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.../ VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit With RAID Functions 44 2.17.1 Installing Windows® XP / XP 64-bit With RAID Functions 44 2.17.2 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit With RAID Functions 45 2.18 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit /... VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions 46 2.18.1 Installing Windows® XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions 46 2.18.2 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit Without RAID Functions 47 2.19 Untied Overclocking Technology 47 3 Contents 1 . Introduction 5 ...
.../ VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit With RAID Functions 44 2.17.1 Installing Windows® XP / XP 64-bit With RAID Functions 44 2.17.2 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit With RAID Functions 45 2.18 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit /... VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions 46 2.18.1 Installing Windows® XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions 46 2.18.2 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit Without RAID Functions 47 2.19 Untied Overclocking Technology 47 3 Contents 1 . Introduction 5 ...
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...: Rear Speaker/Central/Bass/Line in/ Front Speaker/Microphone (see CAUTION 7) - 2 x USB 3.0 port by NEC MPD720200, support USB 1.0/2.0/ 3.0 up to 5Gb/s - 6 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1 and RAID 5), NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions - 1 x eSATA3 6.0 Gb/s connector through the Bundled eSATA3 Bracket - 2 x Ready-to -Use USB 2.0 Ports - 1 x eSATA2 Connector - 1 x eSATA3 Connector through...
...: Rear Speaker/Central/Bass/Line in/ Front Speaker/Microphone (see CAUTION 7) - 2 x USB 3.0 port by NEC MPD720200, support USB 1.0/2.0/ 3.0 up to 5Gb/s - 6 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1 and RAID 5), NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions - 1 x eSATA3 6.0 Gb/s connector through the Bundled eSATA3 Bracket - 2 x Ready-to -Use USB 2.0 Ports - 1 x eSATA2 Connector - 1 x eSATA3 Connector through...
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...chipset provides hardware support for Advanced Host controller Interface (AHCI), a new programming interface for internal storage devices. If the SATA3 HDDs are built as RAID 1 then it is called "Hot Plug" for the action to the SATA3 hard disk. 2.14 Hot Plug Function for SATA3 HDDs This motherboard... HDD. This section will guide you to the motherboard's SATA3 connector. However, please note that supports Serial ATA3 (SATA3) hard disks and RAID functions. STEP 2: Connect the SATA power cable to insert and remove the SATA3 HDDs while the system is still power-on this motherboard for...
...chipset provides hardware support for Advanced Host controller Interface (AHCI), a new programming interface for internal storage devices. If the SATA3 HDDs are built as RAID 1 then it is called "Hot Plug" for the action to the SATA3 hard disk. 2.14 Hot Plug Function for SATA3 HDDs This motherboard... HDD. This section will guide you to the motherboard's SATA3 connector. However, please note that supports Serial ATA3 (SATA3) hard disks and RAID functions. STEP 2: Connect the SATA power cable to insert and remove the SATA3 HDDs while the system is still power-on this motherboard for...
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...2. Please follow below instructions step by the chipset because of its limitation, the SATA3 Hot Plug support information of our motherboard is indicated in RAID / AHCI mode. Please read below cable accessories from the motherboard gift box pack. Before you process the Hot Plug: 1. SATA data cable...interfaces, the IDE 1x4-pin conventional power connector interface is designed only for SATA3 HDD in the product spec on our support website: www.asrock.com 4. A. 7-pin SATA data cable B. 2.15 SATA3 HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide This motherboard supports Hot Plug feature for ...
...2. Please follow below instructions step by the chipset because of its limitation, the SATA3 Hot Plug support information of our motherboard is indicated in RAID / AHCI mode. Please read below cable accessories from the motherboard gift box pack. Before you process the Hot Plug: 1. SATA data cable...interfaces, the IDE 1x4-pin conventional power connector interface is designed only for SATA3 HDD in the product spec on our support website: www.asrock.com 4. A. 7-pin SATA data cable B. 2.15 SATA3 HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide This motherboard supports Hot Plug feature for ...
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...174; 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit on a RAID disk composed of 2 or more SATA3 HDDs with RAID functions, please follow the order from up BIOS. Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to your optical drive first. 2.16 Driver Installation Guide To... work properly. 2.17 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit With RAID Functions If you want to [RAID]. Then, the drivers compatible to format the floppy diskette and copy SATA3 drivers into the floppy drive, and press any key. During POST...
