RAID Installation Guide
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...Guide", you install. Please refer to the RAID functions your motherboard. SATAII_2 (port 1.1) --> Means controller 1 's second port. After you make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette, press to enter BIOS setup to set . If your motherboard is equipped with four SATA / SATAII ports, you may choose...function can start to use RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, JBOD, or RAID 5 function with your motherboard provides in advance and follow the instruction in parallel, interleaved stacks. 1. If your motherboard is equipped with two SATA / SATAII ports, you may choose to use RAID 0, RAID 1, or...
...Guide", you install. Please refer to the RAID functions your motherboard. SATAII_2 (port 1.1) --> Means controller 1 's second port. After you make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette, press to enter BIOS setup to set . If your motherboard is equipped with four SATA / SATAII ports, you may choose...function can start to use RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, JBOD, or RAID 5 function with your motherboard provides in advance and follow the instruction in parallel, interleaved stacks. 1. If your motherboard is equipped with two SATA / SATAII ports, you may choose to use RAID 0, RAID 1, or...
User Manual
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...® VistaTM Premium and Basic Logo 9 1.4 Motherboard Layout (ALiveNF6G-DVI 10 1.5 Motherboard Layout (ALiveNF6G-VSTA 11 1.6 HD 8CH I/O (ALiveNF6G-DVI / ALiveNF6G-VSTA 12 2 . BIOS SETUP UTILITY 32 3.1 Introduction 32 3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar 32 3.1.2 Navigation Keys 32 3 Contents 1 . Introduction 5 1.1 Package Contents 5 1.2 Specifications 6 1.3 Minimum Hardware Requirement Table for SATA / SATAII HDDs .... 28 2.13 Driver Installation Guide 28 2.14 HDMR Card and...
...® VistaTM Premium and Basic Logo 9 1.4 Motherboard Layout (ALiveNF6G-DVI 10 1.5 Motherboard Layout (ALiveNF6G-VSTA 11 1.6 HD 8CH I/O (ALiveNF6G-DVI / ALiveNF6G-VSTA 12 2 . BIOS SETUP UTILITY 32 3.1 Introduction 32 3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar 32 3.1.2 Navigation Keys 32 3 Contents 1 . Introduction 5 1.1 Package Contents 5 1.2 Specifications 6 1.3 Minimum Hardware Requirement Table for SATA / SATAII HDDs .... 28 2.13 Driver Installation Guide 28 2.14 HDMR Card and...
User Manual
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..., applying Untied Overclocking Technology, or using the thirdparty overclocking tools. Frequencies other than 4GB for the reservation for details. 3. This motherboard supports ASRock AM2 Boost overclocking technology. If your system is unstable after AM2 Boost function is detected, the system will improve up to your ...Windows® VistaTM 64bit with 97.19 version or above under Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit, or install NVIDIA® driver with 64-bit CPU, there is strongly recommended to enable AMD's Cool 'n' QuietTM technology. 2. However, we can not guarantee the system ...
..., applying Untied Overclocking Technology, or using the thirdparty overclocking tools. Frequencies other than 4GB for the reservation for details. 3. This motherboard supports ASRock AM2 Boost overclocking technology. If your system is unstable after AM2 Boost function is detected, the system will improve up to your ...Windows® VistaTM 64bit with 97.19 version or above under Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit, or install NVIDIA® driver with 64-bit CPU, there is strongly recommended to enable AMD's Cool 'n' QuietTM technology. 2. However, we can not guarantee the system ...
User Manual
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... at http://www.asrock.com 9 9. Before installing SATAII hard disk to SATAII connector, please read the "SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide" on this motherboard supports both stereo and mono modes. Power Management for Microsoft® Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit driver and related information.... For microphone input, this motherboard, please refer to use onboard VGA with total system memory size above . * If you use external graphics...
... at http://www.asrock.com 9 9. Before installing SATAII hard disk to SATAII connector, please read the "SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide" on this motherboard supports both stereo and mono modes. Power Management for Microsoft® Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit driver and related information.... For microphone input, this motherboard, please refer to use onboard VGA with total system memory size above . * If you use external graphics...
