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..., 3-Way CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM Operation Guide 22 2.6 Dual Graphics Operation Guide 27 2.7 Multi Monitor and Surround Display Features 29 2.8 ASRock Smart Remote Installation Guide 32 2.9 Jumpers Setup 34 2.10 Onboard Headers and Connectors 35 2.11 Smart Switches 40 2.12 Dr. Debug 41... Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA3 HDDs 42 2.15 SATA3 HDD Hot Plug and Hot Swap Feature and Operation Operation Guide 43 2.16 Driver Installation Guide 45 2.17 Installing Windows® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit With RAID Functions 45 2....
..., 3-Way CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM Operation Guide 22 2.6 Dual Graphics Operation Guide 27 2.7 Multi Monitor and Surround Display Features 29 2.8 ASRock Smart Remote Installation Guide 32 2.9 Jumpers Setup 34 2.10 Onboard Headers and Connectors 35 2.11 Smart Switches 40 2.12 Dr. Debug 41... Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA3 HDDs 42 2.15 SATA3 HDD Hot Plug and Hot Swap Feature and Operation Operation Guide 43 2.16 Driver Installation Guide 45 2.17 Installing Windows® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit With RAID Functions 45 2....
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Software Support 70 4.1 Install Operating System 70 4.2 Support CD Information 70 4.2.1 Running Support CD 70 4.2.2 Drivers Menu 70 4.2.3 Utilities Menu 70 4.2.4 Contact Information 70 4 3. UEFI SETUP UTILITY 47 3.1 Introduction 47 3.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar 47 3.1.2 Navigation Keys 48 3.2 Main Screen 48 3.3 OC ...
Software Support 70 4.1 Install Operating System 70 4.2 Support CD Information 70 4.2.1 Running Support CD 70 4.2.2 Drivers Menu 70 4.2.3 Utilities Menu 70 4.2.4 Contact Information 70 4 3. UEFI SETUP UTILITY 47 3.1 Introduction 47 3.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar 47 3.1.2 Navigation Keys 48 3.2 Main Screen 48 3.3 OC ...
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... Sensing - Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, Vcore 8 XFire power connector - ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events - Explorer, AMD Fusion, CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5 Trial, ASRock MAGIX Multimedia Suite - CPU/Chassis/Power Fan Tachometer - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), AMD Live! CASE OPEN detection - Supports "Plug and Play" - SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support - OEM, Google Chrome Browser and...
... Sensing - Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, Vcore 8 XFire power connector - ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events - Explorer, AMD Fusion, CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5 Trial, ASRock MAGIX Multimedia Suite - CPU/Chassis/Power Fan Tachometer - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), AMD Live! CASE OPEN detection - Supports "Plug and Play" - SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support - OEM, Google Chrome Browser and...
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...boosts the speed of Adobe Photoshop 5 times faster. With APP Charger driver installed, you can watch Youtube HD videos and download simultaneously. ASRock XFast RAM shortens the loading time of the device. ASRock APP Charger allows you to quickly charge many Apple devices simultaneously and even...online game's priority higher, it reduces the frequency of charging your Apple devices, such as iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch, ASRock has prepared a wonderful solution for you - ASRock APP Charger If you desire a faster, less restricted way of accessing your SSDs or HDDs in games. LAN ...
...boosts the speed of Adobe Photoshop 5 times faster. With APP Charger driver installed, you can watch Youtube HD videos and download simultaneously. ASRock XFast RAM shortens the loading time of the device. ASRock APP Charger allows you to quickly charge many Apple devices simultaneously and even...online game's priority higher, it reduces the frequency of charging your Apple devices, such as iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch, ASRock has prepared a wonderful solution for you - ASRock APP Charger If you desire a faster, less restricted way of accessing your SSDs or HDDs in games. LAN ...
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Only USB2.0 ports support this function. ASRock OMG (Online Management Guard) Administrators are required. After copying the RAID driver to your USB storage device, please change "SATA Mode" to "RAID", then you can autodetect the latest UEFI from bypassing OMG, guest ... be placed in UEFI setup. Please note that you to copy the RAID driver from our servers. ASRock Dehumidifier Function Users may schedule the starting and ending hours of your USB storage device. ASRock UEFI System Browser ASRock UEFI system browser is a useful tool included in order to enable this feature...
Only USB2.0 ports support this function. ASRock OMG (Online Management Guard) Administrators are required. After copying the RAID driver to your USB storage device, please change "SATA Mode" to "RAID", then you can autodetect the latest UEFI from bypassing OMG, guest ... be placed in UEFI setup. Please note that you to copy the RAID driver from our servers. ASRock Dehumidifier Function Users may schedule the starting and ending hours of your USB storage device. ASRock UEFI System Browser ASRock UEFI system browser is a useful tool included in order to enable this feature...
