Intel Smart Response Installation Guide
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Boot system to [RAID Mode]. For the new version RST driver, please check our website for the latest information: http://www.asrock.com * Before you use RST function, you want to a RAID mode system, then install all performance testing, chose "Maximized" mode. 7. Complete initial system setup, ... system at this point! 3. You MUST have both the HDD you want to use Enhanced or Maximized Mode. 6. For all required drivers, including RST storage driver version 10.5 or later. 2. It is not necessary to build RAID 0 or RAID 1 in Icon tray, lower right-hand corner of the screen. 4. Intel ...
Boot system to [RAID Mode]. For the new version RST driver, please check our website for the latest information: http://www.asrock.com * Before you use RST function, you want to a RAID mode system, then install all performance testing, chose "Maximized" mode. 7. Complete initial system setup, ... system at this point! 3. You MUST have both the HDD you want to use Enhanced or Maximized Mode. 6. For all required drivers, including RST storage driver version 10.5 or later. 2. It is not necessary to build RAID 0 or RAID 1 in Icon tray, lower right-hand corner of the screen. 4. Intel ...
RAID Installation Guide
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Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration. Set "SATA Mode Selection" to complete the process. STEP 3: Use ASRock Easy RAID Installer Follow this feature is not available for all models A. Follow the onscreen instruction to [RAID] for instructions on how... of this document for Intel SATA2/SATA3 ports. Press [Enter] to your USB flash drive into a USB port B. Easy RAID Installer can copy the RAID driver from a support CD to confirm the selection C. 2.3 Installing Windows® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit With RAID Functions If you use a HDD larger...
Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration. Set "SATA Mode Selection" to complete the process. STEP 3: Use ASRock Easy RAID Installer Follow this feature is not available for all models A. Follow the onscreen instruction to [RAID] for instructions on how... of this document for Intel SATA2/SATA3 ports. Press [Enter] to your USB flash drive into a USB port B. Easy RAID Installer can copy the RAID driver from a support CD to confirm the selection C. 2.3 Installing Windows® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit With RAID Functions If you use a HDD larger...
RAID Installation Guide
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... steps below. Please make sure to boot. 18 STEP 1: Copy Intel® RAID drivers into a USB flash disk You can download the drivers from ASRock's website and unzip the files into a USB flash disk or copy the files from ASRock's motherboard support CD. (Please copy the files under the following directory: 32 bit: ..\i386...
... steps below. Please make sure to boot. 18 STEP 1: Copy Intel® RAID drivers into a USB flash disk You can download the drivers from ASRock's website and unzip the files into a USB flash disk or copy the files from ASRock's motherboard support CD. (Please copy the files under the following directory: 32 bit: ..\i386...
RAID Installation Guide
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page, please click "Load Driver". Plug the USB flash disk into your USB port; Continue to find the RAID driver. select "Browse" to install the OS by following the instructions. 19 Then choose the directory you want to install Windows?" When you see "Where do you have copied in the first step. Start Windows® Installation. Please keep the USB flash disk installed until the system's first reboot.
page, please click "Load Driver". Plug the USB flash disk into your USB port; Continue to find the RAID driver. select "Browse" to install the OS by following the instructions. 19 Then choose the directory you want to install Windows?" When you see "Where do you have copied in the first step. Start Windows® Installation. Please keep the USB flash disk installed until the system's first reboot.
RAID Installation Guide
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... the hotfix KB2505454 through this hotfix then reboot by itself. Reboot your system. (It may take about 5 minutes to boot into Windows® or install driver/utilities. Windows® 7 64-bit / 8 64-bit: A. Disk volume > 2TB), it may take more time to reboot.) D. E. Please start to fix this problem, you...8 64-bit, install the hotfix kb2505454. (This may take a long time; >30 mins.) C. Windows® will need to follow the instructions below to install motherboard drivers and utilities. 20 If you install Windows® 8 64-bit / 7 64-bit on a large hard disk (ex.
... the hotfix KB2505454 through this hotfix then reboot by itself. Reboot your system. (It may take about 5 minutes to boot into Windows® or install driver/utilities. Windows® 7 64-bit / 8 64-bit: A. Disk volume > 2TB), it may take more time to reboot.) D. E. Please start to fix this problem, you...8 64-bit, install the hotfix kb2505454. (This may take a long time; >30 mins.) C. Windows® will need to follow the instructions below to install motherboard drivers and utilities. 20 If you install Windows® 8 64-bit / 7 64-bit on a large hard disk (ex.
