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The F6 installation method allows you to install of a third-party mass storage driver during Windows setup. The chart below shows the circumstances in which the F6 installation method must be used during an operating system installation.
| Operating system |
Total drive volume |
F6 installation method |
| Windows 8* |
Any size |
Recommended but not required1 |
| Windows 7*, Windows Vista* |
Less than two terabytes |
Recommended but not required1 |
| More than two terabytes2 |
Required |
| Windows XP*, Windows Server 2003* |
Less than two terabytes |
Required |
| More than two terabytes2 |
Required | | 1 Windows 7 and Windows Vista both include drivers for RAID/AHCI during installation.
2 For Intel® Desktop Boards, you must first enable UEFI in the BIOS when using total drive volume greater than two terabytes. For non-Intel motherboards, refer to the motherboard documentation to see if this is a requirement.
General information
Troubleshooting
Related Topics:
Microsoft* Knowledge Base article: Limited OEM driver support is available with F6...*
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