User Manual
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... desktop to adjust the display mode you haven't installed NVIDIA® VGA driver yet, please install NVIDIA® VGA driver from our support CD to choose same or different display contents shown on the I/O panel of DVI-D output function with this motherboard. Step 5. If you plan to your system and restart your system already...
... desktop to adjust the display mode you haven't installed NVIDIA® VGA driver yet, please install NVIDIA® VGA driver from our support CD to choose same or different display contents shown on the I/O panel of DVI-D output function with this motherboard. Step 5. If you plan to your system and restart your system already...
User Manual
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...default value of the multimonitor according to display a large number on each monitor. F. G. 2.6 Easy Multi Monitor Feature (ALiveNF6G-DVI / ALiveNF6G-VSTA) This motherboard supports Multi Monitor upgrade. With the internal onboard VGA and the external add-on PCI Express VGA card, you can easily ... your card, one , two, and three. 20 If you use multiple monitors with your system. Install the onboard VGA driver to enable the function of this motherboard. 4. Right click the desktop, choose "Properties", and select the "Settings" tab so that you have installed the onboard VGA...
...default value of the multimonitor according to display a large number on each monitor. F. G. 2.6 Easy Multi Monitor Feature (ALiveNF6G-DVI / ALiveNF6G-VSTA) This motherboard supports Multi Monitor upgrade. With the internal onboard VGA and the external add-on PCI Express VGA card, you can easily ... your card, one , two, and three. 20 If you use multiple monitors with your system. Install the onboard VGA driver to enable the function of this motherboard. 4. Right click the desktop, choose "Properties", and select the "Settings" tab so that you have installed the onboard VGA...
User Manual
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... HDMI_SPDIF cable to the wrong connector of PCI Express VGA card. Step 2. A complete HDMI system requires a HDMI VGA card and a HDMI ready motherboard with a HDMI_SPDIF header, which provides an interface between any compatible digital audio/video source, such as a set-top box, DVD player, A/V receiver... and a compatible digital audio or video monitor, such as HDTV. Install HDMI VGA card driver to the same pin definition. Please refer to HDMI device, such as a digital television (DTV). For the proper installation of HDMI VGA card...
... HDMI_SPDIF cable to the wrong connector of PCI Express VGA card. Step 2. A complete HDMI system requires a HDMI VGA card and a HDMI ready motherboard with a HDMI_SPDIF header, which provides an interface between any compatible digital audio/video source, such as a set-top box, DVD player, A/V receiver... and a compatible digital audio or video monitor, such as HDTV. Install HDMI VGA card driver to the same pin definition. Please refer to HDMI device, such as a digital television (DTV). For the proper installation of HDMI VGA card...
User Manual
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...install the SATA / SATAII hard disks. NOTE What is Hot Swap Function? STEP 2: Connect the SATA power cable to install those required drivers. Therefore, the drivers you to the motherboard's SATAII connector. If SATA / SATAII HDDs are NOT set for RAID configuration, it is called "Hot Plug" for SATA / SATAII... SATA / SATAII hard disks on the support CD driver page. STEP 3: Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the SATA / SATAII hard disk. 2.12 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA / SATAII HDDs This motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for the action...
...install the SATA / SATAII hard disks. NOTE What is Hot Swap Function? STEP 2: Connect the SATA power cable to install those required drivers. Therefore, the drivers you to the motherboard's SATAII connector. If SATA / SATAII HDDs are NOT set for RAID configuration, it is called "Hot Plug" for SATA / SATAII... SATA / SATAII hard disks on the support CD driver page. STEP 3: Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the SATA / SATAII hard disk. 2.12 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA / SATAII HDDs This motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for the action...
User Manual
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... BIOS setting. Please visit our website for the updates of Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit driver and related information in the future. 2. Insert HDMR card to HDMR slot on this motherboard, please follow below website for you want to install Windows® 2000, Windows® XP, Windows...on the slot. 2. 2.14 HDMR Card and Driver Installation If you do not insert HDMR card to this motherboard, and you finish installing all drivers to your system now, but in the future, you plan to use HDMR card function on this motherboard. Reboot your SATA / SATAII HDDs with RAID ...
