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NOTE1. If you install Windows
manage (create, convert, delete, or rebuild) RAID functions on SATA / SATAII HDDs,
you still need to set up "SATA Operation Mode" to [RAID] in BIOS first. Then, please
set the RAID configuration by using the Windows RAID installation guide in the
following path in the Support CD:
.. \ RAID Installation Guide
NOTE2. Currently, if you install Windows
and there are no SATA / SATAII device used, please set up "SATA Operation Mode"
to [non-RAID] in BIOS.
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If you want to install Windows
Windows ® Vista TM 64-bit OS on your SATA / SATAII HDDs and eSATAII devices
without RAID functions, please follow below procedures according to the OS you
install.
NOTE. Please notice in SATA AHCI ROM, the SATA ID description will start from 0000 to
0005, which is not correspondent to the SATAII port naming rule (SATAII_1 to
SATAII_6) on this motherboard.
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If you want to install Windows
HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below steps.
Using SATA / SATAII HDDs and eSATAII devices with NCQ and Hot Plug functions
STEP 1: Set Up BIOS.
A. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY
B. Set the "SATA Operation Mode" option to [IDE].
STEP 2: Make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette.
Make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette by following section 2.17.1 step 2 on page
49.
STEP 3: Set Up BIOS.
A. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY
B. Set the "SATA Operation Mode" option to [AHCI].
STEP 4: Install Windows ®
After step 1, 2, 3, you can start to install Windows
system. At the beginning of Windows
driver. When prompted, insert the SATA / SATAII driver diskette containing the AMD
AHCI driver. After reading the floppy disk, the driver will be presented. Select the driver to
install according to the OS you install. (Select "AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-
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