ASRock P55M Pro User Manual - Page 41

2.18 Installing Windows® XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit Without RAID Functions If you want to install Windows® XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on your SATA / SATAII HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below procedures according to the OS you install. 2.18.1 Installing Windows® XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions If you want to install Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS on your SATA / SATAII HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below steps. Using SATA / SATAII HDDs with NCQ function STEP 1: Set Up BIOS. A. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration. B. Set the option "SATAII Operation Mode" to [AHCI]. STEP 2: Make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette. Please make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette by following section 2.17.1 step 2 on page 37. STEP 3: Install Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system. After making a SATA / SATAII driver diskette, you can start to install Windows® XP / XP 64-bit on your system. At the beginning of Windows® setup, press F6 to install a thirdparty AHCI driver. When prompted, insert the SATA / SATAII driver diskette containing the Intel® AHCI driver. After reading the floppy disk, the driver will be presented. Select the driver to install according to the mode you choose and the OS you install. You may select: "Intel(R) ICH8R/ICH9R/ICH10R/DO/PCH SATA AHCI Controller - Windows XP/2000" for Windows® 2000/XP or "Intel(R) ICH8R/ICH9R/ICH10R/DO/PCH SATA AHCI Controller - Windows XP64" for Windows® XP 64-bit. Using SATA / SATAII HDDs without NCQ function STEP 1: Set up BIOS. A. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration. B. Set the option "SATAII Operation Mode" to [IDE]. STEP 2: Install Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system. 41