Using SATA / SATAII HDDs and eSATAII devices with NCQ and Hot Plug functions
STEP 1: Set Up BIOS.
A.
Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY
B.
Set the "SATA Operation Mode" option to [AHCI].
STEP 2: Install Windows
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Insert the Windows
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Vista
TM
to boot your system, and follow the instruction to install Windows
TM
Vista
64-bit OS on your system. When you see "Where do you want to install Windows?
" page, please insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive, and click the "Load
Driver" button on the left on the bottom to load the NVIDIA
drivers are in the following path in our Support CD:
.. \ I386 \ Vista32_AHCI (For Windows
.. \ AMD64 \ Vista64_AHCI (For Windows
After that, please insert Windows
the optical drive again to continue the installation.
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Installing Windows
Installing Windows
Installing Windows
Installing Windows
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If you want to install Windows
SATAII HDDs with RAID functions, please refer to the document at the following path in
the Support CD for detailed procedures:
..\ RAID Installation Guide
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Untied Overclocking T
Untied Overclocking T
Untied Overclocking T
Untied Overclocking Technology
This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology, which means during
overclocking, FSB enjoys better margin due to fixed PCI / PCIE buses. Before you
enable Untied Overclocking function, please enter "Overclock Mode" option of BIOS setup
to set the selection from [Auto] to [CPU, PCIE, Async.]. Therefore, CPU FSB is untied
during overclocking, but PCI / PCIE buses are in the fixed mode so that FSB can operate
under a more stable overclocking environment.
Please refer to the warning on page 7 for the possible overclocking risk
before you apply Untied Overclocking Technology.
Advanced screen
Vista
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/ Vista
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64-bit OS on your system.
/ Windows
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Vista
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64-bit optical disk into the optical drive
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64-bit OS)
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/ Windows
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ASRock N7AD-SLI Motherboard
IDE Configuration.
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Vista
/ Windows
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AHCI drivers. NVIDIA
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AHCI
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Vista
64-bit optical disk into
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/ Vista
64-bit on your SATA /
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