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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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...format the floppy diskette and copy SATA drivers into your optical drive to boot your SATA HDDs, you will start to use "VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS" to set the RAID configuration by using "VIA RAID Tool" in the folder at the beginning of system boot-up, press key, and ... configuration before you start to generate Serial ATA driver diskette [YN]?", press . Please insert a floppy diskette into the floppy drive. WARNING! STEP 1: Insert the ASRock Support CD into the floppy diskette. STEP 3: When you see the message on the screen, "Do you will lose ALL data in the Support CD...
...format the floppy diskette and copy SATA drivers into your optical drive to boot your SATA HDDs, you will start to use "VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS" to set the RAID configuration by using "VIA RAID Tool" in the folder at the beginning of system boot-up, press key, and ... configuration before you start to generate Serial ATA driver diskette [YN]?", press . Please insert a floppy diskette into the floppy drive. WARNING! STEP 1: Insert the ASRock Support CD into the floppy diskette. STEP 3: When you see the message on the screen, "Do you will lose ALL data in the Support CD...
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2.3 BIOS Configuration Utility 2.3.1 Enter BIOS Configuration Utility After the system powers on, the following information will appear on the screen. Press 'Tab' key to enter BIOS configuration utility. The main interface of BIOS configuration utility is as below: 7
2.3 BIOS Configuration Utility 2.3.1 Enter BIOS Configuration Utility After the system powers on, the following information will appear on the screen. Press 'Tab' key to enter BIOS configuration utility. The main interface of BIOS configuration utility is as below: 7
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There are two methods to select the disk drives and create array automatically. When using Select Disk Drives method, the channel column will be activated. Select "Auto Setup" to allow BIOS to create a disk array. 3. Select "Select Disk Drives" to select them respectively. Just highlight the target drives that you want to use and press to let user select the array drives manually. When all drives have been selected, press to go back to the creation steps menu. 9 One method is "Auto Setup", and another is "Select Disk Drives".
There are two methods to select the disk drives and create array automatically. When using Select Disk Drives method, the channel column will be activated. Select "Auto Setup" to allow BIOS to create a disk array. 3. Select "Select Disk Drives" to select them respectively. Just highlight the target drives that you want to use and press to let user select the array drives manually. When all drives have been selected, press to go back to the creation steps menu. 9 One method is "Auto Setup", and another is "Select Disk Drives".
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... 28 3.1 Introduction 28 3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar 28 3.1.2 Navigation Keys 29 3.2 Main Screen 29 3.3 Advanced Screen 30 3.3.1 CPU Configuration 30 3.3.2 Chipset Configuration 31 3.3.3 ACPI Configuration 33 3.3.4 IDE Configuration 34 3.3.5 PCIPnP ... Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation 25 2.11 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for PCI Express Graphics Slot (PCI Express x 4 11 1.5 Motherboard Layout 12 1.6 ASRock 8CH I/O 13 2. Contents 1.
... 28 3.1 Introduction 28 3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar 28 3.1.2 Navigation Keys 29 3.2 Main Screen 29 3.3 Advanced Screen 30 3.3.1 CPU Configuration 30 3.3.2 Chipset Configuration 31 3.3.3 ACPI Configuration 33 3.3.4 IDE Configuration 34 3.3.5 PCIPnP ... Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation 25 2.11 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for PCI Express Graphics Slot (PCI Express x 4 11 1.5 Motherboard Layout 12 1.6 ASRock 8CH I/O 13 2. Contents 1.
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...) HDD Power Cable (Optional) One ASRock 8CH I/O 5 Because the motherboard specifications and the BIOS software might be updated, the content of this manual occur, the updated version will be available on ASRock website as well. Introduction Thank you for a 3.5-in , 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm) ASRock 775Dual-880Pro Quick Installation Guide ASRock 775Dual-880Pro Support CD (including LGA 775 CPU...
...) HDD Power Cable (Optional) One ASRock 8CH I/O 5 Because the motherboard specifications and the BIOS software might be updated, the content of this manual occur, the updated version will be available on ASRock website as well. Introduction Thank you for a 3.5-in , 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm) ASRock 775Dual-880Pro Quick Installation Guide ASRock 775Dual-880Pro Support CD (including LGA 775 CPU...
