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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 2 1.1 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation 2 1.2 Making An SATA Driver Diskette 3 2. Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration 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 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. Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration 1.
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...Windows XP on your optical drive to format the floppy diskette and copy SATA drivers into the floppy drive. Once you have the SATA driver diskette ready, you may start the OS installation. STEP 1: Insert the ASRock Support CD into your system directly without setting the RAID configuration on the ...screen, "Do you will lose ALL data in the Support CD, "Guide to make an SATA driver diskette before you install the OS. WARNING! Formatting the...
...Windows XP on your optical drive to format the floppy diskette and copy SATA drivers into the floppy drive. Once you have the SATA driver diskette ready, you may start the OS installation. STEP 1: Insert the ASRock Support CD into your system directly without setting the RAID configuration on the ...screen, "Do you will lose ALL data in the Support CD, "Guide to make an SATA driver diskette before you install the OS. WARNING! Formatting the...
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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. Installation of Windows 2000 / Windows XP For the installation of the screen, "Press F6 if you will ap p ea r. 15 At the very beginning, you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver...." 3.
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. Installation of Windows 2000 / Windows XP For the installation of the screen, "Press F6 if you will ap p ea r. 15 At the very beginning, you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver...." 3.
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Please use . You will see the instruction as followed. After inserting the SATA HDD driver diskette and pressing key, you to install. When the installation of the SATA HDD drivers is complete, please continue to follow the instructions of the SATA HDD drivers for you will see the different versions of Windows 2000 or Windows XP for the proper installation. 16 Please press key to install the SATA driver diskette that you use arrow keys to move the highlight bar to make your selection according to the OS you previously made.
Please use . You will see the instruction as followed. After inserting the SATA HDD driver diskette and pressing key, you to install. When the installation of the SATA HDD drivers is complete, please continue to follow the instructions of the SATA HDD drivers for you will see the different versions of Windows 2000 or Windows XP for the proper installation. 16 Please press key to install the SATA driver diskette that you use arrow keys to move the highlight bar to make your selection according to the OS 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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... your system. Please select CDROM as the boot device. D. Formatting the floppy diskette will start to format the floppy diskette and copy SATA drivers into the floppy drive. E. Before you start to install Windows 2000 / Windows XP on your system. 2.9.2 Installing Windows XP 64-bit ... 20 A. When you see these messages, Please insert a diskette into the floppy diskette. After making a SATA driver diskette and using "SATA RAID BIOS" to set RAID configuration. Insert the ASRock Support CD into the floppy drive, and press . STEP 2: Use "SATA RAID BIOS" to set RAID configuration,...
... your system. Please select CDROM as the boot device. D. Formatting the floppy diskette will start to format the floppy diskette and copy SATA drivers into the floppy drive. E. Before you start to install Windows 2000 / Windows XP on your system. 2.9.2 Installing Windows XP 64-bit ... 20 A. When you see these messages, Please insert a diskette into the floppy diskette. After making a SATA driver diskette and using "SATA RAID BIOS" to set RAID configuration. Insert the ASRock Support CD into the floppy drive, and press . STEP 2: Use "SATA RAID BIOS" to set RAID configuration,...
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... instead of Windows 2000 / Windows XP / Windows XP 64-bit OS, if you are located at the following path in Windows environment, please install SATA drivers from [RAID] to manage RAID functions, you want to [non-RAID]. B. After setting up BIOS, you can start to install Windows 98 / ME / 2000 / XP... 64-bit on your SATA HDDs without RAID functions or you don't have to install Windows 98 / Windows ME on your system. STEP 1: Make a SATA Driver Diskette. A. If you want to install Windows 98 / ME / 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit on your SATA HDDs without RAID functions, you want to set...
... instead of Windows 2000 / Windows XP / Windows XP 64-bit OS, if you are located at the following path in Windows environment, please install SATA drivers from [RAID] to manage RAID functions, you want to [non-RAID]. B. After setting up BIOS, you can start to install Windows 98 / ME / 2000 / XP... 64-bit on your SATA HDDs without RAID functions or you don't have to install Windows 98 / Windows ME on your system. STEP 1: Make a SATA Driver Diskette. A. If you want to install Windows 98 / ME / 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit on your SATA HDDs without RAID functions, you want to set...
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...the support CD, insert the CD into your dealer for more about ASRock, welcome 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 ... in this chapter for general reference only. 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. 4. Software Support 4.1 Install ...
