User Manual
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Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), ASRock Software Suite (CyberLink DVD Suite and Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi MB) (OEM and Trial Version) - Instant Boot - Realtek RTL8111E - Supports jumperfree - SMBIOS ... Play" - Supports Wake-On-LAN - ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events - HD Audio Jack: Line in/Front Speaker/Microphone - 6 x SATAII 3.0Gb/s connectors, support NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions (see CAUTION 14) 7 ASRock Instant Flash (see CAUTION 10) - 1 x IR header - 1 x Print Port header - 1 x COM port header - 1 x HDMI_SPDIF header - 1 x TPM header - ...
Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), ASRock Software Suite (CyberLink DVD Suite and Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi MB) (OEM and Trial Version) - Instant Boot - Realtek RTL8111E - Supports jumperfree - SMBIOS ... Play" - Supports Wake-On-LAN - ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events - HD Audio Jack: Line in/Front Speaker/Microphone - 6 x SATAII 3.0Gb/s connectors, support NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions (see CAUTION 14) 7 ASRock Instant Flash (see CAUTION 10) - 1 x IR header - 1 x Print Port header - 1 x COM port header - 1 x HDMI_SPDIF header - 1 x TPM header - ...
User Manual
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You may install SATA / SATAII hard disks on and in AHCI mode. STEP 3: Connect one end of your chassis. 2.10 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts Intel® H55 bridge .... STEP 1: Install the SATA / SATAII hard disks into the SATA / SATAII HDD. 26 Intel® H55 chipset provides hardware support for Advanced Host controller Interface (AHCI), a new programming interface for RAID configuration, it cannot perform Hot Plug if the OS has been installed into the drive bays of the SATA data...
You may install SATA / SATAII hard disks on and in AHCI mode. STEP 3: Connect one end of your chassis. 2.10 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts Intel® H55 bridge .... STEP 1: Install the SATA / SATAII hard disks into the SATA / SATAII HDD. 26 Intel® H55 chipset provides hardware support for Advanced Host controller Interface (AHCI), a new programming interface for RAID configuration, it cannot perform Hot Plug if the OS has been installed into the drive bays of the SATA data...
User Manual
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... read below instructions step by the chipset because of its limitation, the SATA / SATAII Hot Plug support information of our motherboard is indicated in AHCI mode. SATA data cable (Red) B. Make sure to power supply Caution 1. SATA power cable with SATA 15-pin power connector interface A. ... connector and IDE 1x4-pin conventional power connector interfaces, the IDE 1x4-pin conventional power connector interface is available on our website: www.asrock.com 2. The latest SATA / SATAII driver is definitely not able to support Hot Plug and will be damaged under the Hot Plug ...
... read below instructions step by the chipset because of its limitation, the SATA / SATAII Hot Plug support information of our motherboard is indicated in AHCI mode. SATA data cable (Red) B. Make sure to power supply Caution 1. SATA power cable with SATA 15-pin power connector interface A. ... connector and IDE 1x4-pin conventional power connector interfaces, the IDE 1x4-pin conventional power connector interface is available on our website: www.asrock.com 2. The latest SATA / SATAII driver is definitely not able to support Hot Plug and will be damaged under the Hot Plug ...
User Manual
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.... Then, the drivers compatible to your system. 29 Using SATA / SATAII HDDs with NCQ function (AHCI mode) STEP 1: Set Up BIOS. B. Set the option "SATA Operation Mode" to [AHCI]. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration. AHCI mode is not supported under Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS. Please follow the...
.... Then, the drivers compatible to your system. 29 Using SATA / SATAII HDDs with NCQ function (AHCI mode) STEP 1: Set Up BIOS. B. Set the option "SATA Operation Mode" to [AHCI]. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration. AHCI mode is not supported under Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS. Please follow the...
User Manual
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...options "Hot Plug" and "Link Power Management" will improve SATA disk performance but IDE mode does not have these advantages. 42 AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface) supports NCQ and other new features that will appear. Please set this option to [Enabled] if you...] [Enhanced] SATAII_1 SATAII_2 SATAII_3 SATAII_4 SATAII_5 SATAII_6 [Hard Disk] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] Options IDE AHCI Disabled +F1 F9 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American...