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...1 RJ-45 Port Audio Jack: Rear Speaker / Side Speaker / Central/Bass / Line In / Front Speaker / Microphone (see CAUTION 8) AMI BIOS Supports "Plug and Play" ACPI 1.1 compliance wake up events Supports jumperfree SMBIOS 2.3.1 support CPU frequency stepless control (only for proper installation. 4. CPU... supporting 4 extra USB 2.0 ports (see CAUTION 9) Microsoft® Windows® 98SE / ME / 2000 / XP compliant CAUTION! 1. USB 2.0: ASRock 8CH I/O: BIOS: OS: 8 USB 2.0 ports: include 4 ready-to-use a 3.3V AGP card on the motherboard functions properly and unplug the power cord, then...
...1 RJ-45 Port Audio Jack: Rear Speaker / Side Speaker / Central/Bass / Line In / Front Speaker / Microphone (see CAUTION 8) AMI BIOS Supports "Plug and Play" ACPI 1.1 compliance wake up events Supports jumperfree SMBIOS 2.3.1 support CPU frequency stepless control (only for proper installation. 4. CPU... supporting 4 extra USB 2.0 ports (see CAUTION 9) Microsoft® Windows® 98SE / ME / 2000 / XP compliant CAUTION! 1. USB 2.0: ASRock 8CH I/O: BIOS: OS: 8 USB 2.0 ports: include 4 ready-to-use a 3.3V AGP card on the motherboard functions properly and unplug the power cord, then...
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.....\ Surround Display 2.8 Jumpers Setup The illustration shows how jumpers are setup. If you need to clear the CMOS when you just finish updating the BIOS, you can work. If no jumper cap is placed on pins, the jumper is "Short". For the detailed instruction, please refer to default ... benefits of Surround Display feature. JR1(see p.12, No. 24) JL1(see p.12, No. 18) 2-pin jumper Note: CLRCMOS1 allows you update the BIOS. However, please do the clear-CMOS action. 21 2.7 Surround Display Feature Thanks to short 2 pins on CLRCMOS1 for 5 seconds. After waiting for 15 seconds...
.....\ Surround Display 2.8 Jumpers Setup The illustration shows how jumpers are setup. If you need to clear the CMOS when you just finish updating the BIOS, you can work. If no jumper cap is placed on pins, the jumper is "Short". For the detailed instruction, please refer to default ... benefits of Surround Display feature. JR1(see p.12, No. 24) JL1(see p.12, No. 18) 2-pin jumper Note: CLRCMOS1 allows you update the BIOS. However, please do the clear-CMOS action. 21 2.7 Surround Display Feature Thanks to short 2 pins on CLRCMOS1 for 5 seconds. After waiting for 15 seconds...
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...1: Make a SATA Driver Diskette. Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to set RAID configuration, you can start to configure the RAID function, you need to format and copy files [YN]? C. WARNING! STEP 2: Use "SATA RAID BIOS" to boot your system. Then you will start...follow the below steps. 26 Please insert a floppy diskette into the floppy drive. E. After making a SATA driver diskette and using "SATA RAID BIOS" to set RAID configuration. A. When you see these messages, Please insert a diskette into the floppy drive, and press . Formatting the floppy...
...1: Make a SATA Driver Diskette. Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to set RAID configuration, you can start to configure the RAID function, you need to format and copy files [YN]? C. WARNING! STEP 2: Use "SATA RAID BIOS" to boot your system. Then you will start...follow the below steps. 26 Please insert a floppy diskette into the floppy drive. E. After making a SATA driver diskette and using "SATA RAID BIOS" to set RAID configuration. A. When you see these messages, Please insert a diskette into the floppy drive, and press . Formatting the floppy...
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...VIA RAID Tool", which is no need to [non-RAID]. After the installation of SATA HDDs, please follow the below steps. STEP 1: Set Up BIOS. (Only for RAID configuration. A. Please refer to the document in the Support CD, "Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration", which is... located in the folder at the following path: .. \ SATA RAID BIOS and the document in Windows environment, please install SATA drivers from [RAID] to make a SATA driver diskette. 27 If you want to install Windows ...
...VIA RAID Tool", which is no need to [non-RAID]. After the installation of SATA HDDs, please follow the below steps. STEP 1: Set Up BIOS. (Only for RAID configuration. A. Please refer to the document in the Support CD, "Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration", which is... located in the folder at the following path: .. \ SATA RAID BIOS and the document in Windows environment, please install SATA drivers from [RAID] to make a SATA driver diskette. 27 If you want to install Windows ...
