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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 Coniguration.
B. Set the “SATA Operation Mode” option to [IDE].
STEP 2: Install Windows
®
XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system.
2.13 Installing Windows
®
8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista
TM
/
Vista
TM
64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions
If you want to install Windows
®
8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista
TM
/ Vista
TM
64-bit / XP
/ XP 64-bit OS on your SATA / SATA2 HDDs without RAID functions, please follow
below procedures according to the OS you install.
2.13.1 Installing Windows
®
XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID
Functions
If you want to install Windows
®
XP / XP 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 Coniguration.
B. Set the “SATA Operation Mode” option to [AHCI].
STEP 2: 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 be-
ginning of Windows
®
setup, press F6 to install a third-party AHCI driver. When
prompted, insert the SATA / SATA2 driver diskette containing the AMD AHCI driver.
After reading the loppy disk, the driver will be presented. Select the driver to install
according to the OS you install.
