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You may install SATA hard disks on SATA ports. 2 This section will guide you how to Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation of "U ser Manual " in the support CD. For SATA installation guide, please refer to create RAID on this motherboard for internal storage devices. Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation 1.1 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts nVidia nForce3 chipset that supports Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks with RAID functions, including RAID 0, RAID 1, and JBOD. 1.
You may install SATA hard disks on SATA ports. 2 This section will guide you how to Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation of "U ser Manual " in the support CD. For SATA installation guide, please refer to create RAID on this motherboard for internal storage devices. Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation 1.1 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts nVidia nForce3 chipset that supports Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks with RAID functions, including RAID 0, RAID 1, and JBOD. 1.
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... you install the OS. You may start the OS installation. Please select CD-ROM as the boot device. Please refer to the document in the Support CD, "Guide to RAID Utility for Windows 3 Formatting the floppy diskette will start to install Windows 2000 / Windows XP / Windows XP 64-bit on ...may start to boot your optical drive to format the floppy diskette and copy SATA drivers into the floppy drive, and press . STEP 1: Insert the Support CD into your system. (Do NOT insert any floppy diskette into the floppy drive. Once you have the SATA driver diskette ready, you start to...
... you install the OS. You may start the OS installation. Please select CD-ROM as the boot device. Please refer to the document in the Support CD, "Guide to RAID Utility for Windows 3 Formatting the floppy diskette will start to install Windows 2000 / Windows XP / Windows XP 64-bit on ...may start to boot your optical drive to format the floppy diskette and copy SATA drivers into the floppy drive, and press . STEP 1: Insert the Support CD into your system. (Do NOT insert any floppy diskette into the floppy drive. Once you have the SATA driver diskette ready, you start to...
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... will improve data access and storage since it does not provide any HDDs of Independent Disks", which is called data striping that integrates RAID controller supporting RAID 0 / RAID 1 / JBOD function with two independent Serial ATA (SATA) channels. RAID 0 (Data Striping) RAID 0 is a method combining two or more hard disk drives into...
... will improve data access and storage since it does not provide any HDDs of Independent Disks", which is called data striping that integrates RAID controller supporting RAID 0 / RAID 1 / JBOD function with two independent Serial ATA (SATA) channels. RAID 0 (Data Striping) RAID 0 is a method combining two or more hard disk drives into...
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... contains a complete copy of the data in the array. It provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to the surviving drive as it does not support fault tolerance. 5 RAID 1 (Data Mirroring) RAID 1 is called data mirroring that copies and maintains an identical image of data from one drive fails...
... contains a complete copy of the data in the array. It provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to the surviving drive as it does not support fault tolerance. 5 RAID 1 (Data Mirroring) RAID 1 is called data mirroring that copies and maintains an identical image of data from one drive fails...
User Manual
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... step-bystep guide to BIOS setup and information of the Support CD. 1. Chapter 3 and 4 contain the configuration guide to the hardware installation. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com 1.1 Package Contents 1 x ASRock K8Upgrade-NF3 Motherboard (ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 7.5-in, 30.5 cm x 19.1 cm) 1 x ASRock K8Upgrade-NF3 Quick Installation Guide 1 x ASRock K8Upgrade-NF3 Support CD 1 x Ultra ATA 66/100/133 IDE Ribbon Cable...
... step-bystep guide to BIOS setup and information of the Support CD. 1. Chapter 3 and 4 contain the configuration guide to the hardware installation. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com 1.1 Package Contents 1 x ASRock K8Upgrade-NF3 Motherboard (ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 7.5-in, 30.5 cm x 19.1 cm) 1 x ASRock K8Upgrade-NF3 Quick Installation Guide 1 x ASRock K8Upgrade-NF3 Support CD 1 x Ultra ATA 66/100/133 IDE Ribbon Cable...
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... Audio: 7.1 channels AC'97 Audio LAN: Speed: 802.3u (10/100 Ethernet), Supports Wake-On-LAN Hardware Monitor: CPU Temperature Sensing Motherboard Temperature Sensing CPU Overheat Shutdown to Protect CPU Life (ASRock U-COP)(see CAUTION 3) CPU Fan Tachometer Chassis Fan Tachometer Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +...5V, +3.3V, Vcore Future CPU Port: Supports CPU upgrade from AMD 754-Pin CPU to AMD 939-Pin ...
... Audio: 7.1 channels AC'97 Audio LAN: Speed: 802.3u (10/100 Ethernet), Supports Wake-On-LAN Hardware Monitor: CPU Temperature Sensing Motherboard Temperature Sensing CPU Overheat Shutdown to Protect CPU Life (ASRock U-COP)(see CAUTION 3) CPU Fan Tachometer Chassis Fan Tachometer Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +...5V, +3.3V, Vcore Future CPU Port: Supports CPU upgrade from AMD 754-Pin CPU to AMD 939-Pin ...