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...turning the system off and then back on. You may not exactly match what you wish to enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY, otherwise, POST will continue with the following BIOS setup screens and descriptions are for reference purpose only, and they may also restart by pressing the reset button... on your system. BIOS SETUP UTILITY 3.1 Introduction This section explains how to use the BIOS SETUP UTILITY to configure your screen. 3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar The top of the screen has a menu bar with its test routines. The...
...turning the system off and then back on. You may not exactly match what you wish to enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY, otherwise, POST will continue with the following BIOS setup screens and descriptions are for reference purpose only, and they may also restart by pressing the reset button... on your system. BIOS SETUP UTILITY 3.1 Introduction This section explains how to use the BIOS SETUP UTILITY to configure your screen. 3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar The top of the screen has a menu bar with its test routines. The...
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.... 29 Use [+] or [-] to select a field. 3.1.2 Navigation Keys Please check the following table for all the settings To save changes and exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY To jump to the Exit Screen or exit the current screen 3.2 Main Screen When you enter the... UTILITY Main Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit System Overview System Time System Date [17:00:09] [Tue 02/01/2005] BIOS Version : 775Dual-880Pro BIOS P1.00 Processor Type : Intel (R) CPU 3.20 GHz Processor Speed : 3200 MHz Microcode Update : F34/14 Cache Size : 1024KB Total Memory DIMMII 1 DIMM 1 DIMMII 2 DIMM ...
.... 29 Use [+] or [-] to select a field. 3.1.2 Navigation Keys Please check the following table for all the settings To save changes and exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY To jump to the Exit Screen or exit the current screen 3.2 Main Screen When you enter the... UTILITY Main Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit System Overview System Time System Date [17:00:09] [Tue 02/01/2005] BIOS Version : 775Dual-880Pro BIOS P1.00 Processor Type : Intel (R) CPU 3.20 GHz Processor Speed : 3200 MHz Microcode Update : F34/14 Cache Size : 1024KB Total Memory DIMMII 1 DIMM 1 DIMMII 2 DIMM ...
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...Configuration Floppy Configuration SuperIO Configuration USB Configuration Configure CPU Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to malfunction. Main BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Advanced Settings WARNING : Setting wrong values in below sections may cause... the system to malfunction. 3.3.1 CPU Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Configuration CPU Host Frequency Actual Frequency (MHz) Spread Spectrum Ratio Status Ratio Actual Value CPU Thermal ...
...Configuration Floppy Configuration SuperIO Configuration USB Configuration Configure CPU Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to malfunction. Main BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Advanced Settings WARNING : Setting wrong values in below sections may cause... the system to malfunction. 3.3.1 CPU Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Configuration CPU Host Frequency Actual Frequency (MHz) Spread Spectrum Ratio Status Ratio Actual Value CPU Thermal ...
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... be hidden. DRAM Frequency If [Auto] is selected, the motherboard will be hidden if the installed CPU does not support Hyper-Threading technology. 3.3.2 Chipset Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Chipset Configuration DRAM Frequency Flexibility Option DRAM CAS# Latency DRAM Command Rate DRAM Bus Selection [Auto] [Disabled] [Auto] [2T Command] [Auto] DRAM...
... be hidden. DRAM Frequency If [Auto] is selected, the motherboard will be hidden if the installed CPU does not support Hyper-Threading technology. 3.3.2 Chipset Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Chipset Configuration DRAM Frequency Flexibility Option DRAM CAS# Latency DRAM Command Rate DRAM Bus Selection [Auto] [Disabled] [Auto] [2T Command] [Auto] DRAM...
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... power recovers. OnBoard LAN This allows you select [Auto], the onboard AC'97 Audio will be disabled when PCI Sound card is plugged. 3.3.3 ACPI Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced ACPI Configuration Suspend To RAM Restore on the system from the power-soft-off mode. Restore on AC/Power Loss Use this...
... power recovers. OnBoard LAN This allows you select [Auto], the onboard AC'97 Audio will be disabled when PCI Sound card is plugged. 3.3.3 ACPI Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced ACPI Configuration Suspend To RAM Restore on the system from the power-soft-off mode. Restore on AC/Power Loss Use this...