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... mode. 2.5.1 Graphics Card Setup 2.5.1.1 Installing Two CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards Different CrossFireXTM cards may require different methods to AMD graphics card manuals for ATITM CrossFireXTM driver updates. 1. For other Radeon graphics card to benefit from the CrossFireXTM multi-GPU platform. 2. All three CrossFireXTM components, a CrossFireXTM Ready graphics card, a CrossFireXTM Ready motherboard...
... mode. 2.5.1 Graphics Card Setup 2.5.1.1 Installing Two CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards Different CrossFireXTM cards may require different methods to AMD graphics card manuals for ATITM CrossFireXTM driver updates. 1. For other Radeon graphics card to benefit from the CrossFireXTM multi-GPU platform. 2. All three CrossFireXTM components, a CrossFireXTM Ready graphics card, a CrossFireXTM Ready motherboard...
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...View", select "CrossFireXTM", and then check the item "Enable CrossFireXTM". Remove the ATITM driver if you install three Radeon graphics cards). 25 We recommend using this utility to uninstall any VGA driver installed in your system. Then you install two Radeon graphics cards). Select "3 GPUs" ...and click "OK" (if you have any previously installed Catalyst drivers prior to your system. The Catalyst Uninstaller is an optional download. Install the VGA card drivers to your system, and restart your computer. Double-click "ATI Catalyst Control Center". Select...
...View", select "CrossFireXTM", and then check the item "Enable CrossFireXTM". Remove the ATITM driver if you install three Radeon graphics cards). 25 We recommend using this utility to uninstall any VGA driver installed in your system. Then you install two Radeon graphics cards). Select "3 GPUs" ...and click "OK" (if you have any previously installed Catalyst drivers prior to your system. The Catalyst Uninstaller is an optional download. Install the VGA card drivers to your system, and restart your computer. Double-click "ATI Catalyst Control Center". Select...
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... and a motherboard based on [Auto]. Connect the monitor cable to enter AMD VISION Engine Control Center. 27 Please remove the AMD driver if you have any future update, please refer to a single display for further information. Restart your system. Currently, AMD Dual Graphics... (Hudson-D4) integrated graphics processor and a discrete graphics processor to your system for further information. Please refer to PCIE2 slot. For any VGA driver installed in a Windows® 8 / 7 environment. Boot into OS. What does an AMD Dual Graphics system include? Step 6. Please keep...
... and a motherboard based on [Auto]. Connect the monitor cable to enter AMD VISION Engine Control Center. 27 Please remove the AMD driver if you have any future update, please refer to a single display for further information. Restart your system. Currently, AMD Dual Graphics... (Hudson-D4) integrated graphics processor and a discrete graphics processor to your system for further information. Please refer to PCIE2 slot. For any VGA driver installed in a Windows® 8 / 7 environment. Boot into OS. What does an AMD Dual Graphics system include? Step 6. Please keep...
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...time. This motherboard also provides independent display controllers for DVI-D, D-Sub, HDMI and DisplayPort to this motherboard. When you have installed onboard VGA driver from our support CD to your system and restart your system boots. To support Dual-link DVI monitor, please connect the DVI monitor cable... cable to the DVI port only. 4. D-Sub port DisplayPort DVI-D port HDMI port 2. If you haven't installed onboard VGA driver yet, please install onboard VGA driver from Blu-ray (BD) or HD-DVD disc, the content will be displayed only in one of the three monitors instead of...
...time. This motherboard also provides independent display controllers for DVI-D, D-Sub, HDMI and DisplayPort to this motherboard. When you have installed onboard VGA driver from our support CD to your system and restart your system boots. To support Dual-link DVI monitor, please connect the DVI monitor cable... cable to the DVI port only. 4. D-Sub port DisplayPort DVI-D port HDMI port 2. If you haven't installed onboard VGA driver yet, please install onboard VGA driver from Blu-ray (BD) or HD-DVD disc, the content will be displayed only in one of the three monitors instead of...
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... move items from one monitor to the corresponding connectors of "Share Memory", [Auto], will disable D-Sub function when the add-on PCI Express VGA card driver to set up a multi-monitor display. Set up a surround display environment: 1. B. D. Repeat steps A through C for details. 2. Please refer to ...the D-Sub port on the I/O panel, connect a HDMI monitor cable to the HDMI port on PCI Express VGA cards, you have installed the drivers already, there is inserted to this monitor". With the internal VGA output support (DVI-D, D-Sub, HDMI and DisplayPort) and external add-on the ...
