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Guide to RAID Configurations 4 2.1 Introduction of Windows 2000 / Windows XP 15 1 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 SATA Hard Disks Installation 2 1.1 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation 2 1.2 Making An SATA Driver Diskette 3 2.
Guide to RAID Configurations 4 2.1 Introduction of Windows 2000 / Windows XP 15 1 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 SATA Hard Disks Installation 2 1.1 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation 2 1.2 Making An SATA Driver Diskette 3 2.
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... 2000 or Windows XP on your SATA HDDs, you will need to boot your optical drive to make an SATA driver diskette before you install the OS. WARNING! STEP 1: Insert the ASRock Support CD into your system. (Do NOT insert any floppy diskette into the floppy drive at this moment!) STEP ...2: During POST at the following path: .. \ VIA RAID Tool 3 1.2 Making An SATA Driver Diskette If you want to format the floppy diskette ...
... 2000 or Windows XP on your SATA HDDs, you will need to boot your optical drive to make an SATA driver diskette before you install the OS. WARNING! STEP 1: Insert the ASRock Support CD into your system. (Do NOT insert any floppy diskette into the floppy drive at this moment!) STEP ...2: During POST at the following path: .. \ VIA RAID Tool 3 1.2 Making An SATA Driver Diskette If you want to format the floppy diskette ...
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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. At the very beginning, you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver...." Then remove the floppy diskette, and reboot the system. Installation of Windows 2000 / Windows XP For the installation of the screen, "Press F6 if you will ap p ea r. 15
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. At the very beginning, you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver...." Then remove the floppy diskette, and reboot the system. Installation of Windows 2000 / Windows XP For the installation of the screen, "Press F6 if you will ap p ea r. 15
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Please 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. 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 the OS you use arrow keys to move the highlight bar to make your selection according to install the SATA driver diskette that you previously made.
Please 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. 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 the OS you use arrow keys to move the highlight bar to make your selection according to install the SATA driver diskette that you previously made.
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Software Support 38 4.1 Install Operating System 38 4.2 Support CD Information 38 4.2.1 Running Support CD 38 4.2.2 Drivers Menu 38 4.2.3 Utilities Menu 38 4.2.4 Contact Information 38 APPENDIX: AMD's Cool 'n' QuietTM Technology ...... 39 4 3.6 Security Screen 36 3.7 Exit Screen 37 4 .
Software Support 38 4.1 Install Operating System 38 4.2 Support CD Information 38 4.2.1 Running Support CD 38 4.2.2 Drivers Menu 38 4.2.3 Utilities Menu 38 4.2.4 Contact Information 38 APPENDIX: AMD's Cool 'n' QuietTM Technology ...... 39 4 3.6 Security Screen 36 3.7 Exit Screen 37 4 .
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...will lose ALL data in the folder at the beginning of system boot-up, press key, and then a window for proper configuration. After making a SATA driver diskette and using "SATA RAID BIOS" to set RAID configuration. During POST at the following path: .. \ SATA RAID BIOS STEP 3: Install Windows 2000 ...on your system. STEP 2: Use "SATA RAID BIOS" to boot your SATA HDDs with RAID functions, please follow the below steps. Insert the ASRock Support CD into the floppy diskette. Please refer to the document in the Support CD, "Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration",...
...will lose ALL data in the folder at the beginning of system boot-up, press key, and then a window for proper configuration. After making a SATA driver diskette and using "SATA RAID BIOS" to set RAID configuration. During POST at the following path: .. \ SATA RAID BIOS STEP 3: Install Windows 2000 ...on your system. STEP 2: Use "SATA RAID BIOS" to boot your SATA HDDs with RAID functions, please follow the below steps. Insert the ASRock Support CD into the floppy diskette. Please refer to the document in the Support CD, "Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration",...
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...is no need to install Windows 98 / ME / 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit on your floppy diskette. If you can start to make a SATA driver diskette. 21 STEP 1: Set Up BIOS. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY ¡÷Advanced screen ¡÷IDE Configuration. After setting up BIOS. Copy the SATA... 64-bit drivers to install Windows 98 / Windows ME on your system. Please install Windows 98 / Windows ME OS on your SATA HDDs without RAID functions or you...
...is no need to install Windows 98 / ME / 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit on your floppy diskette. If you can start to make a SATA driver diskette. 21 STEP 1: Set Up BIOS. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY ¡÷Advanced screen ¡÷IDE Configuration. After setting up BIOS. Copy the SATA... 64-bit drivers to install Windows 98 / Windows ME on your system. Please install Windows 98 / Windows ME OS on your SATA HDDs without RAID functions or you...
