Asrock a780gm-le 128m User Manual

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2.15

2.15 Installing Windows

Installing Windows

XP / XP 64-bit / Vista

Vista

64-bit W

64-bit Without RAID F

ithout RAID F

ithout RAID Functions

unctions

If you want to install 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.

NOTE1. If you install Windows

Vista

/ Windows

Vista

64-bit on IDE HDDs and want to

manage (create, convert, delete, or rebuild) RAID functions on SATA / SATAII HDDs,

you still need to set up “SATA Operation Mode” to [RAID] in BIOS first. Then, please

set the RAID configuration by using the Windows RAID installation guide in the

following path in the Support CD:

.. \ RAID Installation Guide

NOTE2. Currently, if you install Windows

Vista

/ Windows

Vista

64-bit on IDE HDDs

and there are no SATA / SATAII device used, please set up “SATA Operation Mode”

to [IDE] in BIOS.

2.15.1 Installing Windows

XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID

Functions

unctions

If you want to install Windows

XP or Windows

XP 64-bit on your SATA / SATAII HDDs

without RAID functions, please follow below steps.

Using SATA / SATAII HDDs with NCQ and Hot Plug functions

STEP 1: Set Up BIOS.

Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Advanced screen

IDE Configuration.

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

STEP 2: Make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette.

Make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette by following section 2.14.1 step 2 on page

33.

STEP 3: Set Up BIOS.

Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Advanced screen

IDE Configuration.

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

(There are two ASRock Support CD in the motherboard gift box pack, please

choose the one for Windows

Vista

/ Vista

64-bit.)

.. \ I386 (For Windows

Vista

OS)

.. \ AMD64 (For Windows

Vista

64-bit OS)

After that, please insert Windows

Vista

/ Windows

Vista

64-bit optical disk into

the optical drive again to continue the installation.