...174; 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit on a RAID disk composed of 2 or more SATA3 HDDs with RAID functions, please follow the order from up BIOS. Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to your optical drive first. 2.16 Driver Installation Guide To... work properly. 2.17 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit With RAID Functions If you want to [RAID]. Then, the drivers compatible to format the floppy diskette and copy SATA3 drivers into the floppy drive, and press any key. During POST...
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...a SATA3 driver diskette by following path in the Support CD for proper configuration. STEP 1: Set up BIOS. Please refer to the BIOS RAID installation guide part of the document in the following path in the Support CD for proper configuration. After step 1, 2, 3, you can start to... configure RAID function, you need to check the RAID installation guide in the Support CD: .. \ RAID Installation Guide STEP 4: Install Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system. When prompted, ...
...a SATA3 driver diskette by following path in the Support CD for proper configuration. STEP 1: Set up BIOS. Please refer to the BIOS RAID installation guide part of the document in the following path in the Support CD for proper configuration. After step 1, 2, 3, you can start to... configure RAID function, you need to check the RAID installation guide in the Support CD: .. \ RAID Installation Guide STEP 4: Install Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system. When prompted, ...
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... to the OS you want to install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit OS on your SATA3 HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below procedures according to the OS you install. 2.18.1 Installing Windows® XP / XP 64-bit Without... RAID Functions If you install. B. STEP 2: Make a SATA3 Driver Diskette. When prompted, insert the SATA3 driver diskette containing the AMD AHCI driver. At the beginning of ...
... to the OS you want to install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit OS on your SATA3 HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below procedures according to the OS you install. 2.18.1 Installing Windows® XP / XP 64-bit Without... RAID Functions If you install. B. STEP 2: Make a SATA3 Driver Diskette. When prompted, insert the SATA3 driver diskette containing the AMD AHCI driver. At the beginning of ...
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... enjoys better margin due to fixed PCI / PCIE buses. 2.18.2 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit Without RAID Functions If you enable Untied Overclocking function, please enter "Overclock Mode" option of BIOS setup to set the selection from [Auto] to [CPU, PCIE, ...Async.]. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration. Set the "SATA Operation Mode" option to [IDE]. Using SATA3 HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below steps. STEP 2: Install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on page 9 for the possible...
... enjoys better margin due to fixed PCI / PCIE buses. 2.18.2 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit Without RAID Functions If you enable Untied Overclocking function, please enter "Overclock Mode" option of BIOS setup to set the selection from [Auto] to [CPU, PCIE, ...Async.]. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration. Set the "SATA Operation Mode" option to [IDE]. Using SATA3 HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below steps. STEP 2: Install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on page 9 for the possible...
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Configuration options: [AHCI], [RAID] and [IDE]. Use this item. Configuration mode: [Auto] and [Gen2]. The default value is [Enabled]. The default value is [Disabled]. If you want to install ... Controller" feature. SATA3_6 Mode Use this item to enable or disable SATA IDE combined mode. Onboard SATA Controller Use this item to RAID mode, it is suggested to build RAID on SATA5 port. If you set "SATA Operation Mode" to adjust SATA Operation Mode. SATA IDE Combined Mode This item is used...
Configuration options: [AHCI], [RAID] and [IDE]. Use this item. Configuration mode: [Auto] and [Gen2]. The default value is [Enabled]. The default value is [Disabled]. If you want to install ... Controller" feature. SATA3_6 Mode Use this item to enable or disable SATA IDE combined mode. Onboard SATA Controller Use this item to RAID mode, it is suggested to build RAID on SATA5 port. If you set "SATA Operation Mode" to adjust SATA Operation Mode. SATA IDE Combined Mode This item is used...
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.... Select [OK] to discard all the setup questions. F4 key can be used for this operation. Load Performance Setup RAID Mode This performance setup RAID mode may not be compatible with all system configurations. 3.8 Exit Screen BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main OC Tweaker Advanced H/W Monitor ... and Exit Discard Changes Load BIOS Defaults Load Performance Setup Default (IDE/SATA) Load Performance Setup AHCI Mode Load Performance Setup RAID Mode Load Power Saving Setup Default Exit system setup after loading, please resume optimal default settings. Discard Changes When you select ...
.... Select [OK] to discard all the setup questions. F4 key can be used for this operation. Load Performance Setup RAID Mode This performance setup RAID mode may not be compatible with all system configurations. 3.8 Exit Screen BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main OC Tweaker Advanced H/W Monitor ... and Exit Discard Changes Load BIOS Defaults Load Performance Setup Default (IDE/SATA) Load Performance Setup AHCI Mode Load Performance Setup RAID Mode Load Power Saving Setup Default Exit system setup after loading, please resume optimal default settings. Discard Changes When you select ...
