Installing Windows 2000 / Xp / Xp 64-Bit Without Raid Functions - ASROCK 775XFire-RAID User Manual

1. Physically attach one additional SATA hard drive to the SATA port not being
used. Note the serial number of the hard drive already in the system; you will
use this to select it as the source hard drive when initiating the migration.
2. Boot Windows, install the Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager software, if not
already installed, using the setup package obtained from a CD-ROM or from the
Internet. This will install the necessary Intel Storage Utility and start menu links.
3. Open the Intel Storage Utility from the Start Menu and select "Create RAID
volume from Existing Hard Drive" from the Actions menu. This will activate the
Create RAID volume from Existing Hard Drive Wizard. Click through the dialogs
as prompted. It's important to understand what will occur during the migration
process because any data on the destination hard drive will be lost.
4. Once the migration is complete, reboot the system. If you migrated to a RAID 0
volume, use Disk Management from within Windows in order to partition and
format the empty space created when the two hard drive capacities are
combined. You may also use third-party software to extend any existing
partitions within the RAID volume.
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If you want to install Windows 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit on your SATA HDDs without
RAID functions, please follow the below steps.
STEP 1: Set Up BIOS.
A. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY
B. Set "ATA/IDE Configuration" to [Enhanced], and then in the option "Configure
SATA as", please set the option to [AHCI] or [IDE].
STEP 2: Make a SATA Driver Diskette. (Only when you select AHCI mode
and use SATA HDD.)
If you set "Configure SATA as" to [IDE], there is no need to make a
SATA driver diskette. If you select [AHCI] mode and install Windows OS on
IDE drive, you do not have to make a driver diskette.
If you set "Configure SATA as" to [AHCI] mode, and plan to install Windows OS on
a SATA hard disk, you have to make a SATA driver diskette. Please refer to step 2
on page 30 for details. But if you choose [IDE] mode, please ignore this step.
STEP 3: Install Windows 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system.
After making a SATA driver diskette, you can start to install Windows 2000 /
Windows XP / Windows XP 64-bit on your system. At the beginning of Windows
setup, press F6 to install a third-party SCSI or RAID driver. When prompted, insert
a floppy disk containing the Intel RAID driver. After reading the floppy disk, the
driver will be presented. Select the driver to install according to the mode you
choose and the OS you install. You may select: "Intel(R) 82801FR SATA AHCI
Controller (Desktop ICH6R-Windows XP/2000)" for Windows XP/2000 or "Intel(R)
82801FR SATA AHCI Controller (Desktop ICH6R-Windows XP64)" for Windows XP
64-bit.
Advanced screen IDE Configuration.
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