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...174; Windows® 98 SE / ME / 2000 / XP compliant CAUTION! 1. Power Management for proper connection. 7. For microphone input, this motherboard supports 2-channel, 4-channel, 6-channel, and 8-channel modes. For power-saving's sake, it is not recommended to enable AMD's Cool 'n' QuietTM technology. 2....more stable overclocking environment. 3. For audio output, this motherboard supports both stereo and mono modes. ASRock 8CH I/O: BIOS: OS: 1 PS/2 Mouse Port, 1 PS/2 Keyboard Port 1 Serial Port: COM1 1 Parallel Port (ECP/EPP Support) 4 Ready-to spray thermal grease between the CPU and ...
...174; Windows® 98 SE / ME / 2000 / XP compliant CAUTION! 1. Power Management for proper connection. 7. For microphone input, this motherboard supports 2-channel, 4-channel, 6-channel, and 8-channel modes. For power-saving's sake, it is not recommended to enable AMD's Cool 'n' QuietTM technology. 2....more stable overclocking environment. 3. For audio output, this motherboard supports both stereo and mono modes. ASRock 8CH I/O: BIOS: OS: 1 PS/2 Mouse Port, 1 PS/2 Keyboard Port 1 Serial Port: COM1 1 Parallel Port (ECP/EPP Support) 4 Ready-to spray thermal grease between the CPU and ...
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... be connected to the instruction of the motherboard! • Floppy Connector (33-pin FLOPPY1) (see p.8 No. 11) SATA2 SATA1 These two Serial ATA (SATA) connectors support SATA data cables for the details. Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cable Either end of the connector. Placing jumper caps over these headers and connectors. Besides...
... be connected to the instruction of the motherboard! • Floppy Connector (33-pin FLOPPY1) (see p.8 No. 11) SATA2 SATA1 These two Serial ATA (SATA) connectors support SATA data cables for the details. Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cable Either end of the connector. Placing jumper caps over these headers and connectors. Besides...
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... (CD1: see p.8 No. 18) USB_PWR P-7 P+7 GND DUMMY 1 GND P+6 P-6 USB_PWR ASRock 8CH I/O accommodates 4 default USB 2.0 ports. If those USB 2.0 ports on the I/O panel are not sufficient, this USB 2.0 header is available to support 2 additional USB 2.0 ports. This connector allows you to the power connector of audio devices. 17... black end of SATA power cable to the power connector on the I/O panel are not sufficient, this USB 2.0 header is available to support 2 additional USB 2.0 ports. USB 2.0 Header (9-pin USB67) (see p.8 No. 26) IRTX +5VSB DUMMY 1 GND IRRX CD-R GND GND CD...
... (CD1: see p.8 No. 18) USB_PWR P-7 P+7 GND DUMMY 1 GND P+6 P-6 USB_PWR ASRock 8CH I/O accommodates 4 default USB 2.0 ports. If those USB 2.0 ports on the I/O panel are not sufficient, this USB 2.0 header is available to support 2 additional USB 2.0 ports. This connector allows you to the power connector of audio devices. 17... black end of SATA power cable to the power connector on the I/O panel are not sufficient, this USB 2.0 header is available to support 2 additional USB 2.0 ports. USB 2.0 Header (9-pin USB67) (see p.8 No. 26) IRTX +5VSB DUMMY 1 GND IRRX CD-R GND GND CD...
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2.7 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation This motherboard supports Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks and RAID functions. STEP 3: Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the SATA hard disk. STEP 2: Connect the ... hard disk. 2.8 Realtek Audio Driver Installation For Windows ME If your chassis. STEP 4: Connect the other driver installation, please follow the driver order in our support CD. 19 for other end of your system is Windows ME, please make sure to install the SATA hard disks. This section will guide you...
2.7 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation This motherboard supports Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks and RAID functions. STEP 3: Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the SATA hard disk. STEP 2: Connect the ... hard disk. 2.8 Realtek Audio Driver Installation For Windows ME If your chassis. STEP 4: Connect the other driver installation, please follow the driver order in our support CD. 19 for other end of your system is Windows ME, please make sure to install the SATA hard disks. This section will guide you...
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... Serial ATA driver diskette [YN]?", press . C. The system will start to nVidia RAID Utility for Windows", which is located in the Support CD for Windows 20 Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration. Please refer to the document in the folder at the following path:...Guide to format the floppy diskette and copy SATA drivers into the floppy drive, and press . If you need to [RAID] first. Insert the ASRock Support CD into the floppy drive. WARNING! STEP 3: Use "RAID BIOS Setting Utility" to set up , press key, and then a window for Windows...
