STEP 4: Install Windows
After step 1, 2, 3, you can start to install Windows
system. At the beginning of Windows
driver. When prompted, insert the SATA / SATAII driver diskette containing the AMD
RAID driver. After reading the floppy disk, the driver will be presented. Select the driver to
install according to the OS you install. (Select "AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-
x86 platform" for Windows
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for Windows
XP 64-bit.)
NOTE. If you install Windows
(create, convert, delete, or rebuild) RAID functions on SATA / SATAII HDDs, you still
need to set up "SATA Operation Mode" to [RAID] 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
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2.14.2 Installing Windows
2.14.2 Installing Windows
2.14.2 Installing Windows
2.14.2 Installing Windows
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If you want to install Windows
composed of 2 or more SATA / SATAII HDDs with RAID functions, please follow below
steps.
STEP 1: Set up BIOS.
A.
Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY
B.
Set the "SATA Operation Mode" option to [RAID].
STEP 2: Use "RAID Installation Guide" to set RAID configuration.
Before you start to configure RAID function, you need to check the RAID installation
guide in the Support CD for proper configuration. Please refer to the BIOS RAID installation
guide part of the document in the following path in the Support CD:
.. \ RAID Installation Guide
STEP 3: Install Windows
Insert the Windows
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Vista
to boot your system, and follow the instruction to install Windows
TM
Vista
64-bit OS on your system. When you see "Where do you want to install Windows?
" 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 AMD RAID drivers. AMD RAID 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
.. \ I386 (For Windows
.. \ AMD64 (For Windows
After that, please insert Windows
the optical drive again to continue the installation.
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