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... VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit With RAID Functions 43 2.16.1 Installing Windows® XP / XP 64-bit With RAID Functions 43 2.16.2 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit With RAID Functions 44 2.17 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit .../ VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions 45 2.17.1 Installing Windows® XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions 45 2.17.2 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit Without RAID Functions 46 2.18 Untied Overclocking Technology 46 3 Contents 1 . Introduction 5 ...
... VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit With RAID Functions 43 2.16.1 Installing Windows® XP / XP 64-bit With RAID Functions 43 2.16.2 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit With RAID Functions 44 2.17 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit .../ VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions 45 2.17.1 Installing Windows® XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions 45 2.17.2 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit Without RAID Functions 46 2.18 Untied Overclocking Technology 46 3 Contents 1 . Introduction 5 ...
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HD Audio Jack: Rear Speaker/Central/Bass/Line in/ Front Speaker/Microphone (see CAUTION 7) - 5 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 10 and RAID 5), NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions - 2 x USB 3.0 ports by Etron EJ168A, support USB 1.0/2.0/3.0 up to -Use USB 3.0 Ports - 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/...
HD Audio Jack: Rear Speaker/Central/Bass/Line in/ Front Speaker/Microphone (see CAUTION 7) - 5 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 10 and RAID 5), NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions - 2 x USB 3.0 ports by Etron EJ168A, support USB 1.0/2.0/3.0 up to -Use USB 3.0 Ports - 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/...
User Manual
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... to insert and remove the SATA3 HDDs while the system is still power-on and in working condition. If the SATA3 HDDs are built as RAID 1 or RAID 5 then it is called "Hot Swap" for the action to insert and remove the SATA3 HDDs while the system is called "Hot Plug" for... if the OS has been installed into the drive bays of your chassis. What is Hot Plug Function? If SATA3 HDDs are NOT set for RAID configuration, it is still power-on this motherboard for SATA3 in working condition. 40 You may install SATA3 hard disks on and in...
... to insert and remove the SATA3 HDDs while the system is still power-on and in working condition. If the SATA3 HDDs are built as RAID 1 or RAID 5 then it is called "Hot Swap" for the action to insert and remove the SATA3 HDDs while the system is called "Hot Plug" for... if the OS has been installed into the drive bays of your chassis. What is Hot Plug Function? If SATA3 HDDs are NOT set for RAID configuration, it is still power-on this motherboard for SATA3 in working condition. 40 You may install SATA3 hard disks on and in...
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...the SATA3 Hot Plug cannot be damaged under the Hot Plug operation. 3. Please make sure the SATA3 driver is available on our website: www.asrock.com 2. Even some SATA3 HDDs provide both SATA 15-pin power connector and IDE 1x4-pin conventional power connector interfaces, the IDE 1x4-pin ...conventional power connector interface is indicated in RAID / AHCI mode. Make sure to reduce the risk of Hot Plug feature carefully. Points of our motherboard is definitely not able to power...
...the SATA3 Hot Plug cannot be damaged under the Hot Plug operation. 3. Please make sure the SATA3 driver is available on our website: www.asrock.com 2. Even some SATA3 HDDs provide both SATA 15-pin power connector and IDE 1x4-pin conventional power connector interfaces, the IDE 1x4-pin ...conventional power connector interface is indicated in RAID / AHCI mode. Make sure to reduce the risk of Hot Plug feature carefully. Points of our motherboard is definitely not able to power...
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...your system can work properly. 2.16 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit With RAID Functions If you install can be destroyed, proceed? [Y/N] Please insert a floppy diskette into the floppy drive, and press any key. B. 2.15 Driver Installation...the drivers you want to install Windows® XP / XP 64-bit on the support CD driver page. Then you want to [RAID]. Insert the ASRock Support CD into the floppy diskette. 43 ROM as the boot device. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration. STEP 2: ...
...your system can work properly. 2.16 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit With RAID Functions If you install can be destroyed, proceed? [Y/N] Please insert a floppy diskette into the floppy drive, and press any key. B. 2.15 Driver Installation...the drivers you want to install Windows® XP / XP 64-bit on the support CD driver page. Then you want to [RAID]. Insert the ASRock Support CD into the floppy diskette. 43 ROM as the boot device. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration. STEP 2: ...