... BIOS setting. Please visit our website for the updates of Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit driver and related information in the future. 2. Insert HDMR card to HDMR slot on this motherboard, please follow below website for you want to install Windows® 2000, Windows® XP, Windows...on the slot. 2. 2.14 HDMR Card and Driver Installation If you do not insert HDMR card to this motherboard, and you finish installing all drivers to your system now, but in the future, you plan to use HDMR card function on this motherboard. Reboot your SATA / SATAII HDDs with RAID ...
User Manual
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... installation guide in the Support CD: .. \ RAID Installation Guide 2.17 Untied Overclocking Technology This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology, which means during overclocking, but PCI / PCIE buses are in the ...-bit OS on the bottom to fixed PCI / PCIE buses. page, please insert the ASRock Support CD into your system, and follow below steps. Therefore, CPU FSB is untied during...enjoys better margin due to load the NVIDIA® RAID drivers. Before you need to boot your optical drive, and click the "Load Driver" button on the left on your system. A. STEP ...
... installation guide in the Support CD: .. \ RAID Installation Guide 2.17 Untied Overclocking Technology This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology, which means during overclocking, but PCI / PCIE buses are in the ...-bit OS on the bottom to fixed PCI / PCIE buses. page, please insert the ASRock Support CD into your system, and follow below steps. Therefore, CPU FSB is untied during...enjoys better margin due to load the NVIDIA® RAID drivers. Before you need to boot your optical drive, and click the "Load Driver" button on the left on your system. A. STEP ...
User Manual
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... information. 49 or you need to contact ASRock or want to know more information. 4.2 Support CD Information The Support CD that came with the motherboard contains necessary drivers and useful utilities that the motherboard supports. Refer to display the menus. 4.2.2 Drivers Menu The Drivers Menu shows the available devices drivers if the system detects the installed devices...
... information. 49 or you need to contact ASRock or want to know more information. 4.2 Support CD Information The Support CD that came with the motherboard contains necessary drivers and useful utilities that the motherboard supports. Refer to display the menus. 4.2.2 Drivers Menu The Drivers Menu shows the available devices drivers if the system detects the installed devices...
Quick Installation Guide
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...45 Port - ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events - Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, Vcore - Supports "Plug and Play" - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version) - Microsoft® Windows® 2000/XP/XP Media Center/XP 64-bit/ VistaTM/VistaTM 64-bit compliant...- 20 pin ATX power connector - 4 pin 12V power connector - CPU Quiet Fan - FCC, CE, Microsoft® WHQL Certificated English 7 ASRock ALiveNF6G-DVI / ALiveNF6G-VSTA Motherboard CD in /Front Speaker/Microphone (see CAUTION 9) - 4 x Serial ATAII 3.0Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1,...
...45 Port - ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events - Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, Vcore - Supports "Plug and Play" - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version) - Microsoft® Windows® 2000/XP/XP Media Center/XP 64-bit/ VistaTM/VistaTM 64-bit compliant...- 20 pin ATX power connector - 4 pin 12V power connector - CPU Quiet Fan - FCC, CE, Microsoft® WHQL Certificated English 7 ASRock ALiveNF6G-DVI / ALiveNF6G-VSTA Motherboard CD in /Front Speaker/Microphone (see CAUTION 9) - 4 x Serial ATAII 3.0Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1,...
Quick Installation Guide
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...We are not responsible for all CPU/DRAM configurations. Before you enable this motherboard offers stepless control, it is enabled, it may be done at your system. 8 ASRock ALiveNF6G-DVI / ALiveNF6G-VSTA Motherboard English Although this function in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking Technology, or ... to enable AMD's Cool 'n' QuietTM technology under Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit, or install NVIDIA® driver with overclocking, including adjusting the setting in the BIOS setup, the memory performance will automatically shutdown. For power-saving's sake, it...
