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A. NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller (required) Windows XP
B. NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller (required) Windows XP64
Please select A for Windows® XP in AHCI mode. Please select B for Windows® XP
Using SATA / SATAII HDDs and eSATAII devices without NCQ and Hot Plug functions
STEP 1: Set Up BIOS.
A. | Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY |
| Advanced screen |
| IDE Configuration. |
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B.Set the “SATA Operation Mode” option to
STEP 2: Install Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system.
2.13.2 Installing Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM
If you want to install Windows® VistaTM / Windows® VistaTM
Using SATA / SATAII HDDs and eSATAII devices 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: Install Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on your system.
Insert the Windows® VistaTM / Windows® VistaTM
”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 NVIDIA® AHCI drivers. NVIDIA® AHCI 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
.. \ I386 \ AHCI_Vista (For Windows® VistaTM OS)
.. \ AMD64\ AHCI_Vista64 (For Windows® VistaTM
After that, please insert Windows® VistaTM / Windows® VistaTM
Using SATA / SATAII HDDs and eSATAII devices 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
STEP 2: Install Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM
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