ASRock H61TM-ITX User Manual - Page 33

Installing Windows, 64-bit / 7 64-bit / Vista, bit on, a HDD Larger than 2 terabytes 2TB without

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2.10.2 Installing Windows® 8 64-bit / 7 64-bit / VistaTM 64-bit on a HDD Larger than 2 terabytes (2TB) without RAID This motherboard adopts UEFI BIOS that allows Windows® OS to be installed on a large size HDD (>2TB). Please make sure to use Windows® VistaTM 64-bit (with SP2 or above), 7 64-bit or 8 64-bit and follow the procedures below to install the operating system. Using AHCI Mode STEP 1: Set Up UEFI. Press or at system POST. Set AHCI Mode in UEFI Setup Utility > Advanced > Storage Configuration > SATA Mode. STEP 2: Press to launch boot menu at system POST and choose the item "UEFI:" to boot. STEP 3: Start Windows® installation. 33

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2.10.2
Installing Windows
®
8 64-bit / 7 64-bit / Vista
TM
64-bit on
a HDD Larger than 2 terabytes (2TB) without RAID
This motherboard adopts UEFI BIOS that allows Windows
®
OS to be
installed on a large size HDD (>2TB). Please make sure to use Windows
®
Vista
TM
64-bit (with SP2 or above), 7 64-bit or 8 64-bit and follow the
procedures below to install the operating system.
Using AHCI Mode
STEP 1: Set Up UEFI.
Press <F2> or <Delete> at system POST. Set
AHCI Mode
in UEFI Setup
Utility > Advanced > Storage Configuration > SATA Mode.
STEP 2:
Press <F11> to launch boot menu at system POST and choose
the item “UEFI:<Optical disk drive>“ to boot.
STEP 3:
Start Windows
®
installation.