ASRock X79 Extreme6__GB - Manual (Page 245)

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ASRock X79 Extreme6/GB / X79 Extreme6 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 SP1 or above) or
Windows ® 7 64-bit.
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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