ASRock Z77 WS - Manual (Page 46)

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ASRock Z77 WS Motherboard
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2.13 Driver Installation Guide
To install the drivers to your system, please insert the support CD to your optical
drive fi rst. Then, the drivers compatible to your system can be auto-detected and
listed on the support CD driver page. Please follow the order from up to bottom side
to install those required drivers. Therefore, the drivers you install can work properly.
2.14 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
2.15 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.
2.15.1 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 below steps.
STEP 1: Set Up UEFI.
A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Confi guration.
B. Set the option “SATA Mode Selection” to [IDE] for SATA2_2 to SATA2_5 and
SATA3_0 and SATA3_1 ports.
Set the option “ASMedia SATA3 Mode” to [IDE] for SATA3_A1 to SATA3_A4
ports.
STEP 2: Install Windows
® XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system.
Using SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDDs without NCQ function
AHCI mode is not supported under Windows ® XP / XP 64-bit.