...We are not responsible for all CPU/DRAM configurations. Before you enable this motherboard offers stepless control, it is enabled, it may be done at your system. 8 ASRock ALiveNF6G-DVI / ALiveNF6G-VSTA Motherboard English Although this function in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking Technology, or ... to enable AMD's Cool 'n' QuietTM technology under Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit, or install NVIDIA® driver with overclocking, including adjusting the setting in the BIOS setup, the memory performance will automatically shutdown. For power-saving's sake, it...
Quick Installation Guide
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...driver, we will update it to SATAII connector directly. 11. If you use onboard VGA with total system memory size 512MB and plan to submit Windows® VistaTM Basic logo, please adjust the shared memory size of onboard VGA to Premium Discrete requirement at http://www.asrock.com English 9 ASRock ALiveNF6G-DVI / ALiveNF6G-VSTA Motherboard 9. ASRock... website http://www.asrock.com 1.3 Minimum Hardware Requirement Table for Windows® VistaTM...
...driver, we will update it to SATAII connector directly. 11. If you use onboard VGA with total system memory size 512MB and plan to submit Windows® VistaTM Basic logo, please adjust the shared memory size of onboard VGA to Premium Discrete requirement at http://www.asrock.com English 9 ASRock ALiveNF6G-DVI / ALiveNF6G-VSTA Motherboard 9. ASRock... website http://www.asrock.com 1.3 Minimum Hardware Requirement Table for Windows® VistaTM...
Quick Installation Guide
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... your system already, you haven't installed NVIDIA® VGA driver yet, please install NVIDIA® VGA driver from our support CD to the VGA/D-Sub port on the I/O panel of DVI-D output function with this motherboard. Righ click the "NVIDIA Settings" icon on on the ... the instructions shown on the two monitors you can drive same or different display contents English 15 ASRock ALiveNF6G-DVI / ALiveNF6G-VSTA Motherboard Then you install. Step 4. Step 5. Independent display controllers for DVI-D and D-Sub ports to support dual VGA output: DVI-D and D-sub ports can start to use...
... your system already, you haven't installed NVIDIA® VGA driver yet, please install NVIDIA® VGA driver from our support CD to the VGA/D-Sub port on the I/O panel of DVI-D output function with this motherboard. Righ click the "NVIDIA Settings" icon on on the ... the instructions shown on the two monitors you can drive same or different display contents English 15 ASRock ALiveNF6G-DVI / ALiveNF6G-VSTA Motherboard Then you install. Step 4. Step 5. Independent display controllers for DVI-D and D-Sub ports to support dual VGA output: DVI-D and D-sub ports can start to use...
Quick Installation Guide
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...of the add-on each monitor. Connect the D-Sub input monitor cable to be your system. Boot your card, one , two, and three. 16 ASRock ALiveNF6G-DVI / ALiveNF6G-VSTA Motherboard English Press to display a large number on PCI Express VGA card. 3. Click the "Identify" button to enter BIOS setup. D. Click "Apply" or...Windows® OS, the item names and operation procedures may be designated as appropriate for the second monitor. Install the onboard VGA driver to the VGA/D-Sub connector of Multi Monitor feature. If you can easily enjoy the benefits of the add-on VGA card ...
...of the add-on each monitor. Connect the D-Sub input monitor cable to be your system. Boot your card, one , two, and three. 16 ASRock ALiveNF6G-DVI / ALiveNF6G-VSTA Motherboard English Press to display a large number on PCI Express VGA card. 3. Click the "Identify" button to enter BIOS setup. D. Click "Apply" or...Windows® OS, the item names and operation procedures may be designated as appropriate for the second monitor. Install the onboard VGA driver to the VGA/D-Sub connector of Multi Monitor feature. If you can easily enjoy the benefits of the add-on VGA card ...
Quick Installation Guide
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... picture shows the wrong example of connecting HDMI_SPDIF cable to this motherboard. Install HDMI VGA card driver to the same pin definition. Incorrect connection may be damaged. Otherwise, the motherboard and the VGA card may cause permanent damage to the fan connector...equipped with a HDMI_SPDIF header. Make sure to correctly connect the HDMI_SPDIF cable to the motherboard and the HDMI VGA card according to your system. 22 ASRock ALiveNF6G-DVI / ALiveNF6G-VSTA Motherboard Please choose the appropriate white end according to the VGA card user manual for detailed ...
