ASRock 970DE3__U3S3 - Manual (Page 22)

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2.8 Installing Windows ® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit / XP /
XP 64-bit With RAID Functions
If you want to install Windows ® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit
on your SATA / SATA2 HDDs with RAID functions, please refer to the document at
the following path in the Support CD for detailed procedures:
..\ RAID Installation Guide
2.7 Driver Installation Guide
To install the drivers to your system, please insert the support CD to your optical
drive fi rst. Then, the drivers compatible to your system can be auto-detected and
listed on the support CD driver page. Please follow the order from up to bottom side
to install those required drivers. Therefore, the drivers you install can work properly.
Using SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDDs without NCQ and Hot Plug functions (IDE
mode)
STEP 1: Set up BIOS.
A. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen
Storage Confi guration.
B. Set the “SATA Operation Mode” option to [IDE] for SATA2 ports.
Set the “Onboard SATA3 Operation Mode” option to [IDE] for SATA3 ports.
STEP 2: Install Windows
® XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system.
2.9 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
below procedures according to the OS you install.
2.9.1 Installing Windows ® XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions
If you want to install Windows ® XP / XP 64-bit on your SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDDs
without RAID functions, please follow below steps.