ASRock 960GC-GS FX RAID Installation Guide - Page 9

Installing Windows, 7 64-bit / Vista, Vista, bit With RAID Functions, XP / XP 64-bit With RAID,

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1.3.2 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit With RAID Functions If you want to install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit on a RAID disk composed of 2 or more SATA HDDs with RAID functions, please follow below steps. STEP 1: Set up UEFI. A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY → Advanced screen → Storage Configuration. B. Set the "SATA Mode" option to [RAID]. C. Click [F10] to save and exit. STEP 2: 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 3: Make a SATA Driver Diskette. (Please use an USB floppy or a floppy disk.) Make a SATA driver diskette by following section 1.3.3 step 2 on page 9. STEP 4: Install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on your system. 1.3.3 Installing Windows® XP / XP 64-bit With RAID Functions If you want to install Windows® XP / XP 64-bit on a RAID disk composed of 2 or more SATA HDDs with RAID functions, please follow below steps. STEP 1: Set up UEFI. A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY → Advanced screen → Storage Configuration. B. Set the "SATA Mode" option to [RAID]. C. Click [F10] to save and exit. STEP 2: Make a SATA Driver Diskette. (Please use an USB floppy or a floppy disk.) 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, "Generate Serial ATA driver diskette [YN]?", press . D. Then you will see these messages, 9

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1.3.2
Installing Windows
®
7 / 7 64-bit / Vista
TM
/ Vista
TM
64-bit With RAID Functions
If you want to install Windows
®
7 / 7 64-bit / Vista
TM
/ Vista
TM
64-bit on a RAID disk composed of 2 or more SATA
HDDs with RAID functions, please follow below steps.
STEP 1: Set up UEFI.
A.
Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY
Advanced screen
Storage Configuration.
B.
Set the “SATA Mode” option to [RAID].
C.
Click [F10] to save and exit.
STEP 2: 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 3: Make a SATA Driver Diskette. (Please use an USB floppy or a floppy disk.)
Make a SATA driver diskette by following section 1.3.3 step 2 on page 9.
STEP 4: Install Windows
®
7 / 7 64-bit / Vista
TM
/ Vista
TM
64-bit OS on your system.
1.3.3
Installing Windows
®
XP / XP 64-bit With RAID
Functions
If you want to install Windows
®
XP / XP 64-bit on a RAID disk composed of 2 or more SATA HDDs with RAID functions,
please follow below steps.
STEP 1: Set up UEFI.
A.
Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY
Advanced screen
Storage Configuration.
B.
Set the “SATA Mode” option to [RAID].
C.
Click [F10] to save and exit.
STEP 2: Make a SATA Driver Diskette. (Please use an USB floppy or a floppy disk.)
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, “Generate Serial ATA driver diskette [YN]?”, press <Y>.
D.
Then you will see these messages,