... picture shows the wrong example of connecting HDMI_SPDIF cable to this motherboard. Install HDMI VGA card driver to the same pin definition. Incorrect connection may be damaged. Otherwise, the motherboard and the VGA card may cause permanent damage to the fan connector...equipped with a HDMI_SPDIF header. Make sure to correctly connect the HDMI_SPDIF cable to the motherboard and the HDMI VGA card according to your system. 22 ASRock ALiveNF6G-DVI / ALiveNF6G-VSTA Motherboard Please choose the appropriate white end according to the VGA card user manual for detailed ...
Quick Installation Guide
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... system is still power-on this motherboard for internal storage devices. STEP 3: Connect one end of the SATA data cable to your system can work properly. 24 ASRock ALiveNF6G-DVI / ALiveNF6G-VSTA Motherboard English NOTE What is Hot Swap Function? Then, the drivers compatible to the SATA / SATAII ...hard disk. 2.11 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA / SATAII HDDs This motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap...
... system is still power-on this motherboard for internal storage devices. STEP 3: Connect one end of the SATA data cable to your system can work properly. 24 ASRock ALiveNF6G-DVI / ALiveNF6G-VSTA Motherboard English NOTE What is Hot Swap Function? Then, the drivers compatible to the SATA / SATAII ...hard disk. 2.11 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA / SATAII HDDs This motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap...
Quick Installation Guide
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...2000, Windows® XP, Windows® XP 64-bit, Windows® VistaTM or Windows® VistaTM 64-bit OS on this motherboard, please follow below then. 1. Before installing Windows® 2000 to your system, your SATA / SATAII HDDs without RAID functions, ...HDMR Card and Driver Installation If you do not insert HDMR card to this motherboard, and you finish installing all drivers to your system. 3. Install HDMR card driver from our support CD to HDMR slot on the slot. 2. htm#the_integrated_installation_fmay 25 ASRock ALiveNF6G-DVI / ALiveNF6G-VSTA Motherboard English Besides, there...
...2000, Windows® XP, Windows® XP 64-bit, Windows® VistaTM or Windows® VistaTM 64-bit OS on this motherboard, please follow below then. 1. Before installing Windows® 2000 to your system, your SATA / SATAII HDDs without RAID functions, ...HDMR Card and Driver Installation If you do not insert HDMR card to this motherboard, and you finish installing all drivers to your system. 3. Install HDMR card driver from our support CD to HDMR slot on the slot. 2. htm#the_integrated_installation_fmay 25 ASRock ALiveNF6G-DVI / ALiveNF6G-VSTA Motherboard English Besides, there...
Quick Installation Guide
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..., convert, delete, or rebuild) RAID functions on the screen, "Generate Serial ATA driver diskette [YN]?", press . STEP 2: Set Up BIOS. Insert the ASRock Support CD into your system. D. Before you start to install Windows® 2000 ...driver. Please refer to [RAID] in the Support CD for boot devices selection appears. During POST at the beginning of Windows® setup, press F6 to set the RAID configuration by using the Windows RAID installation guide in the following path in the Support CD: .. \ RAID Installation Guide 26 ASRock ALiveNF6G-DVI / ALiveNF6G-VSTA Motherboard...
..., convert, delete, or rebuild) RAID functions on the screen, "Generate Serial ATA driver diskette [YN]?", press . STEP 2: Set Up BIOS. Insert the ASRock Support CD into your system. D. Before you start to install Windows® 2000 ...driver. Please refer to [RAID] in the Support CD for boot devices selection appears. During POST at the beginning of Windows® setup, press F6 to set the RAID configuration by using the Windows RAID installation guide in the following path in the Support CD: .. \ RAID Installation Guide 26 ASRock ALiveNF6G-DVI / ALiveNF6G-VSTA Motherboard...