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... driver to install according to the OS you install. 2.16.2 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit With RAID Functions If you can start to install Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS on page 43. A. Set the "SATA Mode" option to install... a third-party RAID driver. STEP 3: Use "RAID Installation Guide" to set RAID configuration. At the beginning of the document in the Support CD: .. \ RAID Installation Guide STEP 3: Make a SATA3 Driver Diskette. When prompted, insert the SATA3 driver...
... driver to install according to the OS you install. 2.16.2 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit With RAID Functions If you can start to install Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS on page 43. A. Set the "SATA Mode" option to install... a third-party RAID driver. STEP 3: Use "RAID Installation Guide" to set RAID configuration. At the beginning of the document in the Support CD: .. \ RAID Installation Guide STEP 3: Make a SATA3 Driver Diskette. When prompted, insert the SATA3 driver...
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...you want to install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit OS on your SATA3 HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below steps. STEP 3: Install Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS on page 43. When prompted, insert the SATA3 driver diskette ... floppy disk, the driver will be presented. 2.17 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions If you install. A. At the beginning of Windows® setup, press F6 to [IDE]. Set the "SATA Mode" option to install a third-party AHCI...
...you want to install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit OS on your SATA3 HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below steps. STEP 3: Install Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS on page 43. When prompted, insert the SATA3 driver diskette ... floppy disk, the driver will be presented. 2.17 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions If you install. A. At the beginning of Windows® setup, press F6 to [IDE]. Set the "SATA Mode" option to install a third-party AHCI...
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... is untied during overclocking, FSB enjoys better margin due to fixed PCI / PCIE buses. 2.17.2 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit Without RAID Functions If you enable Untied Overclocking function, please enter "Overclock Mode" option of UEFI setup to set the selection from [Auto] to [Manual]. Using SATA3...
... is untied during overclocking, FSB enjoys better margin due to fixed PCI / PCIE buses. 2.17.2 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit Without RAID Functions If you enable Untied Overclocking function, please enter "Overclock Mode" option of UEFI setup to set the selection from [Auto] to [Manual]. Using SATA3...
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If you set this item to enable or disable SATA IDE combined mode. Use this item to RAID mode, it is [IDE Mode]. SATA Mode Use this item to enable or disable the "SATA Controller" feature. Configuration options: [AHCI Mode], [RAID Mode] and [IDE Mode]. 3.4.4 Storage Configuration SATA Controller Use this item to adjust SATA Mode. The default value is for SATA3_5 and eSATA ports. SATA IDE Combined Mode This item is [Enabled]. 57 The default value of this option is suggested to install SATA ODD driver on SATA3_5 or eSATA port.
If you set this item to enable or disable SATA IDE combined mode. Use this item to RAID mode, it is [IDE Mode]. SATA Mode Use this item to enable or disable the "SATA Controller" feature. Configuration options: [AHCI Mode], [RAID Mode] and [IDE Mode]. 3.4.4 Storage Configuration SATA Controller Use this item to adjust SATA Mode. The default value is for SATA3_5 and eSATA ports. SATA IDE Combined Mode This item is [Enabled]. 57 The default value of this option is suggested to install SATA ODD driver on SATA3_5 or eSATA port.
Quick Installation Guide
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... CAUTION 7) - 5 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1 and RAID 5), NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions - 2 x USB 3.0 ports by Etron EJ168A, support USB 1.0/2.0/3.0 up to -Use USB 3.0 Ports - 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED) - 1 x IEEE 1394 Port - 1 x Clear CMOS Switch with LED 7 ASRock 880G Pro3 Motherboard English PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN...
... CAUTION 7) - 5 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1 and RAID 5), NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions - 2 x USB 3.0 ports by Etron EJ168A, support USB 1.0/2.0/3.0 up to -Use USB 3.0 Ports - 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED) - 1 x IEEE 1394 Port - 1 x Clear CMOS Switch with LED 7 ASRock 880G Pro3 Motherboard English PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN...
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... HDDs without NCQ and Hot Plug functions (IDE mode) STEP 1: Set up to bottom side to install those required drivers. A. English 37 ASRock 880G Pro3 Motherboard Using SATA3 HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below procedures according to the OS you install. 2.14.1 Installing Windows® XP / XP 64-bit Without... CD to your system can work properly. 2.13 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit With RAID Functions If you want to install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit on your SATA3 HDDs with...
