ASRock E350M1: Installing OS on a HDD Larger Than 2TB

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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5. If you install Windows

7 64-bit OS, OS will be formatted by GPT (GUID Partition

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Table). Please install the hotx le from Microsoft

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http://support.microsoft.com/kb/979903