Intel Rapid Storage Guide
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... method) In order to install an operating system onto a RAID volume, the RAID option must be used to load the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology driver during POST, press Ctrl and i at the same time to enter the option ROM user interface. 2. Click F10 to create a RAID volume. 1. Select 1: Create RAID...
... method) In order to install an operating system onto a RAID volume, the RAID option must be used to load the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology driver during POST, press Ctrl and i at the same time to enter the option ROM user interface. 2. Click F10 to create a RAID volume. 1. Select 1: Create RAID...
Intel Rapid Storage Guide
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...press Y to create a floppy disk with a screen asking you see a prompt that says, Press F6 if you have successfully installed the driver and Windows setup should continue. When you see a message in the status line that says, Please insert the disk labeled Manufacturer-supplied hardware... insert ;a floppy disk containing the following steps to Specify Additional Device. 3. Select your controller and continue. Nothing will temporarily continue loading drivers. You will then be visible. 6. Use the up and down arrow keys to load support for mass storage device(s). 2. Select the ...
...press Y to create a floppy disk with a screen asking you see a prompt that says, Press F6 if you have successfully installed the driver and Windows setup should continue. When you see a message in the status line that says, Please insert the disk labeled Manufacturer-supplied hardware... insert ;a floppy disk containing the following steps to Specify Additional Device. 3. Select your controller and continue. Nothing will temporarily continue loading drivers. You will then be visible. 6. Use the up and down arrow keys to load support for mass storage device(s). 2. Select the ...
Intel Rapid Storage Guide
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...3. You can use the Floppy Configuration Utility to create a floppy disk with a screen asking you do not need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. Press F6 when you see a prompt that says, Press F6 if you need to use the F6 installation method to install a RAID Note... disk labeled Manufacturer-supplied hardware support disk into Drive A:, insert a floppy disk containing the following steps to install the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology driver using F6 when in AHCI/RAID mode In order to install an operating system onto a single Serial ATA hard drive when the system is in...
...3. You can use the Floppy Configuration Utility to create a floppy disk with a screen asking you do not need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. Press F6 when you see a prompt that says, Press F6 if you need to use the F6 installation method to install a RAID Note... disk labeled Manufacturer-supplied hardware support disk into Drive A:, insert a floppy disk containing the following steps to install the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology driver using F6 when in AHCI/RAID mode In order to install an operating system onto a single Serial ATA hard drive when the system is in...
Intel Rapid Storage Guide
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... interface Note within Windows. 17 Press Enter. 5. Press Enter to run Setup.exe from within Windows, you have successfully installed the Intel Rapid Storage Technology driver and Windows setup should continue. At this point, you will need to confirm your controller from the floppy to scroll through the list as needed...
... interface Note within Windows. 17 Press Enter. 5. Press Enter to run Setup.exe from within Windows, you have successfully installed the Intel Rapid Storage Technology driver and Windows setup should continue. At this point, you will need to confirm your controller from the floppy to scroll through the list as needed...
User Manual
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.... Debug 30 2.9 Using the HDMI-In Port 32 2.10 SLITM and Quad SLITM Operation Guide 35 2.10.1 Installing Two SLITM-Ready Graphics Cards 35 2.10.2 Driver Installation and Setup 37 2.11 CrossFireXTM, 3-Way CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM Operation Guide 38 2.11.1 Installing Two CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards 38
.... Debug 30 2.9 Using the HDMI-In Port 32 2.10 SLITM and Quad SLITM Operation Guide 35 2.10.1 Installing Two SLITM-Ready Graphics Cards 35 2.10.2 Driver Installation and Setup 37 2.11 CrossFireXTM, 3-Way CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM Operation Guide 38 2.11.1 Installing Two CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards 38
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2.11.2 Installing Three CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards 39 2.11.3 Driver Installation and Setup 40 Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 41 3.1 Installing Drivers 41 3.2 A-Tuning 42 3.3 Intel® Rapid Start Technology 46 3.4 Intel® Smart Connect Technology 51 3.5 Intel® Remote Wake Technology 56 3.5.1 Configuring and Using MeshCentral ...
