Asus SABERTOOTH X79 - Manual (Page 2)

Intel X79 SATA AHCI/RAID Mode Notice
• Windows ® 7 & Vista 32/64 bit:
When BIOS [SATA Mode] is set to [RAID Mode], you must load Intel IRST Driver during
Windows 7 or Vista installation for the system to detect the Optical Disk Drive connecting to
the Intel SATA port, or else the ODD will not run. We strongly recommend you save the IRST
Driver from SCD to the USB Flash Drive before OS installation.
Hotfix introduction: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc766320(WS.10).aspx.
Hotfix download path: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932755
Converting an existing system drive from IDE mode to AHCI mode
If your existing Windows ® operating system is installed to a SATA hard drive that is set to
IDE mode during OS installation, you may encounter system boot failure after connecting the
hard drive to the new motherboard with the SATA port set to AHCI mode by default. Follow
the instructions below to prevent system boot failure.
• For Windows ® 7 / Vista OS, refer to http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922976 for system
booting solution.
• For Windows ® XP 64-bit OS, we recommend a clean installation of the OS for
complete AHCI support.
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