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2.24.1 Installing Windows

XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions

If you want to install Windows

XP / XP 64-bit OS on your SATA / SATA2 / SATA3

HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below steps.

STEP 1: Set Up UEFI.

A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Conguration.

B. Set the option “SATA Mode” to [IDE] for SATA3_0 and SATA3_1 ports.

Set the option “Marvell SATA3 Operation Mode” to [IDE] for SATA3_M0 to

SATA3_M5 ports.

STEP 2: Install Windows

XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system.

Using SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDDs without NCQ function

AHCI mode is not supported under Windows

XP / XP 64-bit.

2.24 Installing Windows

7 / 7 64-bit / Vista

/ Vista

64-bit / XP /

XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions

If you want to install Windows

7 / 7 64-bit / Vista

/ Vista

64-bit / XP / XP 64-

bit OS on your SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDDs without RAID functions, please follow

below procedures according to the OS you install.

After the installation of Windows

7 / 7 64-bit / Vista

/ Vista

64-bit OS, if you want to

manage RAID functions, you are allowed to use both “RAID Installation Guide” and “Intel

Rapid Storage Information” for RAID conguration. Please refer to the document in the

Support CD, “Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Conguration”, which is lo-

cated in the folder at the following path: .. \ RAID Installation Guide and the document in

the support CD, “Guide to Intel Rapid Storage”, which is located in the folder at the follow-

ing path: .. \ Intel Rapid Storage Information

If you want to make the USB ash driver disk, please copy above

Intel

RAID drivers from our Support CD to your USB ash, and

then load drivers from the USB ash disk.