ASROCK A55 Pro3 - Installing Windows 7; 7 64-Bit; Vista; Tm Tm; XP 64-Bit Without RAID Functions; Installing Windows XP; XP 64-Bit Without RAID Functions

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Using SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDDs without NCQ and Hot Plug functions (IDE
mode)
STEP 1: Set up UEFI.
A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage
Con guration.
B. Set the “SATA Mode” option to [IDE] for SATA2_1 to SATA2_5 ports.
Set the “SATA3 Con guration” option to [IDE] for SATA3_1 and SATA3_2
ports.
STEP 2: Install Windows
®
XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system.
2.18 Installing Windows
®
7 / 7 64-bit / Vista
TM
/ Vista
TM
64-bit / XP /
XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions
If you want to install Windows
®
7 / 7 64-bit / Vista
TM
/ Vista
TM
64-bit / XP / XP 64-
bit OS on your SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDDs without RAID functions, please follow
below procedures according to the OS you install.
2.18.1 Installing Windows
®
XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions
If you want to install Windows
®
XP / XP 64-bit on your SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDDs
without RAID functions, please follow below steps.
Using SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDDs with NCQ and Hot Plug functions (AHCI
mode)
STEP 1: Set up UEFI.
A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage
Con guration.
B. Set the “SATA Mode” option to [AHCI] for SATA2_1 to SATA2_5 ports.
Set the “SATA3 Con guration” option to [AHCI] for SATA3_1 and SATA3_2
ports.
STEP 2: Make a SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 Driver Diskette.
Make a SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 driver diskette by following section 2.17.1 step 2 on
page 40.
STEP 3: Install Windows
®
XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system.
You can start to install Windows
®
XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system. At the begin-
ning of Windows
®
setup, press F6 to install a third-party AHCI driver. When prompt-
ed, insert the SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 driver diskette containing the AMD AHCI driver.
After reading the oppy disk, the driver will be presented. Select the driver to install
according to the OS you install.