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Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration 1. Guide to RAID Configurations 4 2.1 Introduction of Windows 2000 / Windows XP 15 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 SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration 1. Guide to RAID Configurations 4 2.1 Introduction of Windows 2000 / Windows XP 15 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.
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...by using "VIA RAID Tool" in the folder at the beginning of system boot-up, press key, and then a window for boot devices selection appears. Please select CD-ROM as the boot device. WARNING! STEP 4: Then you will start ...files [YN]? Please refer to the document in the Support CD, "Guide to VIA RAID Tool", which is located in Windows environment. STEP 5: The system will see the message on your system, or you may also set RAID 0 / RAID ...If you want to generate Serial ATA driver diskette [YN]?", press . STEP 1: Insert the ASRock Support CD into the floppy drive, and press .
...by using "VIA RAID Tool" in the folder at the beginning of system boot-up, press key, and then a window for boot devices selection appears. Please select CD-ROM as the boot device. WARNING! STEP 4: Then you will start ...files [YN]? Please refer to the document in the Support CD, "Guide to VIA RAID Tool", which is located in Windows environment. STEP 5: The system will see the message on your system, or you may also set RAID 0 / RAID ...If you want to generate Serial ATA driver diskette [YN]?", press . STEP 1: Insert the ASRock Support CD into the floppy drive, and press .
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Then remove the floppy diskette, and reboot the system. 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. 3. At the very beginning, you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver...." 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 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. 3. At the very beginning, you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver...." Installation of Windows 2000 / Windows XP For the installation of the screen, "Press F6 if you will ap p ea r. 15
RAID Installation Guide
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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 You will see the different versions of Windows 2000 or Windows XP for you will see the instruction as followed. Please press key to install the SATA driver diskette that you use. After inserting the SATA HDD driver diskette and pressing key, you to install.
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 You will see the different versions of Windows 2000 or Windows XP for you will see the instruction as followed. Please press key to install the SATA driver diskette that you use. After inserting the SATA HDD driver diskette and pressing key, you to install.
RAID Utility for Windows Guide
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Getting Start The "RAID Software" is a Windows-based software utility with graphical user interface and provides user an easy-operation tool to configure and manage disk drives or disk arrays connected to call out the main interface of the tool bar to indicate that GUI software is currently running. Just double click on the small icon to VT8237 SATA controller. An icon will automatically start every time when your Windows OS is installed, it will appear in the system tray of the software. 1 RAID Software 1. After GUI software is started.
Getting Start The "RAID Software" is a Windows-based software utility with graphical user interface and provides user an easy-operation tool to configure and manage disk drives or disk arrays connected to call out the main interface of the tool bar to indicate that GUI software is currently running. Just double click on the small icon to VT8237 SATA controller. An icon will automatically start every time when your Windows OS is installed, it will appear in the system tray of the software. 1 RAID Software 1. After GUI software is started.
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... also remove the selected disk drive from array. 2. Press "Create" button to create or "Cancel" button to array. After you select "Custom", the "Available Disks" window will list the available disk drives for array-creating. If you pressed the "Create" button, a warning message will pop up . Click "Yes" to finish the... creation of disk array, or "No" to remove the selected disk drive. The "Creating Array" window will pop up . Click the disk drive in "Array Disks" windows, then click left arrow button to cancel. 3
... also remove the selected disk drive from array. 2. Press "Create" button to create or "Cancel" button to array. After you select "Custom", the "Available Disks" window will list the available disk drives for array-creating. If you pressed the "Create" button, a warning message will pop up . Click "Yes" to finish the... creation of disk array, or "No" to remove the selected disk drive. The "Creating Array" window will pop up . Click the disk drive in "Array Disks" windows, then click left arrow button to cancel. 3
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Delete Disk Array 1. Click "Yes" to delete the specific disk array or click "No" to delete from the left window. Click "Remove Array" button , then a warning message will pop up. 2. Select the disk array that you want to cancel. 6 3.
Delete Disk Array 1. Click "Yes" to delete the specific disk array or click "No" to delete from the left window. Click "Remove Array" button , then a warning message will pop up. 2. Select the disk array that you want to cancel. 6 3.
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... checking will pop up to skip the restarting. A message box will fail. 7 Your hard disk drive must be reserved. 4. After you complete the checking, a dialog window will take effect only after restarting. Warning: Deleting a disk array will be compatible with ATA/ATAPI-5 specifications and support SMART commands; 3. New setting will pop...
... checking will pop up to skip the restarting. A message box will fail. 7 Your hard disk drive must be reserved. 4. After you complete the checking, a dialog window will take effect only after restarting. Warning: Deleting a disk array will be compatible with ATA/ATAPI-5 specifications and support SMART commands; 3. New setting will pop...
