ASRock Z77 Pro4 - Manual (Page 35)

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2.12 Driver Installation Guide
To install the drivers to your system, please insert the support CD to your optical
drive first. Then, the drivers compatible to your system can be auto-detected and
listed on the support CD driver page. Please follow the order from top to bottom to
install those required drivers. Therefore, the drivers you install can work properly.
2.13 Installing Windows ® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit With
RAID Functions
If you want to install Windows ® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit on your SATA
/ SATA2 / SATA3 HDDs with RAID functions, please refer to the document at the
following path in the Support CD for detailed procedures:
..\ RAID Installation Guide
2.14 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 the
procedures below according to the OS you install.
2.14.1 Installing Windows ® XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions
If you want to install Windows ® XP / XP 64-bit OS on your SATA / SATA2 / SATA3
HDDs without RAID functions, please follow the steps below.
Using SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDDs without NCQ function
STEP 1: Set Up UEFI.
A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration.
B. Set the option “SATA Mode Selection” to [IDE]. (For SATA2_2 to SATA2_5,
SATA3_0 and SATA3_1 ports.)
Set the option “ASMedia SATA3 Mode” to [IDE]. (For SATA3_A1 and SATA3_A2
ports.)
STEP 2: Install Windows
® XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system.