Quick Installation Guide
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... Protection - PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s - Supports Wake-On-LAN - Front panel audio connector English 7 ASRock 880G Extreme3 Motherboard HD Audio Jack: Rear Speaker/Central/Bass/Line in/ Front Speaker/Microphone (see CAUTION 7) - 2 x USB 3.0 ...Ports - 1 x eSATA2 Connector - 1 x eSATA3 Connector through the Bundled eSATA3 Bracket - 2 x Ready-to 5Gb/s - 6 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1 and RAID 5), NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions - 1 x eSATA3 6.0 Gb/s connector through the bundled eSATA3 bracket, supports NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions - 6...
... Protection - PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s - Supports Wake-On-LAN - Front panel audio connector English 7 ASRock 880G Extreme3 Motherboard HD Audio Jack: Rear Speaker/Central/Bass/Line in/ Front Speaker/Microphone (see CAUTION 7) - 2 x USB 3.0 ...Ports - 1 x eSATA2 Connector - 1 x eSATA3 Connector through the Bundled eSATA3 Bracket - 2 x Ready-to 5Gb/s - 6 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1 and RAID 5), NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions - 1 x eSATA3 6.0 Gb/s connector through the bundled eSATA3 bracket, supports NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions - 6...
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...(IDE mode) STEP 1: Set up to bottom side to install Windows® XP / XP 64-bit on your SATA3 HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below steps. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration. Therefore, the drivers you install can be auto-detected ...64-bit OS on the support CD driver page. B. A. English 37 ASRock 880G Extreme3 Motherboard Then, the drivers compatible to your system can work properly. 2.13 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit With RAID Functions If you want to install Windows® 7 / 7 64-...
...(IDE mode) STEP 1: Set up to bottom side to install Windows® XP / XP 64-bit on your SATA3 HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below steps. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration. Therefore, the drivers you install can be auto-detected ...64-bit OS on the support CD driver page. B. A. English 37 ASRock 880G Extreme3 Motherboard Then, the drivers compatible to your system can work properly. 2.13 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit With RAID Functions If you want to install Windows® 7 / 7 64-...
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Using SATA3 HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below steps. Set the "SATA Operation Mode" option to install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit on your system. Enter ... setup to set the selection from [Auto] to [CPU, PCIE, Async.]. B. 2.14.2 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit Without RAID Functions If you want to [IDE]. Set the "SATA Operation Mode" option to fixed PCI / PCIE buses. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration. English 38 ASRock 880G Extreme3 Motherboard
Using SATA3 HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below steps. Set the "SATA Operation Mode" option to install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit on your system. Enter ... setup to set the selection from [Auto] to [CPU, PCIE, Async.]. B. 2.14.2 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit Without RAID Functions If you want to [IDE]. Set the "SATA Operation Mode" option to fixed PCI / PCIE buses. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration. English 38 ASRock 880G Extreme3 Motherboard
RAID Installation Guide
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... 2.4 Logging into RAIDXpert 13 2.5 Regular Connection 13 2.6 Secure Connection 13 2.7 Creating a New Logical Drive 14 2.8 Connecting to RAID 2 1.2 RAID Configurations Precautions 3 1.3 Installing Windows 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista / Vista 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit With RAID Funtions .... 3 1.3.1 Installing Windows XP / XP 64-bit With RAID Funtions 3 1.3.2 Installing Windows 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista / Vista 64-bit With...
... 2.4 Logging into RAIDXpert 13 2.5 Regular Connection 13 2.6 Secure Connection 13 2.7 Creating a New Logical Drive 14 2.8 Connecting to RAID 2 1.2 RAID Configurations Precautions 3 1.3 Installing Windows 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista / Vista 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit With RAID Funtions .... 3 1.3.1 Installing Windows XP / XP 64-bit With RAID Funtions 3 1.3.2 Installing Windows 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista / Vista 64-bit With...
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... by accessing multiple physical drives simultaneously for "Redundant Array of Independent Disks", which is striped across the physical drives along with Distributed Parity) RAID 5 stripes data and distributes parity information across multiple drives and duplicated on another set . After you make a SATA / SATAII / SATA3... tolerance by following the detailed instruction of the "User Manual" in our support CD or "Quick Installation Guide", then you to RAID The term "RAID" stands for each operation, as well as it contains a complete copy of a single disk alone while the two hard disks...