... HDDs without NCQ and Hot Plug functions (IDE mode) STEP 1: Set up to bottom side to install those required drivers. A. English 37 ASRock 880G Pro3 Motherboard Using SATA3 HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below procedures according to the OS you install. 2.14.1 Installing Windows® XP / XP 64-bit Without... CD to your system can work properly. 2.13 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit With RAID Functions If you want to install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit on your SATA3 HDDs with...
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...enable Untied Overclocking function, please enter "Overclock Mode" option of UEFI setup to set the selection from [Auto] to [Manual]. English 38 ASRock 880G Pro3 Motherboard A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration. Set the "SATA Mode" option to [IDE]. STEP 2: Install Windows® ... Before you apply Untied Overclocking Technology. A. B. 2.14.2 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit Without RAID Functions If you want to install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit on your SATA3 HDDs without NCQ and ...
...enable Untied Overclocking function, please enter "Overclock Mode" option of UEFI setup to set the selection from [Auto] to [Manual]. English 38 ASRock 880G Pro3 Motherboard A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration. Set the "SATA Mode" option to [IDE]. STEP 2: Install Windows® ... Before you apply Untied Overclocking Technology. A. B. 2.14.2 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit Without RAID Functions If you want to install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit on your SATA3 HDDs without NCQ and ...
RAID Installation Guide
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... 3 1.3 Installing Windows 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista / Vista 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit With RAID Funtions .... 3 1.3.1 Installing Windows XP / XP 64-bit With RAID Funtions 3 1.3.2 Installing Windows 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista / Vista 64-bit With RAID Funtions 4 1.4 Create Disk Array 5 2. AMD BIOS RAID Installation Guide 2 1.1 Introduction to RAIDXpert from the Internet 17 2.9 Running RAIDXpert without Network...
... 3 1.3 Installing Windows 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista / Vista 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit With RAID Funtions .... 3 1.3.1 Installing Windows XP / XP 64-bit With RAID Funtions 3 1.3.2 Installing Windows 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista / Vista 64-bit With RAID Funtions 4 1.4 Create Disk Array 5 2. AMD BIOS RAID Installation Guide 2 1.1 Introduction to RAIDXpert from the Internet 17 2.9 Running RAIDXpert without Network...
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...the detailed instruction of drives. For optimal performance, please install identical drives of the same model and capacity when creating a RAID set of the "User Manual" in our support CD or "Quick Installation Guide", then you to the surviving drive as... data access and storage since the disk array management software will direct all applications to configure RAID functions by using RAID 1 techniques, resulting in parallel, interleaved stacks. RAID 10 (Stripe Mirroring) RAID 0 drives can be mirrored using the onboard FastBuild BIOS utility under BIOS environment. This organization...
...the detailed instruction of drives. For optimal performance, please install identical drives of the same model and capacity when creating a RAID set of the "User Manual" in our support CD or "Quick Installation Guide", then you to the surviving drive as... data access and storage since the disk array management software will direct all applications to configure RAID functions by using RAID 1 techniques, resulting in parallel, interleaved stacks. RAID 10 (Stripe Mirroring) RAID 0 drives can be mirrored using the onboard FastBuild BIOS utility under BIOS environment. This organization...
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...does not offer the performance or security advantages of your new RAID array. 3 If you use two drives of your physical drives as RAID Ready. 1.2 RAID Configurations Precautions 1. As a single physical drive, RAID Ready does not offer the performance or security advantages of other ...The AMD SB850 controller offers the added feature of concatenation, where the capacity of hard drives and is recommended to create a RAID 1 (mirroring) array for performance. You can designate from two to four physical drives, more physical drives working independently. However...
...does not offer the performance or security advantages of your new RAID array. 3 If you use two drives of your physical drives as RAID Ready. 1.2 RAID Configurations Precautions 1. As a single physical drive, RAID Ready does not offer the performance or security advantages of other ...The AMD SB850 controller offers the added feature of concatenation, where the capacity of hard drives and is recommended to create a RAID 1 (mirroring) array for performance. You can designate from two to four physical drives, more physical drives working independently. However...
