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NOTE. If you install Windows

XP / Windows

XP 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] 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

2.17.2 Installing Windows2.17.2 Installing Windows

2.17.2 Installing Windows

®®

Vista Vista

Vista

TMTM

/ Vista / Vista

/ Vista

TMTM

64-bit With 64-bit With

64-bit With

RAID F RAID F

RAID F

unctionsunctions

unctions

If you want to install Windows

Vista

or Windows

Vista

64-bit on a RAID disk

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 Advanced screen IDE Configuration.

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

Vista

/ Vista

64-bit OS on your system.

Insert the Windows

Vista

/ Windows

Vista

64-bit optical disk into the optical drive

to boot your system, and follow the instruction to install Windows

Vista

/ Windows

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

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.

STEP 4: Install Windows

XP / Windows

XP 64-bit OS on your system.

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

XP / Windows

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 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

XP, or “AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x64 platform”

for Windows

XP 64-bit.)

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