ASRock 970 extreme3 r2.0: Installing OS on a HDD Larger Than 2TB

Installing OS on a HDD Larger Than 2TB: ASRock 970 extreme3 r2.0

Installing OS on a HDD Larger Than 2TB

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This motherboard is adopting UEFI BIOS that allows Windows

OS to be installed

on a large size HDD (>2TB). Please follow below procedure to install the operating

system.

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1. Please make sure to use Windows

Vista

64-bit (with SP1 or above),

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Windows

7 64-bit or Windows

8 64-bit.

2. Press <F2> or <Delete> at system POST. Set AHCI Mode in UEFI Setup Utility >

Advanced > Storage Conguration > SATA Mode.

3. Choose the item “UEFI:xxx“ to boot in UEFI Setup Utility > Boot > Boot Option #1.

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(“xxx” is the device which contains your Windows

installation les. Normally it is

an optical drive.) You can also press <F11> to launch boot menu at system POST

and choose the item “UEFI:xxx“ to boot.

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4. Start Windows

installation.

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Installing OS on a HDD Larger Than 2TB in RAID Mode

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This motherboard is adopting UEFI BIOS that allows Windows

OS to be installed

on a large size HDD (>2TB). Please follow below procedure to install the operating

system.

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1. Please make sure to use Windows

Vista

64-bit (with SP1 or above),

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Windows

7 64-bit or Windows

8 64-bit.

2. Press <F2> or <Delete> at system POST. Set RAID Mode in UEFI Setup Utility >

Advanced > Storage Conguration > SATA Mode.

3. Choose onboard RAID 3TB+ unlocker > UEFI Mode For GPT partition. Press

<F10> to save the change and exit.

4. Press <F11> to enter Boot Manual. Choose UEFI : Built - in EFI Shell.

5. Key in drvcfg, for example you will see below:

Drv[4E] Ctrl[B5] Lang[eng]

6. Key in dh [Drv number], for example: key in dh 4E.

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7. And then key in drvcfg –s [Drv number] [Ctrl number] to enter Raid Utility.

For example: key in drvcfg –s 4E B5.

8. Choose Logical Drive Main Menu to set up Raid Drive.

9. Choose Logical Drive Create Menu to create a Raid Drive.

10. Choose Usable Physical Drive List to select Raid HDD.

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11. Press Space on keyboard to toggle checkbox.

12. Choose Ld Size setting, and key in the Raid size.

13. After set up Raid size, please click Start to Create.

14. Press <F10> to exit Utility.

15. During reboot, please press <F11> to enter Boot Manual. Choose UEFI: SCSI

CD/DVD Drive.

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* This option only shows on Windows

8 64-bit, 7 64-bit and Vista

64-bit OS.

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16. Follow Windows

Installation Guide to install OS.

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If you install Windows

8 64-bit / 7 64-bit / Vista

64-bit in a large hard

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disk (ex. Disk volume > 2TB), it may take more time to boot into Windows

or install driver/utilities. If you encounter this problem, you will need to

following instructions to x this problem.

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Windows

Vista

64-bit:

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Microsoft

does not provide hotfix for this problem. Below steps are

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suggested solution:

A. Disable System Restore.

a. Type “systempropertiesprotection” in the Start Menu. Then press

"Enter".

b. De-select Local Disks for System Restore. Then Click “Turn System

Restore Off” to conrm. Then Press “Ok”.

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B. Disable “Volume Shadow Copy” service.

a. Type “computer management” in the Start Menu, then press “Enter”.

b. Go to “Services and Applications>Services”; Then double click “Volume

Shadow Copy”.

c. Set “Startup type” to “Disable” then Click “OK”.

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C. Reboot your system.

D. After reboot, please start to install motherboard drivers and utilities.

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Windows

8 64-bit / 7 64-bit:

A. Please request the hotx KB2505454 thru this link:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2505454/

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B. After installing Windows

8 64-bit / 7 64-bit, install the hotx kb2505454.

(This may take long time; >30 mins.)

C. Reboot your system. (It may take about 5 mins to boot.)

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D. The Windows

will install this hotx then reboot by itself.

E. Please start to install motherboard drivers and utilities.

17. Finish.

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