ASRock 980DE3__U3S3 - Manual (Page 23)

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ASRock 980DE3/U3S3 Motherboard
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2.9.2 Installing Windows ® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM /
Vista TM 64-bit Without RAID Functions
If you want to install Windows ® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit on
your SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below
steps.
Using SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDDs without NCQ and Hot Plug functions (IDE
mode)
STEP 1: Set up BIOS.
A. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen
Storage Configuration.
B. Set the “SATA Operation Mode” option to [IDE] for SATA2 ports.
Set the “Onboard SATA3 Operation Mode” option to [IDE] for SATA3 ports.
STEP 2: Install Windows
® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit OS on
your system.
Using SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDDs with NCQ and Hot Plug functions (AHCI
mode)
STEP 1: Set up BIOS.
A. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen
Storage Configuration.
B. Set the “SATA Operation Mode” option to [AHCI] for SATA2 ports.
Set the “Onboard SATA3 Operation Mode” option to [AHCI] for SATA3 ports.
STEP 2: Install Windows
® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit OS on
your system.
2.10 Untied Overclocking Technology
This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology, which means during
overclocking, FSB enjoys better margin due to fixed PCI / PCIE buses. Before you
enable Untied Overclocking function, please enter “Overclock Mode” option of BIOS
setup to set the selection from [Auto] to [Manual]. Therefore, CPU FSB is untied
during overclocking, but PCI / PCIE buses are in the fixed mode so that FSB can
operate under a more stable overclocking environment.
Please refer to the warning on page 7 for the possible overclocking risk
before you apply Untied Overclocking Technology.