ASRock H67M-GE__HT: Installing OS on a HDD Larger Than 2TB

Installing OS on a HDD Larger Than 2TB

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. 

1. Please make sure to use 

Windows

®

 Vista

TM

 64-bit (with SP1 or above)

 or  

Windows

®

 7 64-bit

. 

2. Press <F2> or <Delete> at system POST. Set 

AHCI Mode

 in UEFI Setup Utility > 

    Advanced > Storage Confi guration > SATA Mode. 

3. Choose the item 

“UEFI:xxx“

 to boot in UEFI Setup Utility > Boot > Boot Option #1.  

    (“xxx” is the device which contains your Windows

®

 installation fi 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. 

4. Start Windows

®

 installation. 

5. If you install 

Windows

®

 7 64-bit

 OS, OS will be formatted by GPT (GUID Partition 

    Table). Please install the hotfi x fi le from Microsoft

®

: 

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