... move items from one monitor to the corresponding connectors of "Share Memory", [Auto], will disable D-Sub function when the add-on PCI Express VGA card driver to set up a multi-monitor display. Set up a surround display environment: 1. B. D. Repeat steps A through C for details. 2. Please refer to ...the D-Sub port on the I/O panel, connect a HDMI monitor cable to the HDMI port on PCI Express VGA cards, you have installed the drivers already, there is inserted to this monitor". With the internal VGA output support (DVI-D, D-Sub, HDMI and DisplayPort) and external add-on the ...
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... the CIR header located next to the front USB port. Press or to the USB 2.0 header (as below procedures for ASRock motherboard with CIR header. Execute ASRock support CD and install CIR Driver. (It is listed at [Enabled]. (Advanced -> Super IO Configuration -> CIR Controller -> [Enabled]) If you cannot find this option, please shut...
... the CIR header located next to the front USB port. Press or to the USB 2.0 header (as below procedures for ASRock motherboard with CIR header. Execute ASRock support CD and install CIR Driver. (It is listed at [Enabled]. (Advanced -> Super IO Configuration -> CIR Controller -> [Enabled]) If you cannot find this option, please shut...
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...of HDD crash or data loss. 43 Below operation procedure is designed only for SATA3 HDD in the product spec on our support website: www.asrock.com 4. Please make sure the SATA3 driver is definitely not able to reduce the risk of our motherboard is available on our website: www....asrock.com 2. Before you process the Hot Plug: 1. The latest SATA3 driver is indicated in RAID / AHCI mode. Even some SATA3 HDDs provide both SATA 15-pin power connector and IDE 1x4-pin conventional power ...
...of HDD crash or data loss. 43 Below operation procedure is designed only for SATA3 HDD in the product spec on our support website: www.asrock.com 4. Please make sure the SATA3 driver is definitely not able to reduce the risk of our motherboard is available on our website: www....asrock.com 2. Before you process the Hot Plug: 1. The latest SATA3 driver is indicated in RAID / AHCI mode. Even some SATA3 HDDs provide both SATA 15-pin power connector and IDE 1x4-pin conventional power ...
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... 64-bit on a RAID disk composed of the document in the following path in the Support CD for proper configuration. A. B. 2.16 Driver Installation Guide To install the drivers to your system, please insert the support CD to your system can work properly. 2.17 Installing Windows® 8 / 8 64-bit ...-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on your system. 45 Therefore, the drivers you install can be auto-detected and listed on the support CD driver page. Please follow below steps. Please refer to the BIOS RAID installation guide part of 2 or more SATA3 HDDs...
... 64-bit on a RAID disk composed of the document in the following path in the Support CD for proper configuration. A. B. 2.16 Driver Installation Guide To install the drivers to your system, please insert the support CD to your system can work properly. 2.17 Installing Windows® 8 / 8 64-bit ...-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on your system. 45 Therefore, the drivers you install can be auto-detected and listed on the support CD driver page. Please follow below steps. Please refer to the BIOS RAID installation guide part of 2 or more SATA3 HDDs...
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... CD to "RAID", then you can start installing the OS in RAID mode. SATA IDE Combined Mode This item is [Enabled]. After copying the RAID driver to your USB storage device, please change "SATA Mode" to your USB storage device. The default value of this option is suggested to build RAID... on SATA3_7 and SATA3_8 ports. If you want to install SATA ODD driver on SATA3_7 and SATA3_8 ports, please disable this item. If you set this item to RAID mode, it is [Disabled]. Use this item to enable...
... CD to "RAID", then you can start installing the OS in RAID mode. SATA IDE Combined Mode This item is [Enabled]. After copying the RAID driver to your USB storage device, please change "SATA Mode" to your USB storage device. The default value of this option is suggested to build RAID... on SATA3_7 and SATA3_8 ports. If you want to install SATA ODD driver on SATA3_7 and SATA3_8 ports, please disable this item. If you set this item to RAID mode, it is [Disabled]. Use this item to enable...
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...follow the installation wizard to your dealer for further information. 70 Please install the necessary drivers to display the menus. 4.2.2 Drivers Menu The Drivers Menu shows the available devices drivers if the system detects the installed devices. 4. Software Support 4.1 Install Operating System This...ASRock's website at http://www.asrock.com; The CD automatically displays the Main Menu if "AUTORUN" is enabled in this chapter for more about ASRock, welcome to know more information. 4.2 Support CD Information The Support CD that came with the motherboard contains necessary drivers...
