ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 - Manual (Page 29)

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Using SATA3 HDDs without NCQ and Hot Plug functions (IDE mode)
STEP 1: Set up UEFI.
A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration.
B. Set the “SATA Mode” option to [IDE].
STEP 2: Install Windows
® XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system.
2.10.1 Installing Windows ® XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID
Functions
If you want to install Windows ® XP / XP 64-bit on your 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 “SATA Mode” option to [IDE].
STEP 2: Install Windows
® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit OS on
your system.
Using SATA3 HDDs without NCQ and Hot Plug functions (IDE mode)
2.10.2 Installing Windows ® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM /
Vista TM 64-bit Without RAID Functions
If you want to install Windows ® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit on
your SATA3 HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below steps.
Using SATA3 HDDs with NCQ and Hot Plug functions (AHCI mode)
STEP 1: Set up UEFI.
A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration.
B. Set the “SATA Mode” option to [AHCI].
STEP 2: Install Windows
® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit OS on
your system.