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ASRock Z77M Motherboard

Installing OS on a HDD Larger Than 2TB in AHCI Mode

This motherboard adopts UEFI BIOS that allows Windows

®

OS to be installed on a

large size HDD (>2TB). Please follow the procedures below to install the operating
system.

1. Please make sure to use

Windows

®

Vista

TM

64-bit (with SP2 or above) or

Windows

®

7 64-bit (with SP1 or above).

2. Press or at system POST. Set

AHCI Mode in UEFI Setup Utility >

Advanced > Storage Configuration > SATA Mode.
3. Choose the item

“UEFI:xxx“ to boot in UEFI Setup Utility > Boot > Boot Option #1.

(“xxx” is the device which contains your Windows

®

installation files. Normally it is

an optical drive.) You can also press to launch boot menu at system POST
and choose the item

“UEFI:xxx“ to boot.

4. Start Windows

®

installation.

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