...the support CD, insert the CD into your dealer for more about ASRock, welcome 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 ... in this chapter for general reference only. 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. 4. Software Support 4.1 Install ...
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... make sure to implement settings. 39 Click the Performance combo list box, to Classic View. (for Windows XP only) 3. Click OK to install "AMD Processor Driver" from the "Support CD" first. button. Select Settings, then Control Panel. 2. Automatic mode is strongly recommended to implement settings. Double-click the Display icon in...
... make sure to implement settings. 39 Click the Performance combo list box, to Classic View. (for Windows XP only) 3. Click OK to install "AMD Processor Driver" from the "Support CD" first. button. Select Settings, then Control Panel. 2. Automatic mode is strongly recommended to implement settings. Double-click the Display icon in...
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... If you can start to generate Serial ATA driver diskette [YN]?", press . WARNING! STEP 2: Use "SATA RAID BIOS" to set RAID configuration, you want to install Windows 2000 / Windows XP on your system. 16 ASRock K8Upgrade-VM800 Motherboard English Insert the ASRock Support CD into the floppy drive, and press...data in the folder at the beginning of system boot-up, press key, and then a window for proper configuration. STEP 1: Make a SATA Driver Diskette. Please refer to the document in the Support CD, "Guide to install Windows 2000 / Windows XP OS on the screen, "Do ...
... If you can start to generate Serial ATA driver diskette [YN]?", press . WARNING! STEP 2: Use "SATA RAID BIOS" to set RAID configuration, you want to install Windows 2000 / Windows XP on your system. 16 ASRock K8Upgrade-VM800 Motherboard English Insert the ASRock Support CD into the floppy drive, and press...data in the folder at the beginning of system boot-up, press key, and then a window for proper configuration. STEP 1: Make a SATA Driver Diskette. Please refer to the document in the Support CD, "Guide to install Windows 2000 / Windows XP OS on the screen, "Do ...
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...the installation of Windows 2000 / Windows XP / Windows XP 64-bit OS, if you want to your system as well. 17 ASRock K8Upgrade-VM800 Motherboard English STEP 1: Make a SATA Driver Diskette. Insert the floppy diskette into your system. B. If you can start to your SATA HDDs with RAID functions, please follow...use "VIA RAID Tool" in the support CD, "Guide to install Windows XP 64-bit OS on your floppy drive. A. After making a SATA driver diskette, you want to manage RAID functions, you are located at the following path: .. \ SATA RAID BIOS and the document in Windows environment,...
...the installation of Windows 2000 / Windows XP / Windows XP 64-bit OS, if you want to your system as well. 17 ASRock K8Upgrade-VM800 Motherboard English STEP 1: Make a SATA Driver Diskette. Insert the floppy diskette into your system. B. If you can start to your SATA HDDs with RAID functions, please follow...use "VIA RAID Tool" in the support CD, "Guide to install Windows XP 64-bit OS on your floppy drive. A. After making a SATA driver diskette, you want to manage RAID functions, you are located at the following path: .. \ SATA RAID BIOS and the document in Windows environment,...
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... HDDs, please follow the below steps. STEP 1: Set Up BIOS. If you don't want to set up BIOS, you can start to make a SATA driver diskette. 18 ASRock K8Upgrade-VM800 Motherboard English You can start to install Windows 98 / ME on your system directly. 2.9.2 Installing Windows XP / 2000 / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions...
... HDDs, please follow the below steps. STEP 1: Set Up BIOS. If you don't want to set up BIOS, you can start to make a SATA driver diskette. 18 ASRock K8Upgrade-VM800 Motherboard English You can start to install Windows 98 / ME on your system directly. 2.9.2 Installing Windows XP / 2000 / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions...
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.... EXE" from the "BIN" folder in the Support CD. 4. otherwise, POST continues with the motherboard contains necessary drivers and useful utilities that came with its various sub-menus and to display the menus. 19 ASRock K8Upgrade-VM800 Motherboard English To begin using the Support CD, insert the CD into your computer. For the detailed...
.... EXE" from the "BIN" folder in the Support CD. 4. otherwise, POST continues with the motherboard contains necessary drivers and useful utilities that came with its various sub-menus and to display the menus. 19 ASRock K8Upgrade-VM800 Motherboard English To begin using the Support CD, insert the CD into your computer. For the detailed...