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2.16.2 Installing Windows

7 / 7 64-bit / Vista

Vista

64-bit With RAID Functions

If you want to install Windows

7 / 7 64-bit / Vista

/ Vista

64-bit on a RAID disk

composed of 2 or more SATA3 HDDs with RAID functions, please follow below

steps.

STEP 1: Set up UEFI.

A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Conﬁ guration.

B. Set the “SATA Mode” option to [RAID]. (For SATA3_1 to SATA3_6 ports.)

Set the option “Marvell SATA3 Operation Mode” to [RAID]. (For eSATA3 ports.)

STEP 2: Use “RAID Installation Guide” to set RAID conﬁ guration.

Before you start to conﬁ gure RAID function, you need to check the RAID installation

guide in the Support CD for proper conﬁ guration. 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: Make a SATA3 Driver Diskette. (Please use USB ﬂ oppy or ﬂ oppy disk.)

Make a SATA3 driver diskette by following section 2.16.1 step 2 on page 46.

STEP 4: Install Windows

7 / 7 64-bit / Vista

/ Vista

64-bit OS on your sys-

tem.

STEP 3: Use “RAID Installation Guide” to set RAID conﬁ guration.

Before you start to conﬁ gure RAID function, you need to check the RAID installation

guide in the Support CD for proper conﬁ guration. Please refer to the BIOS RAID

installation guide part of the document in the following path in the Support CD:

.. \ RAID Installation Guide

STEP 4: Install Windows

XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system.

After step 1, 2, 3, you can start to install Windows

XP / XP 64-bit OS on your

system. At the beginning of Windows

setup, press F6 to install a third-party RAID

driver. When prompted, insert the SATA3 driver diskette containing the AMD RAID

driver. After reading the ﬂ oppy disk, the driver will be presented. Select the driver to

install according to the OS you install.

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