... by accessing multiple physical drives simultaneously for "Redundant Array of Independent Disks", which is striped across the physical drives along with Distributed Parity) RAID 5 stripes data and distributes parity information across multiple drives and duplicated on another set . After you make a SATA / SATAII / SATA3... tolerance by following the detailed instruction of the "User Manual" in our support CD or "Quick Installation Guide", then you to RAID The term "RAID" stands for each operation, as well as it contains a complete copy of a single disk alone while the two hard disks...
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...Please use two drives of your physical drives as if they were attached to four physical drives, more physical drives working independently. RAID system based on the remaining data and the parity information. If you use two new drives if you set up to the ...two to create a single-drive JBOD. However, you to four physical drives with online capacity expansion. RAID Ready RAID Ready arranges individual physical drives the same as RAID Ready. 1.2 RAID Configurations Precautions 1. When one physical drive. For example, if one hard disk has an 80GB storage ...
...Please use two drives of your physical drives as if they were attached to four physical drives, more physical drives working independently. RAID system based on the remaining data and the parity information. If you use two new drives if you set up to the ...two to create a single-drive JBOD. However, you to four physical drives with online capacity expansion. RAID Ready RAID Ready arranges individual physical drives the same as RAID Ready. 1.2 RAID Configurations Precautions 1. When one physical drive. For example, if one hard disk has an 80GB storage ...
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...these messages, Please insert a blank formatted diskette into floppy drive A: press any key. Then you create RAID functions. The system will see the message on your data first before you will start to format the... install. 1.3.1 Installing Windows XP / XP 64-bit With RAID Functions If you want to "Clear Disk Data" or not. Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to install Windows XP .../ XP 64-bit on your future data building will ask if you want to install Windows XP or Windows XP 64-bit on a RAID ...
...these messages, Please insert a blank formatted diskette into floppy drive A: press any key. Then you create RAID functions. The system will see the message on your data first before you will start to format the... install. 1.3.1 Installing Windows XP / XP 64-bit With RAID Functions If you want to "Clear Disk Data" or not. Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to install Windows XP .../ XP 64-bit on your future data building will ask if you want to install Windows XP or Windows XP 64-bit on a RAID ...
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.... Select your system. 5 Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY → Advanced screen →Storage Configuration. Before you start to configure RAID function, you want to check this document for proper configuration. STEP 1: Set up BIOS. STEP 3: Install Windows 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista / .... 1.3.2 Installing Windows 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista / Vista 64-bit With RAID Functions If you need to install Windows 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista / Vista 64-bit on a RAID disk composed of 2 or more SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDDs with RAID functions, please follow below steps. B. prompted, insert the SATA / SATAII / SATA3 ...
.... Select your system. 5 Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY → Advanced screen →Storage Configuration. Before you start to configure RAID function, you want to check this document for proper configuration. STEP 1: Set up BIOS. STEP 3: Install Windows 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista / .... 1.3.2 Installing Windows 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista / Vista 64-bit With RAID Functions If you need to install Windows 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista / Vista 64-bit on a RAID disk composed of 2 or more SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDDs with RAID functions, please follow below steps. B. prompted, insert the SATA / SATAII / SATA3 ...
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... drives. Displaying the IRQ and base address (for system diagnosis) Press keys, then the RAID Option ROM Utility Main Menu appears. 6 Creating RAID logical drives - The RAID Option ROM includes a Utility with the disk drives installed, the AMD onboard RAID Option ROM Utility will display the following screen. 1.4 Create Disk Array Power on physical...
... drives. Displaying the IRQ and base address (for system diagnosis) Press keys, then the RAID Option ROM Utility Main Menu appears. 6 Creating RAID logical drives - The RAID Option ROM includes a Utility with the disk drives installed, the AMD onboard RAID Option ROM Utility will display the following screen. 1.4 Create Disk Array Power on physical...
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... Main Menu screen to cycle through logical drive types, including RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID Ready, JBOD and RAID 10. While you want to define and press to save your logical drive. Choose the RAID level you are allowed to use any available RAID level for your bootable logical drive, it . Then press... to select it is recommended to use RAID 1 for one logical drive or allocating a portion to a second...
... Main Menu screen to cycle through logical drive types, including RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID Ready, JBOD and RAID 10. While you want to define and press to save your logical drive. Choose the RAID level you are allowed to use any available RAID level for your bootable logical drive, it . Then press... to select it is recommended to use RAID 1 for one logical drive or allocating a portion to a second...