User Manual
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... Disks Installation 19 2.8 Hot Plug Function for SATA HDDs 19 2.9 Installing Windows 2000 / Windows XP / Windows XP 64-bit With RAID Functions 20 2.9.1 Installing Windows 2000 / Windows XP With RAID Functions 20 2.9.2 Installing Windows XP 64-bit With RAID Functions ....... 20 2.10 Installing Windows 98 / ME / 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions... 34 3.4 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 35 3.5 Boot Screen 35 3.5.1 Boot Settings Configuration 36 3 Introduction 5 1.1 Package Contents 5 1.2 Specifications 6 1.3 Motherboard Layout 8 1.4 ASRock I/O PlusTM 9 2 .
... Disks Installation 19 2.8 Hot Plug Function for SATA HDDs 19 2.9 Installing Windows 2000 / Windows XP / Windows XP 64-bit With RAID Functions 20 2.9.1 Installing Windows 2000 / Windows XP With RAID Functions 20 2.9.2 Installing Windows XP 64-bit With RAID Functions ....... 20 2.10 Installing Windows 98 / ME / 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions... 34 3.4 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 35 3.5 Boot Screen 35 3.5.1 Boot Settings Configuration 36 3 Introduction 5 1.1 Package Contents 5 1.2 Specifications 6 1.3 Motherboard Layout 8 1.4 ASRock I/O PlusTM 9 2 .
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... you install the PC system. 3. While CPU overheat is not recommended to enable AMD's Cool 'n' QuietTM technology under Windows system. Although this motherboard! To improve heat dissipation, remember to spray thermal grease between the CPU and the heatsink when...Windows® 98 SE / ME / 2000 / XP compliant CAUTION! 1. Frequencies other than the recommended CPU bus frequencies may cause permanent damage! 4. It may cause the instability of this motherboard offers stepless control, it back again. See APPENDIX on the AGP slot of the system or damage the CPU. 7 ASRock...
... you install the PC system. 3. While CPU overheat is not recommended to enable AMD's Cool 'n' QuietTM technology under Windows system. Although this motherboard! To improve heat dissipation, remember to spray thermal grease between the CPU and the heatsink when...Windows® 98 SE / ME / 2000 / XP compliant CAUTION! 1. Frequencies other than the recommended CPU bus frequencies may cause permanent damage! 4. It may cause the instability of this motherboard offers stepless control, it back again. See APPENDIX on the AGP slot of the system or damage the CPU. 7 ASRock...
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...the folder at the beginning of system boot-up, press key, and then a window for boot devices selection appears. After making a SATA driver diskette and using "SATA RAID BIOS" to set RAID configuration. Insert the ASRock Support CD into the floppy drive. STEP 2: Use "SATA RAID BIOS" to boot... your system. During POST at the following path: .. \ SATA RAID BIOS STEP 3: Install Windows 2000 / Windows XP OS on your system. C. Please refer to the ...
...the folder at the beginning of system boot-up, press key, and then a window for boot devices selection appears. After making a SATA driver diskette and using "SATA RAID BIOS" to set RAID configuration. Insert the ASRock Support CD into the floppy drive. STEP 2: Use "SATA RAID BIOS" to boot... your system. During POST at the following path: .. \ SATA RAID BIOS STEP 3: Install Windows 2000 / Windows XP OS on your system. C. Please refer to the ...
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... UTILITY ¡÷Advanced screen ¡÷IDE Configuration. After setting up BIOS, you want to install Windows 98 / ME / 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit on your IDE HDDs instead of Windows 2000 / Windows XP / Windows XP 64-bit OS, if you want to manage RAID functions, you don't want to use "VIA... If you are located at the following path in the support CD, "Guide to VIA RAID Tool", which is no need to set up BIOS. B. Windows 98 / Windows ME does not support RAID functions. 2. Set the "SATA Operation Mode" option from the Support CD again so that "VIA RAID Tool" will be...
... UTILITY ¡÷Advanced screen ¡÷IDE Configuration. After setting up BIOS, you want to install Windows 98 / ME / 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit on your IDE HDDs instead of Windows 2000 / Windows XP / Windows XP 64-bit OS, if you want to manage RAID functions, you don't want to use "VIA... If you are located at the following path in the support CD, "Guide to VIA RAID Tool", which is no need to set up BIOS. B. Windows 98 / Windows ME does not support RAID functions. 2. Set the "SATA Operation Mode" option from the Support CD again so that "VIA RAID Tool" will be...
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.../Power Loss This allows you set the power state after an unexpected AC/power loss. PCI Devices Power On Use this feature under Microsoft® Windows® 98 / ME. If [Power Off] is recommended to set this item to enable or disable PS/2 keyboard to auto-detect or disable the Suspend...
.../Power Loss This allows you set the power state after an unexpected AC/power loss. PCI Devices Power On Use this feature under Microsoft® Windows® 98 / ME. If [Power Off] is recommended to set this item to enable or disable PS/2 keyboard to auto-detect or disable the Suspend...
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... is [Auto]. TYPE Use this item to configure the type of the IDE device that you specify. for a hard disk > 512 MB under DOS and Windows; PIO Mode Use this item to set the partition of the Primary IDE hard disk drives to active. [CD/DVD]: This is used for compatible...