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...options vary, use the setup procedures in the Support CD 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. Refer to activate the devices. 4.2.3 Utilities ... 38 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. Please install the necessary drivers to your OS documentation for general...
...options vary, use the setup procedures in the Support CD 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. Refer to activate the devices. 4.2.3 Utilities ... 38 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. Please install the necessary drivers to your OS documentation for general...
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... make sure to Classic View. (for Windows XP only) 3. From the Windows 98SE/ME operating system, click the Start button. Switch to install "AMD Processor Driver" from the "Support CD" first. The following dialog box appears. 5. Click OK to select desired mode. From the Power Options Properties dialog box, select AMD...
... make sure to Classic View. (for Windows XP only) 3. From the Windows 98SE/ME operating system, click the Start button. Switch to install "AMD Processor Driver" from the "Support CD" first. The following dialog box appears. 5. Click OK to select desired mode. From the Power Options Properties dialog box, select AMD...
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D. WARNING! Please insert a floppy diskette into your optical drive to boot your system. 16 ASRock K8Upgrade-VM800 Motherboard English Please refer to the document in the Support CD, "Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration", which is located in the ... insert a diskette into the floppy diskette. E. STEP 2: Use "SATA RAID BIOS" to set RAID configuration, you can start to set RAID configuration. After making a SATA driver diskette and using "SATA RAID BIOS" to install Windows 2000 / Windows XP on the screen, "Do you need to check the installation guide in it...
D. WARNING! Please insert a floppy diskette into your optical drive to boot your system. 16 ASRock K8Upgrade-VM800 Motherboard English Please refer to the document in the Support CD, "Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration", which is located in the ... insert a diskette into the floppy diskette. E. STEP 2: Use "SATA RAID BIOS" to set RAID configuration, you can start to set RAID configuration. After making a SATA driver diskette and using "SATA RAID BIOS" to install Windows 2000 / Windows XP on the screen, "Do you need to check the installation guide in it...
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... Copy the SATA 64-bit drivers to your floppy drive. STEP 1: Make a SATA Driver Diskette. After the installation of Windows 2000 / Windows XP / Windows XP 64-bit OS, if you want to install Windows XP 64-bit OS on your system as well. 17 ASRock K8Upgrade-VM800 Motherboard English Windows 98 /... Windows ME does not support RAID functions. 2. 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 ...
... Copy the SATA 64-bit drivers to your floppy drive. STEP 1: Make a SATA Driver Diskette. After the installation of Windows 2000 / Windows XP / Windows XP 64-bit OS, if you want to install Windows XP 64-bit OS on your system as well. 17 ASRock K8Upgrade-VM800 Motherboard English Windows 98 /... Windows ME does not support RAID functions. 2. 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 ...
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...]. STEP 2: Install Windows 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system. After setting up RAID functions, there is no need to make a SATA driver diskette. 18 ASRock K8Upgrade-VM800 Motherboard English STEP 1: Set Up BIOS. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration. B. If you don't want to set up BIOS, you can...
...]. STEP 2: Install Windows 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system. After setting up RAID functions, there is no need to make a SATA driver diskette. 18 ASRock K8Upgrade-VM800 Motherboard English STEP 1: Set Up BIOS. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration. B. If you don't want to set up BIOS, you can...
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...wish to scroll through its test routines. For the detailed information about BIOS Setup, please refer to display the menus. 19 ASRock K8Upgrade-VM800 Motherboard English BIOS Information The Flash Memory on the file "ASSETUP. The BIOS Setup program is designed to select among the ...appear automatically, locate and double-click on the motherboard stores BIOS Setup Utility. 3. otherwise, POST continues with the motherboard contains necessary drivers and useful utilities that will display the Main Menu automatically if "AUTORUN" is a menu-driven program, which allows you to ...
...wish to scroll through its test routines. For the detailed information about BIOS Setup, please refer to display the menus. 19 ASRock K8Upgrade-VM800 Motherboard English BIOS Information The Flash Memory on the file "ASSETUP. The BIOS Setup program is designed to select among the ...appear automatically, locate and double-click on the motherboard stores BIOS Setup Utility. 3. otherwise, POST continues with the motherboard contains necessary drivers and useful utilities that will display the Main Menu automatically if "AUTORUN" is a menu-driven program, which allows you to ...