ASROCK AM2NF3-VSTA, User Manual

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ASRock AM2NF3-VSTA Motherboard
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install all-in-1 non-logo driver which supports Hot Plug and RAID functions, but it
has not passed Microsoft ® logo certification yet.
Please choose the driver which meets your requirement most from the above-
mentioned items during driver installation process.
For users who install Windows
®
Vista
TM
/ Vista
TM
64-bit OS, since Windows
®
Vista
TM
/ Vista
TM
64-bit driver keeps on updating now. As long as we have the latest driver,
we will update it to our website in the future. Please visit our website for Microsoft
®
Windows
®
Vista
TM
/ Vista
TM
64-bit driver and related information. ASRock website
http://www.asrock.com
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2.9 2.9
2.9 Installing Windows Installing Windows
Installing Windows Installing Windows
Installing Windows
®
2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / Vista 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / Vista
2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / Vista 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / Vista
2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / Vista
TM TM
TM TM
TM
/ Vista / Vista / Vista / Vista / Vista
TM TM TM TM TM
64-bit Without RAID Functions 64-bit Without RAID Functions 64-bit Without RAID Functions 64-bit Without RAID Functions 64-bit Without RAID Functions
The installation procedures for Windows
®
Vista
TM
/ Vista
TM
64-bit are subject to
change. Please visit our website for the updates of Windows ® Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit
driver and related information in the future.
If you just want to install Windows ® 2000, Windows ® XP, Windows ® XP 64-bit,
Windows ® Vista TM or Windows ® Vista TM 64-bit on your SATA HDDs without RAID
functions, you don’t have to make a SATA driver diskette. Besides, there is no need
for you to change the BIOS setting. You can start to install Windows ® 2000, Windows ®
XP, Windows ® XP 64-bit, Windows ® Vista TM or Windows ® Vista TM 64-bit on your
system directly.
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2.10 2.10
2.10 Installing Windows Installing Windows
Installing Windows Installing Windows
Installing Windows
®
2000 / XP / XP 64-bit With RAID 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit With RAID
2000 / XP / XP 64-bit With RAID 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit With RAID
2000 / XP / XP 64-bit With RAID
Functions Functions
Functions Functions
Functions
Since the chipset vendor does not provide Windows
®
Vista
TM
/ Vista
TM
64-bit RAID
driver, RAID function is not available on this motherboard under Windows ® Vista TM /
Vista TM 64-bit OS. RAID function is only available under Windows ® 2000, XP or XP
64-bit OS.
If you want to install Windows ® 2000, Windows ® XP or Windows ® XP 64-bit on your
SATA HDDs with RAID functions, please follow below steps.
Before installing Windows ® 2000 to your system, your Windows ® 2000 optical
disk is supposed to include SP4. If there is no SP4 included in your disk,
please visit below website for proper procedures of making a SP4 disk:
http://www.microsoft.com/Windows2000/downloads/servicepacks/sp4/
spdeploy.htm#the_integrated_installation_fmay
STEP 1: Make a SATA Driver Diskette.
A. Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to boot your system.
B. During POST at the beginning of system boot-up, press <F11> key, and
then a window for boot devices selection appears. Please select CD-
ROM as the boot device.