Motherboard Manual
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CHAPTER 4: RAID / AHCI FUNCTIONS
4.1 O
PERATING
S
YSTEM
CHIP
SATA
Controller
Configuration
Supporting OS
Intel Z77/Z75/H77
SATA1/SATA2/
SATA3/SATA4/
SATA5/SATA6
AHCI
Windows XP SP2 (32 and 64 bit)
Windows Vista SP2 (32 and 64 bit)
Windows 7 (32 and 64 bit)
Intel Z77/Z75/H77
SATA1/SATA2/
SATA3/SATA4/
SATA5/SATA6
RAID
Windows XP SP2 (32 and 64 bit)
Windows Vista SP2 (32 and 64 bit)
Windows 7 (32 and 64 bit)
The 'F6 Method'+ to enable RAID / AHCI Driver when installing Windows XP
1. Before you start Windows installation, copy the proper files for the Windows
version on USB floppy.
Windows XP 32
Windows XP 64
SATA1/SATA2/
SATA3/SATA4/
SATA5/SATA6
AHCI/RAID Driver
Path
x:\Driver\Chipset\Intel\SATA\7
\F6flpy32\Driver\
x:\Driver\Chipset\Intel\SATA\7
\F6flpy64\Driver\
2. When the operating system installation starts, follow Windows indication by
pressing F6 to load the driver.
