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Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation 2 1.1 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation 2 1.2 Making An SATA Driver Diskette 3 2. Installation of RAID 4 2.2 RAID Configuration Precautions 6 2.3 BIOS Configuration Utility 7 2.3.1 Enter BIOS Configuration Utility 7 2.3.2 Create Disk Array 8 2.3.3 Delete Disk Array 13 2.3.4 Select Boot Array 14 3. Guide to RAID Configurations 4 2.1 Introduction of Windows 2000 / Windows XP 15 1 Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration 1.
Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation 2 1.1 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation 2 1.2 Making An SATA Driver Diskette 3 2. Installation of RAID 4 2.2 RAID Configuration Precautions 6 2.3 BIOS Configuration Utility 7 2.3.1 Enter BIOS Configuration Utility 7 2.3.2 Create Disk Array 8 2.3.3 Delete Disk Array 13 2.3.4 Select Boot Array 14 3. Guide to RAID Configurations 4 2.1 Introduction of Windows 2000 / Windows XP 15 1 Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration 1.
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Formatting the floppy diskette will start to format the floppy diskette and copy SATA drivers into the floppy diskette. Once you have the SATA driver diskette ready, you may start to install Windows 2000 / Windows XP on your system directly without setting the RAID configuration on your system. (Do NOT... Tool 3 Please refer to the document in the Support CD, "Guide to VIA RAID Tool", which is located in it! STEP 1: Insert the ASRock Support CD into the floppy drive, and press . Please select CD-ROM as the boot device. WARNING! Please insert a floppy diskette into your optical...
Formatting the floppy diskette will start to format the floppy diskette and copy SATA drivers into the floppy diskette. Once you have the SATA driver diskette ready, you may start to install Windows 2000 / Windows XP on your system directly without setting the RAID configuration on your system. (Do NOT... Tool 3 Please refer to the document in the Support CD, "Guide to VIA RAID Tool", which is located in it! STEP 1: Insert the ASRock Support CD into the floppy drive, and press . Please select CD-ROM as the boot device. WARNING! Please insert a floppy diskette into your optical...
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3. At this moment, please press key and the following information will see the message at the bottom of Windows 2000 or Windows XP, please insert Windows 2000 or Windows XP CD into the optical drive. Installation of Windows 2000 / Windows XP For the installation of the screen, "Press F6 if you will ap p ea r. 15 Then remove the floppy diskette, and reboot the system. At the very beginning, you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver...."
3. At this moment, please press key and the following information will see the message at the bottom of Windows 2000 or Windows XP, please insert Windows 2000 or Windows XP CD into the optical drive. Installation of Windows 2000 / Windows XP For the installation of the screen, "Press F6 if you will ap p ea r. 15 Then remove the floppy diskette, and reboot the system. At the very beginning, you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver...."
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You will see the instruction as followed. Please use arrow keys to move the highlight bar to make your selection according to the OS you previously made. When the installation of the SATA HDD drivers is complete, please continue to follow the instructions of the SATA HDD drivers for the proper installation. 16 Please press key to install the SATA driver diskette that you use. After inserting the SATA HDD driver diskette and pressing key, you will see the different versions of Windows 2000 or Windows XP for you to install.
You will see the instruction as followed. Please use arrow keys to move the highlight bar to make your selection according to the OS you previously made. When the installation of the SATA HDD drivers is complete, please continue to follow the instructions of the SATA HDD drivers for the proper installation. 16 Please press key to install the SATA driver diskette that you use. After inserting the SATA HDD driver diskette and pressing key, you will see the different versions of Windows 2000 or Windows XP for you to install.
