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STEP 3: Install Windows

2000 / XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system.

After making a SATA / SATAII driver diskette, you can start to install Windows

2000

/ 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 driver
diskette containing the Intel

AHCI driver. After reading the floppy disk, the driver will

be presented. Select the driver to install according to the mode you choose and the
OS you install. You may select: “Intel(R) 82801GR/GH SATA AHCI Controller (Desktop
ICH7R-Windows XP/2000)” for Windows

XP/2000 or “Intel(R) 82801GR/GH SATA

AHCI Controller (Desktop ICH7R-Windows XP64)” for Windows

XP 64-bit.

If you want to enable Hot Plug function on eSATAII ports but you install OS
on IDE HDD, please skip step 2.

STEP 1: Set Up BIOS.
A.

Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Advanced screen

IDE Configuration.

Set “ATA/IDE Configuration” to [Enhanced], and then in the option
“Configure SATA as”, please set the option to [AHCI].

STEP 2: Make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette.
Please make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette by following section 2.17.1 step 2 on
page 37.

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.

Set “ATA/IDE Configuration” to [Enhanced], and then in the option
“Configure SATA as”, please set the option to [IDE].

STEP 2: Install Windows

2000 / XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system.

2.18.2 Installing Windows

Vista

/ Vista

64-bit Without

RAID Functions

If you want to install Windows

Vista

/ Vista

64-bit OS on your SATA / SATAII

HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below steps.

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.

Set “ATA/IDE Configuration” to [Enhanced], and then in the option
“Configure SATA as”, please set the option to [AHCI].