ASRock FM2A75M-DGS R2.0 RAID Installation Guide - Page 5

Installing Windows 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista / Vista 64-bit With RAID, Functions

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1.3 Installing Windows 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista / Vista 64-bit With RAID Functions If you want to install Windows 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista / Vista 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. STEP 1: Set up UEFI. A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY → Advanced screen →Storage Configuration. B. Set the "SATA Mode" option to [RAID]. STEP 2: 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: Install Windows 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista / Vista 64-bit OS on your system. 5

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1.3
Installing Windows 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista / Vista 64-bit With RAID
Functions
If you want to install Windows 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista / Vista 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.
STEP 1:
Set up UEFI.
A.
Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY
Advanced screen
Storage Configuration.
B.
Set the “SATA Mode” option to [RAID].
STEP 2:
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:
Install Windows 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista / Vista 64-bit OS on your system.