2.11.2 Installing Three CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards 39 2.11.3 Driver Installation and Setup 40 Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 41 3.1 Installing Drivers 41 3.2 A-Tuning 42 3.3 Intel® Rapid Start Technology 46 3.4 Intel® Smart Connect Technology 51 3.5 Intel® Remote Wake Technology 56 3.5.1 Configuring and Using MeshCentral ...
User Manual
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Z87 Extreme4 Connector • 1 x IR header • 1 x COM port header • 1 x Power LED header • 2 x CPU Fan connectors (1 x 4-pin, 1 x 3-pin) • 3 x Chassis Fan connectors (1 x 4-pin, 2 x 3-pin) ...• ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events • SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support • CPU, DRAM, PCH 1.05V, PCH 1.5V Voltage Multi-adjust- ment Support CD • Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5 Trial, Google Chrome Browser and Toolbar, Start8, MeshCentral, Splashtop Streamer, Intel® • Extreme Tuning Utility (IXTU)...
Z87 Extreme4 Connector • 1 x IR header • 1 x COM port header • 1 x Power LED header • 2 x CPU Fan connectors (1 x 4-pin, 1 x 3-pin) • 3 x Chassis Fan connectors (1 x 4-pin, 2 x 3-pin) ...• ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events • SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support • CPU, DRAM, PCH 1.05V, PCH 1.5V Voltage Multi-adjust- ment Support CD • Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5 Trial, Google Chrome Browser and Toolbar, Start8, MeshCentral, Splashtop Streamer, Intel® • Extreme Tuning Utility (IXTU)...
User Manual
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... Please note that cannot be placed in A-Tuning. ASRock Internet Flash ASRock Internet Flash downloads and updates the latest UEFI firmware version from bypassing OMG, guest accounts without fear of failing. After copying the RAID driver to establish an internet curfew or restrict internet access at... specified times via OMG. Only USB 2.0 ports support this feature. ASRock Easy RAID Installer ASRock Easy RAID Installer can start installing the OS in order ...
... Please note that cannot be placed in A-Tuning. ASRock Internet Flash ASRock Internet Flash downloads and updates the latest UEFI firmware version from bypassing OMG, guest accounts without fear of failing. After copying the RAID driver to establish an internet curfew or restrict internet access at... specified times via OMG. Only USB 2.0 ports support this feature. ASRock Easy RAID Installer ASRock Easy RAID Installer can start installing the OS in order ...
User Manual
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... in the UEFI that don't have an optical disk drive to install the drivers from our support CD, Easy Driver Installer is powered on the PC. Z87 Extreme4 ASRock Easy Driver Installer For users that installs the LAN driver to your user experience and behavior. ASRock Restart to enter the UEFI automatically when turning on . The speedy boot...
... in the UEFI that don't have an optical disk drive to install the drivers from our support CD, Easy Driver Installer is powered on the PC. Z87 Extreme4 ASRock Easy Driver Installer For users that installs the LAN driver to your user experience and behavior. ASRock Restart to enter the UEFI automatically when turning on . The speedy boot...
User Manual
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... / 8 / 8 64-bit OS. Make sure that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide at least the minimum power your graphics card driver supports NVIDIA® SLITM technology. It is recommended to PCIE4 slot. Make sure that are properly seated on the slots. Requirements 1. You should only... are NVIDIA® certified. 2. Step 2 If required, connect the auxiliary power source to two identical PCI Express x16 graphics cards. Z87 Extreme4 2.10 SLITM and Quad SLITM Operation Guide This motherboard supports NVIDIA® SLITM and Quad SLITM (Scalable Link Interface) technology that allows...
... / 8 / 8 64-bit OS. Make sure that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide at least the minimum power your graphics card driver supports NVIDIA® SLITM technology. It is recommended to PCIE4 slot. Make sure that are properly seated on the slots. Requirements 1. You should only... are NVIDIA® certified. 2. Step 2 If required, connect the auxiliary power source to two identical PCI Express x16 graphics cards. Z87 Extreme4 2.10 SLITM and Quad SLITM Operation Guide This motherboard supports NVIDIA® SLITM and Quad SLITM (Scalable Link Interface) technology that allows...
