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WARNING!! Please backup your data first before you create RAID functions. In the process you create RAID, the system will ask if you want to "Clear Disk Data" or not. It is recommended to select "Yes", and then your future data building will operate under a clean environment. 1.3 Installing Windows 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista / Vista 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit With RAID Functions If you want to install Windows7 / 7 64-bit / Vista / Vista 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit on a RAID disk composed of 2 or more SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDDs with RAID functions, please follow below procedures according to the OS you install. 1.3.1 Installing Windows XP / XP 64-bit With RAID Functions If you want to install Windows XP or Windows XP 64-bit on a RAID disk composed of 2 or more SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDDs with RAID functions, please follow below steps. STEP 1: Set up BIOS. A. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY → Advanced screen →Storage Configuration. B. Set the "SATA Operation Mode" option to [RAID]. STEP 2: Make a SATA / SATAII / SATA3 driver diskette. A. Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to boot your system. B. During POST at the beginning of system boot-up, press key, and then a window for boot devices selection appears. Please select CD-ROM as the boot device. C. When you see the message on the screen, "Do you want to generate Serial ATA driver diskette [YN]?", press . D. Then you will see these messages, Please insert a blank formatted diskette into floppy drive A: press any key to start Please insert a floppy diskette into the floppy drive, and press any key. E. The system will start to format the floppy diskette and copy SATA / SATAII / SATA3 drivers into the floppy diskette. STEP 3: Use "RAID Installation Guide" to set RAID configuration. Before you start to configure RAID function, you need to check this RAID installation guide for proper configuration. Please refer to the BIOS RAID installation guide part in this document for details. STEP 4: Install Windows XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system. After making a SATA / SATAII / SATA3 driver diskette and set RAID configuration, you can start to install Windows XP / XP 64-bit on your system. At the beginning of Windows setup, press F6 to install a third-party RAID driver. When 4

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WARNING!!
Please backup your data first before you create RAID functions. In the process you create RAID, the system will ask if you
want to “Clear Disk Data” or not. It is recommended to select “Yes”, and then your future data building will operate under a
clean environment.
1.3
Installing Windows 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista / Vista 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit With RAID
Functions
If you want to install Windows7 / 7 64-bit / Vista / Vista 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit on a RAID disk composed of 2 or more
SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDDs with RAID functions, please follow below procedures according to the OS you install.
1.3.1
Installing Windows XP / XP 64-bit With RAID Functions
If you want to install Windows XP or Windows XP 64-bit on a RAID disk composed of 2 or more SATA / SATAII /
SATA3 HDDs with RAID functions, please follow below steps.
STEP 1:
Set up BIOS.
A.
Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY
→
Advanced screen
→
Storage Configuration.
B.
Set the “SATA Operation Mode” option to [RAID].
STEP 2:
Make a SATA / SATAII
/ SATA3
driver diskette.
A.
Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to boot your system.
B.
During POST at the beginning of system boot-up, press <F11> key, and then a window for boot devices
selection appears. Please select CD-ROM as the boot device.
C.
When you see the message on the screen, “Do you want to generate Serial ATA driver diskette [YN]?”, press
<Y>.
D.
Then you will see these messages,
Please insert a blank formatted diskette into floppy drive A: press any key to start
Please insert a floppy diskette into the floppy drive, and press any key.
E.
The system will start to format the floppy diskette and copy SATA / SATAII / SATA3 drivers into the floppy
diskette.
STEP 3:
Use “RAID Installation Guide” to set RAID configuration.
Before you start to configure RAID function, you need to check this RAID installation guide for proper configuration.
Please refer to the BIOS RAID installation guide part in this document for details.
STEP 4:
Install Windows XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system.
After making a SATA / SATAII / SATA3 driver diskette and set RAID configuration, you can start to install Windows XP
/ XP 64-bit on your system. At the beginning of Windows setup, press F6 to install a third-party RAID driver. When