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Using SATA / SATAII HDDs without NCQ and Hot Plug functions

STEP 1: Set up BIOS.
A.	Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen	IDE Configuration.

B.Set the “SATA Operation Mode” option to [IDE].

STEP 2: Install Windows® XP / Windows® XP 64-bit OS on your system.

2.15.2 Installing Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit Without RAID Functions

If you want to install Windows® VistaTM or Windows® VistaTM 64-bit on your SATA / SATAII HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below steps.

Using SATA / SATAII HDDs with NCQ and Hot Plug functions

STEP 1: Set Up BIOS.
A.	Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen	IDE Configuration.

B.Set the “SATA Operation Mode” option to [AHCI].

STEP 2: Make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette.

Make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette by following section 2.14.1 step 2 on page 35.

STEP 3: Install Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on your system.

Insert the Windows® VistaTM / Windows® VistaTM 64-bit optical disk into the optical drive to boot your system, and follow the instruction to install Windows® VistaTM / Windows® VistaTM 64-bit OS on your system. When you see “Where do you want to install Windows? ” page, please insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive, and click the “Load Driver” button on the left on the bottom to load the AMDAHCI drivers. AMDAHCI drivers are in the following path in our Support CD:

(There are two ASRock Support CD in the motherboard gift box pack, please choose the one for Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit.)

.. \ I386 (For Windows® VistaTM OS)

.. \ AMD64 (For Windows® VistaTM 64-bit OS)

After that, please insert Windows® VistaTM / Windows® VistaTM 64-bit optical disk into the optical drive again to continue the installation.

Using SATA / SATAII HDDs without NCQ and Hot Plug functions

STEP 1: Set up BIOS.
A.	Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen	IDE Configuration.

B.Set the “SATA Operation Mode” option to [IDE].

STEP 2: Install Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on your system.

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