... Serial ATA driver diskette [YN]?", press . C. The system will start to nVidia RAID Utility for Windows", which is located in the Support CD for Windows 20 Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration. Please refer to the document in the folder at the following path:...Guide to format the floppy diskette and copy SATA drivers into the floppy drive, and press . If you need to [RAID] first. Insert the ASRock Support CD into the floppy drive. WARNING! STEP 3: Use "RAID BIOS Setting Utility" to set up , press key, and then a window for Windows...
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... installation process. After finishing the installation of Windows 98 SE / Windows ME, please install Windows SE 98 / Windows ME registry patch file provided in the support CD, which is no need for Win98/ME Then the SATA HDD can start to install Windows 2000, Windows XP or Windows XP 64-bit... the folder at the following patch: .. \ Nvidia SATA patch for you don't have to change the BIOS setting. Windows 98 SE / Windows ME does not support RAID function. 21 You can be installed on your SATA HDDs without RAID functions, you to make a SATA driver diskette.
... installation process. After finishing the installation of Windows 98 SE / Windows ME, please install Windows SE 98 / Windows ME registry patch file provided in the support CD, which is no need for Win98/ME Then the SATA HDD can start to install Windows 2000, Windows XP or Windows XP 64-bit... the folder at the following patch: .. \ Nvidia SATA patch for you don't have to change the BIOS setting. Windows 98 SE / Windows ME does not support RAID function. 21 You can be installed on your SATA HDDs without RAID functions, you to make a SATA driver diskette.
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MA Timing Use this to adjust TRAS values. AGP SideBand Address This allows you to enable or disable the feature of AGP fast write protocol support. Configuration options: [Auto], [2CLK], [3CLK], [4CLK], [5CLK], and [6CLK]. OnBoard AC97 Audio Select [Auto] or [Disabled] for graphics memory. AGP Aperture Size It refers to a ...
MA Timing Use this to adjust TRAS values. AGP SideBand Address This allows you to enable or disable the feature of AGP fast write protocol support. Configuration options: [Auto], [2CLK], [3CLK], [4CLK], [5CLK], and [6CLK]. OnBoard AC97 Audio Select [Auto] or [Disabled] for graphics memory. AGP Aperture Size It refers to a ...
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Primary Graphics Adapter This item will switch the PCI Bus scanning order while searching for AGP Voltage. DRAM Voltage Use this feature if the OS supports it. The default value is [High]. 3.3.3 ACPI Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced ACPI Settings Suspend To RAM Repost Video on STR Resume Restore on AC/...
Primary Graphics Adapter This item will switch the PCI Bus scanning order while searching for AGP Voltage. DRAM Voltage Use this feature if the OS supports it. The default value is [High]. 3.3.3 ACPI Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced ACPI Settings Suspend To RAM Repost Video on STR Resume Restore on AC/...
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... Advanced Primary IDE Master Device Vendor Size LBA Mode Block Mode PIO Mode Async DMA Ultra DMA S.M.A.R.T. :Hard Disk :MAXTOR 6L080J4 :80.0 GB :Supported :16Sectors :4 :MultiWord DMA-2 :Ultra DMA-6 :Supported Type LBA/Large Mode Block (Multi-Sector Transfer) PIO Mode DMA Mode S.M.A.R.T. 32Bit Data Transfer [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Disabled] [Disabled...
... Advanced Primary IDE Master Device Vendor Size LBA Mode Block Mode PIO Mode Async DMA Ultra DMA S.M.A.R.T. :Hard Disk :MAXTOR 6L080J4 :80.0 GB :Supported :16Sectors :4 :MultiWord DMA-2 :Ultra DMA-6 :Supported Type LBA/Large Mode Block (Multi-Sector Transfer) PIO Mode DMA Mode S.M.A.R.T. 32Bit Data Transfer [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Disabled] [Disabled...
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... it allows you may select [Auto] so that the system will disable the legacy USB support. 3.4 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen In this item to enable or disable the support to enable or disable the use of the CPU temperature, motherboard temperature, CPU fan speed,...there is no USB device connected, "Auto" option will start to enable or disable the USB 2.0 support. 3.3.8 USB Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced USB Configuration USB Controller USB 2.0 Support Legacy USB Support [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] To enable or disable the onboard USB controllers. +F1 F9 F10 ESC...