... is [Auto]. TYPE Use this item to configure the type of the IDE device that you specify. for a hard disk > 512 MB under DOS and Windows; PIO Mode Use this item to set the partition of the Primary IDE hard disk drives to active. [CD/DVD]: This is used for compatible...
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Click on the file "ASSETUP.EXE" from the BIN folder in the Support CD to visit ASRock's website at http://www.asrock.com; 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. Software Support 4.1 Install Operating System This motherboard supports various Microsoft® Windows...
Click on the file "ASSETUP.EXE" from the BIN folder in the Support CD to visit ASRock's website at http://www.asrock.com; 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. Software Support 4.1 Install Operating System This motherboard supports various Microsoft® Windows...
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...icon in the Control Panel then select the Screen Saver tab. 4. Automatic mode is strongly recommended to Classic View. (for Windows XP only) 3. From the Windows 2000/XP operating system, click the Start button. Click the "Power..." From the Power schemes combo list box, select Minimal...combo list box, to implement settings. 39 Click OK to select desired mode. Switch to enable AMD's Cool 'n' QuietTM technology under Windows system. From the Windows 98SE/ME operating system, click the Start button. APPENDIX: AMD's Cool 'n' QuietTM Technology For power-saving sake, it is the ...
...icon in the Control Panel then select the Screen Saver tab. 4. Automatic mode is strongly recommended to Classic View. (for Windows XP only) 3. From the Windows 2000/XP operating system, click the Start button. Click the "Power..." From the Power schemes combo list box, select Minimal...combo list box, to implement settings. 39 Click OK to select desired mode. Switch to enable AMD's Cool 'n' QuietTM technology under Windows system. From the Windows 98SE/ME operating system, click the Start button. APPENDIX: AMD's Cool 'n' QuietTM Technology For power-saving sake, it is the ...
Quick Installation Guide
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... enable AMD's Cool 'n' QuietTM technology. 2. It may cause permanent damage! 4. English 6 ASRock K8Upgrade-VM800 Motherboard For power-saving sake, it is detected, the system will automatically shutdown. It may not work properly under Microsoft® Windows® XP SP1 / 2000 SP4. Although this motherboard! ASRock I/O PlusTM: 1 PS/2 Mouse Port, 1 PS/2 Keyboard Port 1 VGA Port 1 Parallel...
... enable AMD's Cool 'n' QuietTM technology. 2. It may cause permanent damage! 4. English 6 ASRock K8Upgrade-VM800 Motherboard For power-saving sake, it is detected, the system will automatically shutdown. It may not work properly under Microsoft® Windows® XP SP1 / 2000 SP4. Although this motherboard! ASRock I/O PlusTM: 1 PS/2 Mouse Port, 1 PS/2 Keyboard Port 1 VGA Port 1 Parallel...
Quick Installation Guide
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...", which is located in it! B. STEP 1: Make a SATA Driver Diskette. During POST at the following path: .. \ SATA RAID BIOS STEP 3: Install Windows 2000 / Windows XP OS on your system. 16 ASRock K8Upgrade-VM800 Motherboard English The system will lose ALL data in the folder at the beginning of system boot-up, press key, and then...
...", which is located in it! B. STEP 1: Make a SATA Driver Diskette. During POST at the following path: .. \ SATA RAID BIOS STEP 3: Install Windows 2000 / Windows XP OS on your system. 16 ASRock K8Upgrade-VM800 Motherboard English The system will lose ALL data in the folder at the beginning of system boot-up, press key, and then...
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... Disks Installation and RAID Configuration", which is located in the Support CD: .. \ 64bit SATA Driver STEP 2: Install Windows XP 64-bit OS on your system as well. 17 ASRock K8Upgrade-VM800 Motherboard English STEP 1: Make a SATA Driver Diskette. A. The SATA 64-bit drivers are allowed to use "VIA ...RAID Tool" in Windows environment, please install SATA drivers from the Support CD again so that "VIA RAID Tool"...
... Disks Installation and RAID Configuration", which is located in the Support CD: .. \ 64bit SATA Driver STEP 2: Install Windows XP 64-bit OS on your system as well. 17 ASRock K8Upgrade-VM800 Motherboard English STEP 1: Make a SATA Driver Diskette. A. The SATA 64-bit drivers are allowed to use "VIA ...RAID Tool" in Windows environment, please install SATA drivers from the Support CD again so that "VIA RAID Tool"...
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... RAID functions, there is no need to [non-RAID]. Set the "SATA Operation Mode" option from [RAID] to make a SATA driver diskette. 18 ASRock K8Upgrade-VM800 Motherboard English STEP 2: Install Windows 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration. A. STEP 1: Set Up BIOS. STEP 1: Install...
... RAID functions, there is no need to [non-RAID]. Set the "SATA Operation Mode" option from [RAID] to make a SATA driver diskette. 18 ASRock K8Upgrade-VM800 Motherboard English STEP 2: Install Windows 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration. A. STEP 1: Set Up BIOS. STEP 1: Install...