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2.23 Installing Windows
®
7 / 7 64-bit / Vista
TM
/ Vista
TM
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 / SATA3 HDDs without RAID functions, please follow
below procedures according to the OS you install.
2.23.1 Installing Windows
®
XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions
If you want to install Windows
®
XP / XP 64-bit OS on your SATA / SATAII / SATA3
HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below steps.
STEP 1: Set Up UEFI.
A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration.
B. Set the option “SATA Mode” to [IDE]. (For SATAII_0 to SATAII_3, SATA3_0 and
SATA3_1 ports.)
Set the option “ASMedia SATA3 Operation Mode” to [IDE]. (For SATA3_A0 port.)
STEP 2: Install Windows
®
XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system.
Using SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDDs without NCQ function
AHCI mode is not supported under Windows
®
XP / XP 64-bit.
2.23.2 Installing Windows
®
7 / 7 64-bit / Vista
TM
/ Vista
TM
64-bit Without
RAID Functions
If you want to install Windows
®
7 / 7 64-bit / Vista
TM
/ Vista
TM
64-bit OS on your SATA
/ SATAII / SATA3 HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below steps.
Using SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDDs with NCQ function
STEP 1: Set Up UEFI.
A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration.
B. Set the option “SATA Mode” to [AHCI]. (For SATAII_0 to SATAII_3, SATA3_0 and
SATA3_1 ports.)
Set the option “ASMedia SATA3 Operation Mode” to [AHCI]. (For SATA3_A0
port.)
STEP 2: Install Windows
®
7 / 7 64-bit / Vista
TM
/ Vista
TM
64-bit OS on your
system.