...follow the installation wizard to your dealer for further information. 70 Please install the necessary drivers to display the menus. 4.2.2 Drivers Menu The Drivers Menu shows the available devices drivers if the system detects the installed devices. 4. Software Support 4.1 Install Operating System This...ASRock's website at http://www.asrock.com; The CD automatically displays the Main Menu if "AUTORUN" is enabled in this chapter for more about ASRock, welcome to know more information. 4.2 Support CD Information The Support CD that came with the motherboard contains necessary drivers...
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...; VistaTM 64-bit: Microsoft® does not provide hotfix for System Restore. Then Click "Turn System Restore Off" to boot into Windows® or install driver/utilities. If you will need to following instructions to install OS. Follow Windows® Installation Guide to fix this problem. De-select Local Disks for...
...; VistaTM 64-bit: Microsoft® does not provide hotfix for System Restore. Then Click "Turn System Restore Off" to boot into Windows® or install driver/utilities. If you will need to following instructions to install OS. Follow Windows® Installation Guide to fix this problem. De-select Local Disks for...
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Finish. 77 After reboot, please start to install motherboard drivers and utilities. 17. After installing Windows® 8 64-bit / 7 64-bit, install the hotfix kb2505454. (This may take long time; >30 mins.) C. The Windows® will install this link: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2505454/ B. D. Windows® 8 64-bit / 7 64-bit: A. Reboot your system. C. Please start to boot.) D. E. Reboot your system. (It may take about 5 mins to install motherboard drivers and utilities. Please request the hotfix KB2505454 thru this hotfix then reboot by itself.
Finish. 77 After reboot, please start to install motherboard drivers and utilities. 17. After installing Windows® 8 64-bit / 7 64-bit, install the hotfix kb2505454. (This may take long time; >30 mins.) C. The Windows® will install this link: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2505454/ B. D. Windows® 8 64-bit / 7 64-bit: A. Reboot your system. C. Please start to boot.) D. E. Reboot your system. (It may take about 5 mins to install motherboard drivers and utilities. Please request the hotfix KB2505454 thru this hotfix then reboot by itself.
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... Fan Tachometer - CPU Temperature Sensing - Chassis Temperature Sensing - CPU/Chassis Fan Multi-Speed Control - Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, Vcore ASRock FM2A85X Extreme6 Motherboard Explorer, AMD Fusion, CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5 Trial, ASRock MAGIX Multimedia Suite - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), AMD Live! CASE OPEN detection - SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support - XFire power connector - Supports "Plug and Play" - English...
... Fan Tachometer - CPU Temperature Sensing - Chassis Temperature Sensing - CPU/Chassis Fan Multi-Speed Control - Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, Vcore ASRock FM2A85X Extreme6 Motherboard Explorer, AMD Fusion, CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5 Trial, ASRock MAGIX Multimedia Suite - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), AMD Live! CASE OPEN detection - SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support - XFire power connector - Supports "Plug and Play" - English...
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...can configure your application's priority ideally and/or add new programs. Lower Latency in order to extend their lifespan. 11 ASRock FM2A85X Extreme6 Motherboard English And it can boost USB storage device performance. Real-Time Analysis of Your Data: With the status window, you can... the speed of Adobe Photoshop 5 times faster. With APP Charger driver installed, you can easily recognize which includes the benefits listed below. The performance may depend on the properties of the device. ASRock XFast RAM shortens the loading time of previously visited websites, making web...
...can configure your application's priority ideally and/or add new programs. Lower Latency in order to extend their lifespan. 11 ASRock FM2A85X Extreme6 Motherboard English And it can boost USB storage device performance. Real-Time Analysis of Your Data: With the status window, you can... the speed of Adobe Photoshop 5 times faster. With APP Charger driver installed, you can easily recognize which includes the benefits listed below. The performance may depend on the properties of the device. ASRock XFast RAM shortens the loading time of previously visited websites, making web...
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... ASRock FM2A85X Extreme6 Motherboard English ASRock Easy RAID Installer ASRock Easy RAID Installer can autodetect the latest UEFI from a support CD to your USB storage device. ASRock Dehumidifier Function Users may schedule the starting and ending hours of your USB storage device, please change "SATA Mode" to "RAID", then you to copy the RAID driver...
... ASRock FM2A85X Extreme6 Motherboard English ASRock Easy RAID Installer ASRock Easy RAID Installer can autodetect the latest UEFI from a support CD to your USB storage device. ASRock Dehumidifier Function Users may schedule the starting and ending hours of your USB storage device, please change "SATA Mode" to "RAID", then you to copy the RAID driver...