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...guide in the folder at the beginning of system boot-up, press key, and then a window for boot devices selection appears. C. WARNING! E. After making a SATA driver diskette and using "SATA RAID BIOS" to set RAID configuration. Formatting the floppy diskette will...Windows XP 64-bit With RAID Functions If you want to format the floppy diskette and copy SATA drivers into the floppy drive. STEP 2: Use "SATA RAID BIOS" to set RAID configuration, you see these messages, Please insert a diskette into the floppy diskette. Please select CDROM as the boot device. Insert the ASRock...
...guide in the folder at the beginning of system boot-up, press key, and then a window for boot devices selection appears. C. WARNING! E. After making a SATA driver diskette and using "SATA RAID BIOS" to set RAID configuration. Formatting the floppy diskette will...Windows XP 64-bit With RAID Functions If you want to format the floppy diskette and copy SATA drivers into the floppy drive. STEP 2: Use "SATA RAID BIOS" to set RAID configuration, you see these messages, Please insert a diskette into the floppy diskette. Please select CDROM as the boot device. Insert the ASRock...
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... on your SATA HDDs without RAID functions or you don't have to set up RAID functions, there is located in Windows environment, please install SATA drivers from [RAID] to [non-RAID]. STEP 1: Set Up BIOS. A. After setting up BIOS. If you are located at the following path: .. \ ... CD: .. \ 64bit SATA Driver STEP 2: Install Windows XP 64-bit OS on your system. Please refer to the document in the Support CD, "Guide to your system directly. Please install Windows 98 / Windows ME OS on your IDE HDDs instead of Windows 2000 / Windows XP / Windows XP 64-bit OS, if ...
... on your SATA HDDs without RAID functions or you don't have to set up RAID functions, there is located in Windows environment, please install SATA drivers from [RAID] to [non-RAID]. STEP 1: Set Up BIOS. A. After setting up BIOS. If you are located at the following path: .. \ ... CD: .. \ 64bit SATA Driver STEP 2: Install Windows XP 64-bit OS on your system. Please refer to the document in the Support CD, "Guide to your system directly. Please install Windows 98 / Windows ME OS on your IDE HDDs instead of Windows 2000 / Windows XP / Windows XP 64-bit OS, if ...
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...dealer for general reference only. or you need to contact ASRock or want to display the menus. 4.2.2 Drivers Menu The Drivers Menu shows the available devices drivers including ASRock Express GbL PCI Express LAN card driver if the system detects the installed devices. Click on ...the file "ASSETUP.EXE" from the BIN folder in this chapter for further information. 38 Software Support 4.1 Install Operating System This motherboard supports various Microsoft® Windows...
...dealer for general reference only. or you need to contact ASRock or want to display the menus. 4.2.2 Drivers Menu The Drivers Menu shows the available devices drivers including ASRock Express GbL PCI Express LAN card driver if the system detects the installed devices. Click on ...the file "ASSETUP.EXE" from the BIN folder in this chapter for further information. 38 Software Support 4.1 Install Operating System This motherboard supports various Microsoft® Windows...
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...of monitor group, click the "Settings..." From the Power Options Properties dialog box, select AMD's Cool 'n' QuietTM Technology tab. 5. From the Windows 2000/XP operating system, click the Start button. Double-click the Display icon in the Control Panel then select the Screen Saver tab. 3. ...button. The following dialog box appears. 5. Click OK to install "AMD Processor Driver" from the "Support CD" first. Select Settings, then Control Panel. 2. If you are using this feature, please make sure to implement settings...
...of monitor group, click the "Settings..." From the Power Options Properties dialog box, select AMD's Cool 'n' QuietTM Technology tab. 5. From the Windows 2000/XP operating system, click the Start button. Double-click the Display icon in the Control Panel then select the Screen Saver tab. 3. ...button. The following dialog box appears. 5. Click OK to install "AMD Processor Driver" from the "Support CD" first. Select Settings, then Control Panel. 2. If you are using this feature, please make sure to implement settings...
