Installing os on a hdd larger than 2tb – ASRock H67DE3 User Manual

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Installing OS on a HDD Larger Than 2TB

This motherboard is adopting UEFI BIOS that allows Windows

®

OS to be installed

on a large size HDD (>2TB). Please follow below procedure to install the operating

system.

1. Please make sure to use Windows

®

Vista

TM

64-bit (with SP1 or above) or

Windows

®

7 64-bit.

2. Press <F2> or <Delete> at system POST. Set AHCI Mode in UEFI Setup Utility >

Advanced > Storage Confi guration > SATA Mode.

3. Choose the item “UEFI:xxx“ to boot in UEFI Setup Utility > Boot > Boot Option #1.

(“xxx” is the device which contains your Windows

®

installation fi les. Normally it is

an optical drive.) You can also press <F11> to launch boot menu at system POST

and choose the item “UEFI:xxx“ to boot.

4. Start Windows

®

installation.

5. If you install Windows

®

7 64-bit OS, OS will be formatted by GPT (GUID Partition

Table). Please install the hotfi x fi le from Microsoft

®

:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/979903

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