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2.12.2 Installing Windows
®
8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista
TM
/
Vista
TM
64-bit With RAID Functions
If you want to install Windows
®
8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista
TM
/ Vista
TM
64-bit on a
RAID disk composed of 2 or more SATA / SATA2 HDDs with RAID functions, please
follow below steps.
STEP 1: Set up BIOS.
A. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen
Storage Coniguration.
B. Set the “SATA Operation Mode” option to [RAID].
STEP 2: Use “RAID Installation Guide” to set RAID coniguration.
Before you start to conigure RAID function, you need to check the RAID installation
guide in the Support CD for proper coniguration. Please refer to the BIOS RAID
installation guide part of the document in the following path in the Support CD:
.. \ RAID Installation Guide
STEP 3: Install Windows
®
8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista
TM
/ Vista
TM
64-bit OS on
your system.
STEP 3: Use “RAID Installation Guide” to set RAID coniguration.
Before you start to conigure RAID function, you need to check the RAID installation
guide in the Support CD for proper coniguration. Please refer to the BIOS RAID
installation guide part of the document in the following path in the Support CD:
.. \ RAID Installation Guide
STEP 4: Install Windows
®
XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system.
After step 1, 2, 3, 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 RAID
driver. When prompted, insert the SSATA / SATA2 driver diskette containing the
AMD RAID driver. After reading the loppy disk, the driver will be presented. Select
the driver to install according to the OS you install.
