graphics driver.
This applies to Intel graphics solution only