ASRock P67 Pro manual Installing Windows XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions

2.16Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP

/ XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions

If you want to install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64- bit OS on your SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below procedures according to the OS you install.

2.16.1 Installing Windows® XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions

If you want to install Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS on your SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below steps.

Using SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDDs with NCQ function

STEP 1: Set Up BIOS.

A. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen SATA Con guration. B. Set the option “SATA Mode” to [AHCI].

STEP 2: Make a SATA / SATAII / SATA3 driver diskette.

Please make a SATA / SATAII / SATA3 driver diskette by following section 2.15.1 step 2 on page 31.

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

After making a SATA / SATAII / SATA3 driver diskette, you can start to install Win- dows® XP / XP 64-bit on your system. At the beginning of Windows® setup, press F6 to install a third-party AHCI driver. When prompted, insert the SATA / SATAII / SATA3 driver diskette containing the Intel® AHCI driver. After reading the oppy disk, the driver will be presented. Select the driver to install according to the mode you choose and the OS you install.

Using SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDDs without NCQ function

STEP 1: Set up BIOS.

A. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen SATA Con guration. B. Set the option “SATA Mode” to [IDE].

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

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