... it allows you may select [Auto] so that the system will disable the legacy USB support. 3.4 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen In this item to enable or disable the support to enable or disable the use of the CPU temperature, motherboard temperature, CPU fan speed,...there is no USB device connected, "Auto" option will start to enable or disable the USB 2.0 support. 3.3.8 USB Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced USB Configuration USB Controller USB 2.0 Support Legacy USB Support [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] To enable or disable the onboard USB controllers. +F1 F9 F10 ESC...
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... is enabled in this chapter for general reference only. Software Support 4.1 Install Operating System This motherboard supports various Microsoft® Windows® operating systems: 98 SE / ME / 2000 / XP. or you need to contact ASRock or want to display the menus. 4.2.2 Drivers Menu The ...the applications software that enhance the motherboard features. 4.2.1 Running The Support CD To begin using the support CD, insert the CD into your dealer for more about ASRock, welcome to visit ASRock's website at http://www.asrock.com; 4. If the Main Menu did not appear automatically, ...
... is enabled in this chapter for general reference only. Software Support 4.1 Install Operating System This motherboard supports various Microsoft® Windows® operating systems: 98 SE / ME / 2000 / XP. or you need to contact ASRock or want to display the menus. 4.2.2 Drivers Menu The ...the applications software that enhance the motherboard features. 4.2.1 Running The Support CD To begin using the support CD, insert the CD into your dealer for more about ASRock, welcome to visit ASRock's website at http://www.asrock.com; 4. If the Main Menu did not appear automatically, ...
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... the Display icon in the Control Panel then select the Screen Saver tab. 4. Automatic mode is strongly recommended to install "AMD Processor Driver" from the "Support CD" first. From the Windows 2000/XP operating system, click the Start button. Click the "Power..." Click OK to Classic View. (for Windows XP only...
... the Display icon in the Control Panel then select the Screen Saver tab. 4. Automatic mode is strongly recommended to install "AMD Processor Driver" from the "Support CD" first. From the Windows 2000/XP operating system, click the Start button. Click the "Power..." Click OK to Classic View. (for Windows XP only...
Quick Installation Guide
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... control. This Quick Installation Guide contains introduction of this manual will be available on ASRock website as well. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com 1.1 Package Contents 1 x ASRock K8Upgrade-NF3 Motherboard (ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 7.5-in, 30.5 cm x 19.1 cm) 1 x ASRock K8Upgrade-NF3 Quick Installation Guide 1 x ASRock K8Upgrade-NF3 Support CD 1 x Ultra ATA 66/100/133 IDE Ribbon Cable (80-conductor) 1 x 3.5-in the...
... control. This Quick Installation Guide contains introduction of this manual will be available on ASRock website as well. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com 1.1 Package Contents 1 x ASRock K8Upgrade-NF3 Motherboard (ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 7.5-in, 30.5 cm x 19.1 cm) 1 x ASRock K8Upgrade-NF3 Quick Installation Guide 1 x ASRock K8Upgrade-NF3 Support CD 1 x Ultra ATA 66/100/133 IDE Ribbon Cable (80-conductor) 1 x 3.5-in the...
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... AC'97 Audio LAN: Speed: 802.3u (10/100 Ethernet), Supports Wake-On-LAN Hardware Monitor: CPU Temperature Sensing Motherboard Temperature Sensing CPU Overheat Shutdown to Protect CPU Life (ASRock U-COP)(see CAUTION 3) CPU Fan Tachometer Chassis Fan Tachometer Voltage Monitoring...: 4 x PCI Slots, PCI Specification 2.2 AGP Slot: 1 x AGP Slot Supports 1.5V, 8X / 4X AGP Card (see CAUTION 4) USB 2.0: 8 USB 2.0 Ports: 4 Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports on the I/O Panel Plus 2 On-Board Headers Supporting 4 Extra USB 2.0 Ports (see CAUTION 5) English 5 ASRock K8Upgrade-NF3 Motherboard
... AC'97 Audio LAN: Speed: 802.3u (10/100 Ethernet), Supports Wake-On-LAN Hardware Monitor: CPU Temperature Sensing Motherboard Temperature Sensing CPU Overheat Shutdown to Protect CPU Life (ASRock U-COP)(see CAUTION 3) CPU Fan Tachometer Chassis Fan Tachometer Voltage Monitoring...: 4 x PCI Slots, PCI Specification 2.2 AGP Slot: 1 x AGP Slot Supports 1.5V, 8X / 4X AGP Card (see CAUTION 4) USB 2.0: 8 USB 2.0 Ports: 4 Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports on the I/O Panel Plus 2 On-Board Headers Supporting 4 Extra USB 2.0 Ports (see CAUTION 5) English 5 ASRock K8Upgrade-NF3 Motherboard