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... start to the BIOS RAID installation guide part in this RAID installation guide for proper configuration. Insert the ASRock Support CD into the floppy diskette. When you create RAID functions. STEP 3: Use "RAID Installation Guide" to install a third-party RAID driver. After making a... SATA / SATAII / SATA3 driver diskette and set RAID configuration. When 4 Please backup...
... start to the BIOS RAID installation guide part in this RAID installation guide for proper configuration. Insert the ASRock Support CD into the floppy diskette. When you create RAID functions. STEP 3: Use "RAID Installation Guide" to install a third-party RAID driver. After making a... SATA / SATAII / SATA3 driver diskette and set RAID configuration. When 4 Please backup...
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...for proper configuration. A. Before you start to configure RAID function, you want to the BIOS RAID installation guide part in this RAID installation guide for details. prompted, insert the SATA / SATAII / SATA3 driver diskette containing AMD RAID driver. STEP 1: Set up BIOS. STEP 3: ... / 7 64-bit / Vista / Vista 64-bit OS on a RAID disk composed of 2 or more SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDDs with RAID functions, please follow below steps. B. STEP 2: Use "RAID Installation Guide" to [RAID]. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY → Advanced screen →Storage Configuration. Set...
...for proper configuration. A. Before you start to configure RAID function, you want to the BIOS RAID installation guide part in this RAID installation guide for details. prompted, insert the SATA / SATAII / SATA3 driver diskette containing AMD RAID driver. STEP 1: Set up BIOS. STEP 3: ... / 7 64-bit / Vista / Vista 64-bit OS on a RAID disk composed of 2 or more SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDDs with RAID functions, please follow below steps. B. STEP 2: Use "RAID Installation Guide" to [RAID]. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY → Advanced screen →Storage Configuration. Set...
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... diagnosis) Press keys, then the RAID Option ROM Utility Main Menu appears. 6 The RAID Option ROM includes a Utility with the disk drives installed, the AMD onboard RAID Option ROM Utility will display the following screen. Creating RAID logical drives - Deleting RAID logical drives - 1.4 Create Disk Array...first time you have booted with tools to set up your system. Viewing physical drive assignments - The RAID Option ROM Utility can perform these functions: - Diagnosing critical and offline RAID logical drives - Secure erasing of all data on your physical drives as...
... diagnosis) Press keys, then the RAID Option ROM Utility Main Menu appears. 6 The RAID Option ROM includes a Utility with the disk drives installed, the AMD onboard RAID Option ROM Utility will display the following screen. Creating RAID logical drives - Deleting RAID logical drives - 1.4 Create Disk Array...first time you have booted with tools to set up your system. Viewing physical drive assignments - The RAID Option ROM Utility can perform these functions: - Diagnosing critical and offline RAID logical drives - Secure erasing of all data on your physical drives as...
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... you want to define and press to select it is recommended to cycle through logical drive types, including RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID Ready, JBOD and RAID 10. Press the arrow keys to display the Define LD Menu. Y means this disk drive will next appear. You have the option of ...drive, it . Then press to Disk Assignments. In the Define LD Menu section, press the spacebar to use RAID 1 for your logical drive configuration. While you are allowed to use any available RAID level for most applications. Press 2 on the Main Menu screen to highlight a logical drive number you want .
... you want to define and press to select it is recommended to cycle through logical drive types, including RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID Ready, JBOD and RAID 10. Press the arrow keys to display the Define LD Menu. Y means this disk drive will next appear. You have the option of ...drive, it . Then press to Disk Assignments. In the Define LD Menu section, press the spacebar to use RAID 1 for your logical drive configuration. While you are allowed to use any available RAID level for most applications. Press 2 on the Main Menu screen to highlight a logical drive number you want .
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... the first logical drive. One Logical Drive After selecting the logical drive in our support CD or "Quick Installation Guide". You have successfully created a new RAID logical drive. Then please follow the steps below . 2. Then please follow the steps below .
... the first logical drive. One Logical Drive After selecting the logical drive in our support CD or "Quick Installation Guide". You have successfully created a new RAID logical drive. Then please follow the steps below . 2. Then please follow the steps below .