ASROCK 970 Pro, Quick Installation Manual

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STEP 1: Set up BIOS.
A. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage
Configuration.
B. Set the “SATA Operation Mode” option to [IDE].
STEP 2: Install Windows ® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit OS on your
system.
Using SATA / SATA2 HDDs without NCQ and Hot Plug functions (IDE mode)
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If you want to install Windows ® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit on your SATA /
SATA2 HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below steps.
Using SATA / SATA2 HDDs with NCQ and Hot Plug functions (AHCI mode)
STEP 1: Set Up BIOS.
A. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage
Configuration.
B. Set the “SATA Operation Mode” option to [AHCI].
STEP 2: Install Windows
®
7 / 7 64-bit / Vista
TM
/ Vista
TM
64-bit OS on your
system.
Using SATA / SATA2 HDDs without NCQ and Hot Plug functions (IDE mode)
STEP 1: Set up BIOS.
A. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage
Configuration.
B. Set the “SATA Operation Mode” option to [IDE].
STEP 2: Install Windows ® XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system.