2.11 Driver Installation Guide
To install the drivers to your system, please insert the support CD to your optical
drive fi rst. Then, the drivers compatible to your system can be auto-detected and
listed on the support CD driver page. Please follow the order from up to bottom side
to install those required drivers. Therefore, the drivers you install can work properly.
2.12 Installing Windows
XP 64-bit With RAID Functions
If you want to install Windows
on your SATA / SATAII HDDs with RAID functions, please refer to the document at
the following path in the Support CD for detailed procedures:
..\ RAID Installation Guide
Please be noted that ASMedia SATA3 ports (SATA3_1 and SATA3_2) do not
support RAID function. If you plan to use RAID function, please install the HDDs
on SATA2 ports (SATA2_1 to SATA2_5).
2.13 Installing Windows
XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions
If you want to install Windows
bit OS on your SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDDs without RAID functions, please follow
below procedures according to the OS you install.
2.13.1 Installing Windows
If you want to install Windows
without RAID functions, please follow below steps.
Using SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDDs without NCQ and Hot Plug functions (IDE
mode)
STEP 1: Set up UEFI.
A.
Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY
Confi guration.
B.
Set the "SATA Mode" option to [IDE] for SATA2_1 to SATA2_5 ports.
Set the "SATA3 Confi guration" option to [IDE] for SATA3_1 and SATA3_2
ports.
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STEP 2: Install Windows
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