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... Configuration You may set the IDE configuration for the device that you want to enable or disable the onboard IDE controller. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Primary IDE Master Device Vendor Size LBA Mode Block Mode PIO Mode Async DMA Ultra DMA S.M.A.R.T. We will... American Megatrends, Inc. PRIMARY: enables only the Primary IDE Controller. SATA Operation Mode Use this option is [RAID]. 3.3.4 IDE Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced IDE Configuration OnBoard IDE Controller SATA Operation Mode Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave Secondary IDE Master Secondary IDE Slave [Both...
... Configuration You may set the IDE configuration for the device that you want to enable or disable the onboard IDE controller. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Primary IDE Master Device Vendor Size LBA Mode Block Mode PIO Mode Async DMA Ultra DMA S.M.A.R.T. We will... American Megatrends, Inc. PRIMARY: enables only the Primary IDE Controller. SATA Operation Mode Use this option is [RAID]. 3.3.4 IDE Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced IDE Configuration OnBoard IDE Controller SATA Operation Mode Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave Secondary IDE Master Secondary IDE Slave [Both...
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... item to enable 32-bit access to enable or disable the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) feature. After selecting the hard disk information into BIOS, use of IDE device. [Auto]: Select [Auto] to automatically detect the hard disk drive. TYPE Use this item to configure the type of the IDE...
... item to enable 32-bit access to enable or disable the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) feature. After selecting the hard disk information into BIOS, use of IDE device. [Auto]: Select [Auto] to automatically detect the hard disk drive. TYPE Use this item to configure the type of the IDE...
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3.3.5 PCIPnP Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced PCI / PnP Configuration PCI Latency Timer PCI IDE BusMaster [32] [Enabled] Value in units of your floppy drive. PCI IDE BusMaster Use ... Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. It is 32. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Floppy Configuration Floppy A Floppy B [1.44 MB 312"] [Disabled] Select the type of floppy drive connected to keep the default value unless the...
3.3.5 PCIPnP Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced PCI / PnP Configuration PCI Latency Timer PCI IDE BusMaster [32] [Enabled] Value in units of your floppy drive. PCI IDE BusMaster Use ... Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. It is 32. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Floppy Configuration Floppy A Floppy B [1.44 MB 312"] [Disabled] Select the type of floppy drive connected to keep the default value unless the...
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... is set to set the address for the parallel port. Configuration options: [DMA0], [DMA1], and [DMA3]. 3.3.7 Super IO Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Configure Super IO Chipset OnBoard Floppy Controller Serial Port Address Infrared Port Address Parallel Port Address Parallel Port Mode EPP Version ... Port OnBoard MIDI Port [Enabled] [3F8 / IRQ4] [Disabled] [378] [ECP + EPP] [1.9] [DMA3] [IRQ7] [Enabled] [Disabled] Allow BIOS to set the EPP version. OnBoard Floppy Controller Use this item to enable or disable floppy drive controller. ECP Mode DMA Channel Use this item...
... is set to set the address for the parallel port. Configuration options: [DMA0], [DMA1], and [DMA3]. 3.3.7 Super IO Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Configure Super IO Chipset OnBoard Floppy Controller Serial Port Address Infrared Port Address Parallel Port Address Parallel Port Mode EPP Version ... Port OnBoard MIDI Port [Enabled] [3F8 / IRQ4] [Disabled] [378] [ECP + EPP] [1.9] [DMA3] [IRQ7] [Enabled] [Disabled] Allow BIOS to set the EPP version. OnBoard Floppy Controller Use this item to enable or disable floppy drive controller. ECP Mode DMA Channel Use this item...
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... disable it . OnBoard Game Port Use this item to enable the Game Port or disable it . etc. Configuration options: [Disabled], [300], and [330]. 3.3.8 USB Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced USB Configuration USB Controller USB 2.0 Support Legacy USB Support [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] To enable or disable the onboard USB controllers. +F1 F9...
... disable it . OnBoard Game Port Use this item to enable the Game Port or disable it . etc. Configuration options: [Disabled], [300], and [330]. 3.3.8 USB Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced USB Configuration USB Controller USB 2.0 Support Legacy USB Support [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] To enable or disable the onboard USB controllers. +F1 F9...