ASRock Z77 OC Formula - Manual (Page 51)

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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 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 Configuration.
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 “Marvell SATA3 M0 M1 Operation Mode” to [IDE] for SATA3_M0
and SATA3_M1 ports.
Set the option “Marvell SATA3 M2 M3 Operation Mode” to [IDE] for SATA3_M2
and SATA3_M3 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.