ASRock 970 Extreme3 - Manual (Page 27)

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ASRock 970 Extreme3 Motherboard
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STEP 1: Set up UEFI.
A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration.
B. Set the “SATA Mode” option to [IDE].
STEP 2: Install Windows
® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit OS on your sys-
tem.
Using SATA3 HDDs without NCQ and Hot Plug functions (IDE mode)
2.12.2 Installing Windows ® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit
Without RAID Functions
If you want to install Windows ® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit on your SATA3
HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below steps.
Using SATA3 HDDs with NCQ and Hot Plug functions (AHCI mode)
STEP 1: Set up UEFI.
A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration.
B. Set the “SATA Mode” option to [AHCI].
STEP 2: Install Windows
® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit OS on your
system.
2.13 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 UEFI
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 8 for the possible overclocking risk
before you apply Untied Overclocking Technology.