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2.22 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 / SATA2 / SATA3 HDDs without RAID functions, please follow the
procedures below according to the OS you install.
2.22.1 Installing Windows
®
XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions
If you want to install Windows
®
XP / XP 64-bit OS on your SATA / SATA2 / SATA3
HDDs without RAID functions, please follow the steps below.
STEP 1: Set Up UEFI.
A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration.
B. Set the option “SATA Mode Selection” to [IDE]. (For SATA2_2 to SATA2_5,
SATA3_0 and SATA3_1 ports.)
Set the option “ASMedia SATA3 Mode” to [IDE]. (For SATA3_A1 and SATA3_A2
ports.)
STEP 2: Install Windows
®
XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system.
Using SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDDs without NCQ function
STEP 1: Set Up UEFI.
A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration.
B. Set the option “SATA Mode Selection” to [AHCI]. (For SATA3_0, SATA3_1 and
SATA2_2 to SATA2_5 ports.)
Set the option “ASMedia SATA3 Mode” to [AHCI]. (For SATA3_A1 and SATA3_A2
ports.)
STEP 2: Make a SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 driver diskette.
Please make a SATA / SATA2/ SATA3 driver diskette by following section 2.21.1
step 2 on page 54.
STEP 3: Install Windows
®
XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system.
After making a SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 driver diskette, you can start to install Win-
dows
®
XP / XP 64-bit on your system. At the beginning of Windows
®
setup, press
F6 to install a third-party AHCI driver. When prompted, insert the SATA / SATA2 /
SATA3 driver diskette containing the Intel
®
AHCI driver. After reading the floppy disk,
the driver will be presented. Select the driver to install according to the mode you
choose and the OS you install.
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