User Manual
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... NVIDIA® nView system tray utility. Step 3 Reboot your system. Step 2 In the left pane, click Set SLI and PhysX configuration. Z87 Extreme4 2.10.2 Driver Installation and Setup Install the graphics card drivers to enable the multi-GPU. Step 4 You can enable the Multi-Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) in the Windows® system tray...
... NVIDIA® nView system tray utility. Step 3 Reboot your system. Step 2 In the left pane, click Set SLI and PhysX configuration. Z87 Extreme4 2.10.2 Driver Installation and Setup Install the graphics card drivers to enable the multi-GPU. Step 4 You can enable the Multi-Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) in the Windows® system tray...
User Manual
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... cards. Make sure that your system requires. Make sure that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide at least the minimum power your graphics card driver supports AMD CrossFireXTM technology. It is provided with the graphics card you pair a 12-pipe CrossFireXTM Edition card with Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / 8... Insert one graphics card into PCIE2 slot and the other graphics card to the AMD's website for details.) English 38 Download the drivers from the AMD's website: www.amd.com 3. If you purchase, not bundled with this motherboard. Please refer to PCIE4 slot.
... cards. Make sure that your system requires. Make sure that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide at least the minimum power your graphics card driver supports AMD CrossFireXTM technology. It is provided with the graphics card you pair a 12-pipe CrossFireXTM Edition card with Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / 8... Insert one graphics card into PCIE2 slot and the other graphics card to the AMD's website for details.) English 38 Download the drivers from the AMD's website: www.amd.com 3. If you purchase, not bundled with this motherboard. Please refer to PCIE4 slot.
User Manual
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... Apply. Please check AMD's website for details. Select the GPU number according to uninstall any VGA drivers installed in the Windows® system tray. Please check AMD's website for AMD driver updates. Step 5 In the left pane, click Performance and then AMD CrossFireXTM. We recommend using... this utility to your computer. 2.11.3 Driver Installation and Setup Step 1 Power on your system. The Catalyst Uninstaller is an optional download. AMD Catalyst Control Center Step 4...
... Apply. Please check AMD's website for details. Select the GPU number according to uninstall any VGA drivers installed in the Windows® system tray. Please check AMD's website for AMD driver updates. Step 5 In the left pane, click Performance and then AMD CrossFireXTM. We recommend using... this utility to your computer. 2.11.3 Driver Installation and Setup Step 1 Power on your system. The Catalyst Uninstaller is an optional download. AMD Catalyst Control Center Step 4...
User Manual
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... click Install All or follow the installation wizard to your CD-ROM drive. Therefore, the drivers you install can work properly. Z87 Extreme4 Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 3.1 Installing Drivers The Support CD that comes with the motherboard contains necessary drivers and useful utilities that the motherboard supports. To improve Windows 7 compatibility, please download and...
... click Install All or follow the installation wizard to your CD-ROM drive. Therefore, the drivers you install can work properly. Z87 Extreme4 Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 3.1 Installing Drivers The Support CD that comes with the motherboard contains necessary drivers and useful utilities that the motherboard supports. To improve Windows 7 compatibility, please download and...
User Manual
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.... Double-click the "A-Tuning" icon, A-Tuning main menu will pop up. 3.2.2 Using A-Tuning There are five sections in -one driver to your system from ASRock's support CD, A-Tuning will find the icon "A-Tuning" on your computer. 42 English After the installation, you install the all-in... AXTU main menu: Operation Mode, Tools, OC Tweaker, System Info and Tech Service. 3.2 A-Tuning A-Tuning is ASRock's multi purpose software suite with a new interface, more new features and improved utilities, including XFast RAM, Dehumidifier, Good Night LED, FAN-Tastic Tuning...
.... Double-click the "A-Tuning" icon, A-Tuning main menu will pop up. 3.2.2 Using A-Tuning There are five sections in -one driver to your system from ASRock's support CD, A-Tuning will find the icon "A-Tuning" on your computer. 42 English After the installation, you install the all-in... AXTU main menu: Operation Mode, Tools, OC Tweaker, System Info and Tech Service. 3.2 A-Tuning A-Tuning is ASRock's multi purpose software suite with a new interface, more new features and improved utilities, including XFast RAM, Dehumidifier, Good Night LED, FAN-Tastic Tuning...