ASRock AD2550B-ITX manual Driver Installation Guide, Installing Windows 7 on Sata / Sataii HDDs

2.11Driver Installation Guide

To install the drivers to your system, please insert the support CD to your optical drive first. 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.

2.12 Installing Windows® 7 on SATA / SATAII HDDs

If you want to install Windows® 7 OS on your SATA / SATAII HDDs, please follow below steps.

Using SATA / SATAII HDDs with NCQ function

STEP 1: Set up UEFI.

A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration. B. Set the option “SATA Mode” to [AHCI].

STEP 2: Install Windows® 7 OS on your system.

Using SATA / SATAII HDDs without NCQ function

STEP 1: Set up UEFI.

A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration. B. Set the option “SATA Mode” to [IDE].

STEP 2: Install Windows® 7 OS on your system.

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