ASUS RAMPAGE IV EXTREME Manual

Intel X79 SATA AHCI/RAID Mode Notice

When BIOS [SATA Mode] is set to [RAID Mode], you must load Intel IRST Driver during 

Windows 7 or Vista installation for the system to detect the Optical Disk Drive connecting to 

the Intel SATA port, or else the ODD will not run. We strongly recommend you save the IRST 

Driver from SCD to the USB Flash Drive before OS installation.

Hotfix introduction: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc766320(WS.10).aspx. 

Hotfix download path: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932755

If your existing Windows

 operating system is installed to a SATA hard drive that is set to 

IDE mode during OS installation, you may encounter system boot failure after connecting the 

hard drive to the new motherboard with the SATA port set to AHCI mode by default. Follow 

the instructions below to prevent system boot failure.

For Windows

 7 / Vista OS, refer to http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922976 for system 

booting solution. 

For Windows

 XP 64-bit OS, we recommend a clean installation of the OS for 

complete AHCI support.

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