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NOTE1. If you install Windows
®
7 / 7 64-bit / Vista
TM
/ Vista
TM
64-bit on IDE HDDs and want
to manage (create, convert, delete, or rebuild) RAID functions on SATA / SATAII
HDDs, you still need to set up “SATA Operation Mode” to [RAID] in BIOS first. Then,
please set the RAID configuration by using the Windows RAID installation guide in
the following path in the Support CD:
.. \ RAID Installation Guide
NOTE2. Currently, if you install Windows
®
7 / 7 64-bit / Vista
TM
/ Vista
TM
64-bit on IDE HDDs
and there are no SATA / SATAII device used, please set up “SATA Operation Mode”
to [IDE] in BIOS.
2.15
2.15
2.15
2.15
2.15 Installing Windows
Installing Windows
Installing Windows
Installing Windows
Installing Windows
®
®
®
®
®
7 / 7 64-bit / Vista
7 / 7 64-bit / Vista
7 / 7 64-bit / Vista
7 / 7 64-bit / Vista
7 / 7 64-bit / Vista
TM
TM
TM
TM
TM
/
/
/
/
/
Vista
Vista
Vista
Vista
Vista
TM
TM
TM
TM
TM
64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions
64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions
64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions
64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions
64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions
If you want to install Windows
®
7 / 7 64-bit / Vista
TM
/ Vista
TM
64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit OS
on your SATA / SATAII HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below procedures
according to the OS you install.
2.15.1 Installing Windows
2.15.1 Installing Windows
2.15.1 Installing Windows
2.15.1 Installing Windows
2.15.1 Installing Windows
®
®
®
®
®
XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID
XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID
XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID
XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID
XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID
Functions
Functions
Functions
Functions
Functions
If you want to install Windows
®
XP / XP 64-bit on your SATA / SATAII HDDs without
RAID functions, please follow below steps.
Using SATA / SATAII 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 4: Install Windows
®
XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system.
You can start to install Windows
®
XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system. At the beginning
of Windows
®
setup, press F6 to install a third-party AHCI driver. When prompted,
insert the SATA / SATAII driver diskette containing the AMD AHCI driver. After reading
the floppy disk, the driver will be presented. Select the driver to install according to
the OS you install. (Select “AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86 platform” for
Windows
®
XP, or “AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x64 platform” for Windows
®
XP 64-bit.)