...options "Hot Plug" and "Link Power Management" will improve SATA disk performance but IDE mode does not have these advantages. 42 AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface) supports NCQ and other new features that will appear. Please set this option to [Enabled] if you...] [Enhanced] SATAII_1 SATAII_2 SATAII_3 SATAII_4 SATAII_5 SATAII_6 [Hard Disk] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] Options IDE AHCI Disabled +F1 F9 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American...
User Manual
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...Save Changes and Exit Discard Changes and Exit Discard Changes Load BIOS Defaults Load Performance Setup Default (IDE/SATA) Load Performance Setup AHCI Mode Load Power Saving Setup Default Exit system setup after saving the changes. Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to exit the ... following message, "Save configuration changes and exit setup?" F10 key can be used for this operation. 50 Load Performance Setup AHCI Mode This performance setup AHCI mode may not be compatible with all changes. Select [OK] to discard all system configurations. Discard Changes and Exit When ...
...Save Changes and Exit Discard Changes and Exit Discard Changes Load BIOS Defaults Load Performance Setup Default (IDE/SATA) Load Performance Setup AHCI Mode Load Power Saving Setup Default Exit system setup after saving the changes. Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to exit the ... following message, "Save configuration changes and exit setup?" F10 key can be used for this operation. 50 Load Performance Setup AHCI Mode This performance setup AHCI mode may not be compatible with all changes. Select [OK] to discard all system configurations. Discard Changes and Exit When ...
Quick Installation Guide
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... - Supports jumperfree - Instant Boot - ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), ASRock Software Suite (CyberLink DVD Suite and Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi MB) (OEM and Trial Version) - Intelligent Energy Saver (... PLL Voltage Multi-adjustment - HD Audio Jack: Line in/Front Speaker/Microphone - 6 x SATAII 3.0Gb/s connectors, support NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions (see CAUTION 14) English 6 ASRock H55M-GE Motherboard ASRock Instant Flash (see CAUTION 10) - 1 x IR header - 1 x Print Port header - 1 x COM port header -...
... - Supports jumperfree - Instant Boot - ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), ASRock Software Suite (CyberLink DVD Suite and Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi MB) (OEM and Trial Version) - Intelligent Energy Saver (... PLL Voltage Multi-adjustment - HD Audio Jack: Line in/Front Speaker/Microphone - 6 x SATAII 3.0Gb/s connectors, support NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions (see CAUTION 14) English 6 ASRock H55M-GE Motherboard ASRock Instant Flash (see CAUTION 10) - 1 x IR header - 1 x Print Port header - 1 x COM port header -...
Quick Installation Guide
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... NCQ function (IDE mode) STEP 1: Set up BIOS. 2.7 Driver Installation Guide To install the drivers to your system, please insert the support CD to [IDE]. AHCI mode is not supported under Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration. Therefore, the drivers you install... HDDs without NCQ function (IDE mode) STEP 1: Set up BIOS. STEP 2: Install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on your system. 21 ASRock H55M-GE Motherboard English
... NCQ function (IDE mode) STEP 1: Set up BIOS. 2.7 Driver Installation Guide To install the drivers to your system, please insert the support CD to [IDE]. AHCI mode is not supported under Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration. Therefore, the drivers you install... HDDs without NCQ function (IDE mode) STEP 1: Set up BIOS. STEP 2: Install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on your system. 21 ASRock H55M-GE Motherboard English
Quick Installation Guide
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... a more stable overclocking environment. Therefore, CPU FSB is untied during overclocking, FSB enjoys better margin due to [Manual]. Before you apply Untied Overclocking Technology. 22 ASRock H55M-GE Motherboard English B. A. STEP 2: Install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on page 7 for the possible overclocking risk ... enter "Overclock Mode" option of BIOS setup to set the selection from [Auto] to fixed PCI / PCIE buses. Please refer to [AHCI]. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration. Using SATA / SATAII HDDs with NCQ function...
... a more stable overclocking environment. Therefore, CPU FSB is untied during overclocking, FSB enjoys better margin due to [Manual]. Before you apply Untied Overclocking Technology. 22 ASRock H55M-GE Motherboard English B. A. STEP 2: Install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on page 7 for the possible overclocking risk ... enter "Overclock Mode" option of BIOS setup to set the selection from [Auto] to fixed PCI / PCIE buses. Please refer to [AHCI]. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration. Using SATA / SATAII HDDs with NCQ function...