Asrock 4core1333-fullhd User Manual

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2.18

2.18 Installing Windows

Installing Windows

2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / Vista

Vista

64-bit Without RAID Functions

If you want to install Windows

2000, Windows

XP, Windows

XP 64-bit,

Windows

Vista

or Windows

Vista

64-bit OS on your SATA / SATAII HDDs

without RAID functions, please follow below procedures according to the OS you
install.

Before installing Windows

2000 to your system, your Windows

2000 optical disk

is supposed to include SP4. If there is no SP4 included in your disk, please visit the
below website for proper procedures of making a SP4 disk:
http://www.microsoft.com/Windows2000/downloads/servicepacks/sp4/spdeploy.

htm#the_integrated_installation_fmay

2.18.1 Installing Windows

2000 / XP / XP 64-bit Without

RAID Functions

If you want to install Windows

2000, Windows

XP or Windows

XP 64-bit on

your SATA / SATAII HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below steps.

NOTE1. If you install single or multiple SATA / SATAII HDDs on this motherboard and plan

to install Windows

2000 / XP / XP 64-bit on SATA / SATAII HDDs, it is still

suggested to use RAID mode even you don’t plan to use RAID functions. Please
follow the steps of “Using SATA / SATAII HDDs with NCQ and Hot Plug functions”
below.

NOTE2. AHCI mode is only recommended for Windows

Vista

/ Vista

64-bit users. If

you install Windows

2000 / XP / XP 64-bit, it is not suggested to use AHCI mode.

Using SATA / SATAII HDDs with NCQ and Hot Plug functions

STEP 1: Set Up BIOS.
A.

Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Advanced screen

IDE Configuration.

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

STEP 2: Make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette.
Make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette by following section 2.17.1 step 2 on page
36.
STEP 3: Enter BIOS RAID utility (FastBuild Utility) to create JBOD on SATA /

SATAII HDD.

Restart your system. Press <Ctrl+F> to enter BIOS RAID utility (FastBuild Utility) to
create JBOD on SATA / SATAII HDD. For the proper operating procedures of
creating JBOD, please refer to the BIOS RAID installation guide part of the
document in the following path in the Support CD:
.. \ RAID Installation Guide