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...the below methods for proper installation according to the different Windows OS versions. 2.8.1 Installing Windows 2000 / Windows XP with RAID Functions If you want to generate Serial ATA driver diskette [YN]?", press . After making a SATA driver diskette and using "SATA RAID BIOS" to format the... boot-up, press key, and then a window for proper configuration. Then you need to format and copy files [YN]? E. Before you start to configure the RAID function, you will start to install Windows 2000 / Windows XP on your system. 16 ASRock K8Upgrade-VM800 Motherboard English
...the below methods for proper installation according to the different Windows OS versions. 2.8.1 Installing Windows 2000 / Windows XP with RAID Functions If you want to generate Serial ATA driver diskette [YN]?", press . After making a SATA driver diskette and using "SATA RAID BIOS" to format the... boot-up, press key, and then a window for proper configuration. Then you need to format and copy files [YN]? E. Before you start to configure the RAID function, you will start to install Windows 2000 / Windows XP on your system. 16 ASRock K8Upgrade-VM800 Motherboard English
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... floppy diskette. Insert the floppy diskette into your floppy drive. Copy the SATA 64-bit drivers to install Windows XP 64bit on your system. After the installation of Windows 2000 / Windows XP / Windows XP 64-bit OS, if you want to manage RAID functions, you are located at ... located in the folder at the following path in the Support CD: .. \ 64bit SATA Driver STEP 2: Install Windows XP 64-bit OS on your system. Windows 98 / Windows ME does not support RAID functions. 2. A. The SATA 64-bit drivers are allowed to your system as well. 17 ASRock K8Upgrade-VM800 Motherboard English
... floppy diskette. Insert the floppy diskette into your floppy drive. Copy the SATA 64-bit drivers to install Windows XP 64bit on your system. After the installation of Windows 2000 / Windows XP / Windows XP 64-bit OS, if you want to manage RAID functions, you are located at ... located in the folder at the following path in the Support CD: .. \ 64bit SATA Driver STEP 2: Install Windows XP 64-bit OS on your system. Windows 98 / Windows ME does not support RAID functions. 2. A. The SATA 64-bit drivers are allowed to your system as well. 17 ASRock K8Upgrade-VM800 Motherboard English
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...non-RAID]. STEP 2: Install Windows 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system. After setting up BIOS, you don't want to set up RAID functions, there is no need to make a SATA driver diskette. 18 ASRock K8Upgrade-VM800 Motherboard English If you can start to install Windows 2000 / XP / XP ...64-bit on your system. STEP 1: Install Windows 98 / ME OS on your system. You can start to install...
...non-RAID]. STEP 2: Install Windows 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system. After setting up BIOS, you don't want to set up RAID functions, there is no need to make a SATA driver diskette. 18 ASRock K8Upgrade-VM800 Motherboard English If you can start to install Windows 2000 / XP / XP ...64-bit on your system. STEP 1: Install Windows 98 / ME OS on your system. You can start to install...
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... user-friendly. For the detailed information about BIOS Setup, please refer to display the menus. 19 ASRock K8Upgrade-VM800 Motherboard English Software Support CD information This motherboard supports various Microsoft® Windows® operating systems: 98 SE/ ME / 2000 / XP. It will enhance motherboard features. ...Setup utility; The BIOS Setup program is enabled in the Support CD. 4. otherwise, POST continues with the motherboard contains necessary drivers and useful utilities that will display the Main Menu automatically if "AUTORUN" is designed to enter BIOS Setup after POST, ...
... user-friendly. For the detailed information about BIOS Setup, please refer to display the menus. 19 ASRock K8Upgrade-VM800 Motherboard English Software Support CD information This motherboard supports various Microsoft® Windows® operating systems: 98 SE/ ME / 2000 / XP. It will enhance motherboard features. ...Setup utility; The BIOS Setup program is enabled in the Support CD. 4. otherwise, POST continues with the motherboard contains necessary drivers and useful utilities that will display the Main Menu automatically if "AUTORUN" is designed to enter BIOS Setup after POST, ...