ASRock B75 Pro3 manual Installing OS on a HDD Larger Than 2TB in Ahci Mode

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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® VistaTM 64-bit (with SP2 or above) or Windows® 7 64-bit (with SP1 or above).

2.Press <F2> or <Delete> 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 <F11> to launch boot menu at system POST and choose the item “UEFI:xxx“ to boot.

4.Start Windows® installation.

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Contents

B75 Pro3 Copyright Notice DisclaimerContents Uefi Setup Utility Software SupportPackage Contents IntroductionSpecifications Connector AudioRear Panel I/O USB3.0Hardware Unique FeatureSupport CD Monitor CertificationsPage Page Page Motherboard Layout Table for Audio Output Connection I/O PanelLAN Port LED Indications Page Pre-installation Precautions Screw HolesCPU Installation Black line Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink Installation of Memory Modules Dimm Dual Channel Memory ConfigurationInstalling a Dimm Installing an expansion card Expansion Slots PCI and PCI Express SlotsInstalling Two CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM Operation GuideCrossFire Bridge For Windows 7 / VistaTM OS Driver Installation and SetupFor Windows XP OS Page Dual Monitor and Surround Display Features Dual Monitor FeatureSurround Display Feature For Windows XP / XP 64-bit OSHdcp Function What is HDCP?For Windows 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS ASRock Smart Remote Installation Guide CIR sensors in different anglesJumpers Setup DescriptionOnboard Headers and Connectors Serial ATA2 ConnectorsUSB 3.0 Header Besides two default USB System Panel Header Chassis Speaker Header Please connect the chassis ATX Power Connector Supply to this connectorHdmispdif Header Hdmispdif header, providing Serial ATA Sata / Serial ATA2 SATA2 Hard Disks Installation Serial ATA3 SATA3 Hard Disks InstallationHot Plug for SATA3 HDDs What is Hot Plug Function?Hot Plug for Sata / SATA2 HDDs Points of attention, before you process the Hot Plug How to Hot Plug a Sata / SATA2 / SATA3 HDD Install Windows XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system Driver Installation GuideInstalling Windows XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions Page Uefi Menu Bar Navigation Keys Main ScreenNavigation Keys + / Tab Enter Pgup Pgdn Home F10 F12OC Tweaker Screen Short Duration Power Limit Dram Timing Configuration Load XMP SettingDram Configuration Dram tCL Primary Plane Current LimitCommand Rate CR MRC Fast BootDram tRP Dram tRASVoltage Configuration CPU Core Voltage Offset User DefaultsIgpu Voltage Offset Dram VoltageInternet Flash Advanced ScreenInstant Flash CPU Configuration Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Intel Virtualization TechnologyHardware Prefetcher North Bridge Configuration South Bridge Configuration Storage Configuration Uefi Bios IntelR Rapid Start Technology IntelR Rapid Start TechnologyEntry on S3 RTC Wake Entry AfterIntelR Smart Connect Technology IntelR Smart Connect TechnologySuper IO Configuration Serial PortSerial Port Address Infrared PortAcpi Configuration OMGOnline Management Guard USB Configuration USB 2.0 ControllerUSB 3.0 Controller Legacy USB SupportCPU Fan 1 & 2 Setting Chassis Fan 1 SettingChassis Fan 2 Setting Over Temperature Protection Boot Screen Security Screen Exit Screen Software Support Installing OS on a HDD Larger Than 2TB in Ahci Mode