Xp / Xp 64-Bit Without Raid Functions; Installing Windows Xp / Xp 64-Bit Without Raid Functions; Installing Windows; 64-Bit / Vista - ASROCK X79 Extreme3 User Manual

After the installation of Windows
manage RAID functions, you are allowed to use both "RAID Installation Guide" and "Intel
Rapid Storage Information" for RAID confi guration. Please refer to the document in the
Support CD, "Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Confi guration", which is lo-
cated in the folder at the following path: .. \ RAID Installation Guide and the document in
the support CD, "Guide to Intel Rapid Storage", which is located in the folder at the follow-
ing path: .. \ Intel Rapid Storage Information
If you want to make the USB fl ash driver disk, please copy above
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Intel RAID drivers from our Support CD to your USB fl ash, and
then load drivers from the USB fl ash disk.

2.22 Installing Windows

XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions
If you want to install Windows
bit OS on your SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDDs without RAID functions, please follow
below procedures according to the OS you install.
2.22.1 Installing Windows
If you want to install Windows
HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below steps.
AHCI mode is not supported under Windows
Using SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDDs without NCQ function
STEP 1: Set Up UEFI.
A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY
B. Set the option "SATA Mode" to [IDE]. (For SATA2_0 to SATA2_3, SATA3_0 and
SATA3_1 ports.)
Set the option "ASMedia SATA3 Operation Mode" to [IDE]. (For SATA3_A0 port.)
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STEP 2: Install Windows
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XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions

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XP / XP 64-bit OS on your SATA / SATA2 / SATA3
Advanced screen
XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system.
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Storage Confi guration.