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

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STEP 3: Use "RAID Installation Guide" to set RAID configuration. Before you start to conf gure RAID function, you need to check the RAID installation guide in the Support CD for proper con f guration. Please refer to the BIOS RAID installation guide part of the document in the following path in the Support CD: .. \ RAID Installation Guide STEP 4: Install Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system. After step 1, 2, 3, you can start to install Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system. At the beginning of Windows ® setup, press F6 to install a third-party RAID driver. When prompted, insert the SA TA3 driver diskette containing the AMD RAID driver. After reading the f oppy disk, the driver will be presented. Select the driver to install according to the OS you install. 2.17.2 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit With RAID Functions If you want to install Windows ® 7 / 7 64-bit / V istaTM / VistaTM 64-bit on a RAID disk composed of 2 or more SATA3 HDDs with RAID functions, please follow below steps. STEP 1: Set up UEFI. A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Conf guration. B. Set the "SATA Mode" option to [RAID]. STEP 2: Use "RAID Installation Guide" to set RAID configuration. Before you start to conf gure RAID function, you need to check the RAID installation guide in the Support CD for proper con f guration. Please refer to the BIOS RAID installation guide part of the document in the following path in the Support CD: .. \ RAID Installation Guide STEP 3: Make a SATA3 Driver Diskette. (Please use USB floppy or floppy disk.) Make a SATA3 driver diskette by following section 2.17.1 step 2 on page 44. STEP 4: Install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on your system. 45

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2.17.2
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 / V ista
TM
/ Vista
TM
64-bit on a RAID disk
composed of 2 or more SATA3 HDDs with RAID functions, please follow below
steps.
STEP 1: Set up UEFI.
A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY
Advanced screen
Storage
Conf guration.
B. Set the “SATA Mode” option to [RAID].
STEP 2: Use “RAID Installation Guide” to set RAID con
guration.
Before you start to conf gure RAID function, you need to check the RAID installation
guide in the Support CD for proper con
f guration. Please refer to the BIOS RAID
installation guide part of the document in the following path in the Support CD:
.. \ RAID Installation Guide
STEP 3: Make a SATA3 Driver Diskette. (Please use USB
oppy or
oppy disk.)
Make a SATA3 driver diskette by following section 2.17.1 step 2 on page 44.
STEP 4: Install Windows
®
7 / 7 64-bit / Vista
TM
/ Vista
TM
64-bit OS on your
system.
STEP 3: Use “RAID Installation Guide” to set RAID con
guration.
Before you start to conf gure RAID function, you need to check the RAID installation
guide in the Support CD for proper con
f guration. Please refer to the BIOS RAID
installation guide part of the document in the following path in the Support CD:
.. \ RAID Installation Guide
STEP 4: Install Windows
®
XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system.
After step 1, 2, 3, you can start to install Windows
®
XP / XP 64-bit OS on your
system. At the beginning of Windows
®
setup, press F6 to install a third-party RAID
driver. When prompted, insert the SA TA3 driver diskette containing the AMD RAID
driver. After reading the f oppy disk, the driver will be presented. Select the driver to
install according to the OS you install.