Installing Windows; Functions - ASROCK ALIVEDUAL-ESATA2 - V1.2 User Manual

2.14.2 Installing Windows

2.14.2 Installing Windows 2.14.2 Installing Windows
2.14.2 Installing Windows 2.14.2 Installing Windows
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If you want to install Windows
with RAID functions, please follow below steps.
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Since NVIDIA
RAID function is not available on SATA ports of this motherboard under
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Windows Vista
64-bit OS on this motherboard, RAID function is only available on SATAII
ports.
STEP 1: Set up BIOS.
A. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY
B. If you plan to install Windows
with RAID functions, please set the "PCIE-SATAII Operation Mode" option to
[RAID].
STEP 2: Make a SATAII driver diskette. (For JMicron
mode only.)
If you set "PCIE-SATAII Operation Mode" to [RAID] mode, and plan to install
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Windows Vista / Vista
on page 33 for detailed procedures of making a SATAII driver diskette.
STEP 3: Use "RAID Installation Guide" to set RAID configuration.
Before you start to configure RAID function, you need to check the RAID installation
guide in the Support CD for proper configuration. Please refer to the BIOS RAID
installation guide of the document in the following path in the Support CD:
.. \ RAID Installation Guide
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STEP 4: Install Windows
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Insert the Windows Vista
your system, and follow the instruction to install Windows
on your system.
If you plan to install Windows
you see "Where do you want to install Windows?" page, please click the "Load Driver"
button on the left on the bottom to load the JMicron
diskette you just made.
After that, please insert Windows
drive again to continue the installation.
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Vista / Vista 64-bit on JMicron
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64-bit on JMicron SATAII HDDs, please refer to step 2
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RAID drivers from the SATAII driver
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IDE Configuration.
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