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3-2 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System

WiththecorrectBIOSsettings,youarereadytoinstalltheoperatingsystem.

A. Installing Windows 8/7

(ThefollowinginstructionsuseWindows8astheexampleoperatingsystem.)

Step 1:

You need to install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver during the OS installation. Use an alternative system to copy

theSATARAID/AHCIdriverfromthemotherboarddriverdisktoaUSBashdrive.CopytheHw8_A88 folder

under BootDrv in the driver disk.

Step 2:

BootfromtheWindows8setupdiskandperformstandardOSinstallationsteps.Whenthescreenrequesting

you to load the driver appears, select Browse.

Step 3:

ThenbrowsetotheUSBashdriveandselectthelocationofthedriver.Thelocationsofthedriversareasfollows:

RAIDdriverforWindows832-bit:Hw8_A88\RAID\x86

RAIDdriverforWindows864-bit:Hw8_A88\RAID\x64

AHCIdriverforWindows832-bit:Hw8_A88\AHCI\W8

AHCIdriverforWindows864-bit:Hw8_A88\AHCI\W864A

ForWindows7,browsetotheHw7_A88 folder.

Step 4:

WhenascreenasshowninFigure1appears,selectAMD-RAID Controller and click Next to load the driver

and continue the OS installation.

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