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Contents 1 . Introduction 5 1.1 Package Contents 5 1.2 Specifications 6 1.3 Motherboard Layout (960GM-GS3 FX / 960GM-S3 FX 11 1.4 I/O Panel (960GM-GS3 FX 12 1.5 I/O Panel (960GM-S3 FX 13 2 . Installation 14 Pre-installation Precautions 14 2.1 CPU Installation 15 2.2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink 15 2.3...and Connectors 21 2.8 SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide 25 2.9 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) Hard Disks Installation 26 2.10 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA / SATAII HDDs .... 26 2.11 SATA / SATAII HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide ..... 27 2.12 Driver...
Contents 1 . Introduction 5 1.1 Package Contents 5 1.2 Specifications 6 1.3 Motherboard Layout (960GM-GS3 FX / 960GM-S3 FX 11 1.4 I/O Panel (960GM-GS3 FX 12 1.5 I/O Panel (960GM-S3 FX 13 2 . Installation 14 Pre-installation Precautions 14 2.1 CPU Installation 15 2.2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink 15 2.3...and Connectors 21 2.8 SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide 25 2.9 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) Hard Disks Installation 26 2.10 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA / SATAII HDDs .... 26 2.11 SATA / SATAII HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide ..... 27 2.12 Driver...
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... BIOS software might be updated, the content of the Support CD. www.asrock.com/support/index.asp 1.1 Package Contents ASRock 960GM-GS3 FX / 960GM-S3 FX Motherboard (Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 7.2-in, 24.4 cm x 18.3 cm) ASRock 960GM-GS3 FX / 960GM-S3 FX Quick Installation Guide ASRock 960GM-GS3 FX / 960GM-S3 FX Support CD 2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional) 1 x I/O Panel Shield 5 Introduction Thank you for specific information...
... BIOS software might be updated, the content of the Support CD. www.asrock.com/support/index.asp 1.1 Package Contents ASRock 960GM-GS3 FX / 960GM-S3 FX Motherboard (Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 7.2-in, 24.4 cm x 18.3 cm) ASRock 960GM-GS3 FX / 960GM-S3 FX Quick Installation Guide ASRock 960GM-GS3 FX / 960GM-S3 FX Support CD 2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional) 1 x I/O Panel Shield 5 Introduction Thank you for specific information...
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... your own risk and expense. If you implement Dual Channel Memory Technology, make sure to SATAII mode. You can also connect SATA hard disk to the components and devices of memory modules on the AM3/AM3+ CPU you adopt. Chassis Temperature Sensing - For...Power Fan Tachometer - Please check AMD website for the compatible memory modules. Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, Vcore OS - ASRock website http://www.asrock.com 4. Before installing SATAII hard disk to SATAII connector, please read "Untied Overclocking Technology" on our website for the latest information. 6....
... your own risk and expense. If you implement Dual Channel Memory Technology, make sure to SATAII mode. You can also connect SATA hard disk to the components and devices of memory modules on the AM3/AM3+ CPU you adopt. Chassis Temperature Sensing - For...Power Fan Tachometer - Please check AMD website for the compatible memory modules. Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, Vcore OS - ASRock website http://www.asrock.com 4. Before installing SATAII hard disk to SATAII connector, please read "Untied Overclocking Technology" on our website for the latest information. 6....
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...-conductor ATA 66/100/133 cable Note: Please refer to the instruction of the SATA data cable can be connected to the SATA / SATAII hard disk or the SATAII connector on this motherboard. 21 SATAII_2 (PORT 1) Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cable (Optional) Either end of your IDE device vendor for internal SATAII_3 SATAII_4... damage of the motherboard! • Floppy Connector (33-pin FLOPPY1) (see p.11, No. 14) SATAII_1 (PORT 0) These four Serial ATAII (SATAII) connectors support SATAII or SATA hard disk for the details.
...-conductor ATA 66/100/133 cable Note: Please refer to the instruction of the SATA data cable can be connected to the SATA / SATAII hard disk or the SATAII connector on this motherboard. 21 SATAII_2 (PORT 1) Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cable (Optional) Either end of your IDE device vendor for internal SATAII_3 SATAII_4... damage of the motherboard! • Floppy Connector (33-pin FLOPPY1) (see p.11, No. 14) SATAII_1 (PORT 0) These four Serial ATAII (SATAII) connectors support SATAII or SATA hard disk for the details.
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Western Digital 7531 8642 If pin 5 and pin 6 are shorted, SATA 1.5Gb/s will be at SATAII mode. HITACHI Please use the Feature Tool, a DOS-bootable tool, for the updates. 25 Please visit the vendors' website for ... hard disks may not be enabled. Please visit HITACHI's website for details: http://www.hitachigst.com/hdd/support/download.htm The above examples are shorted, SATA 1.5Gb/s will be the same. 2.8 SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide Before installing SATAII hard disk to your SATAII hard disk may fail to run at...
Western Digital 7531 8642 If pin 5 and pin 6 are shorted, SATA 1.5Gb/s will be at SATAII mode. HITACHI Please use the Feature Tool, a DOS-bootable tool, for the updates. 25 Please visit the vendors' website for ... hard disks may not be enabled. Please visit HITACHI's website for details: http://www.hitachigst.com/hdd/support/download.htm The above examples are shorted, SATA 1.5Gb/s will be the same. 2.8 SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide Before installing SATAII hard disk to your SATAII hard disk may fail to run at...
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.... AHCI also provides usability enhancements such as RAID 1 then it is still power-on and in working condition. 26 If the SATA / SATAII HDDs are built as Hot Plug. If SATA / SATAII HDDs are NOT set for RAID configuration, it is called "Hot Plug" for the action to insert and remove the... it cannot perform Hot Plug if the OS has been installed into the drive bays of your chassis. However, please note that supports Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) hard disks and RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 and JBOD) functions. If you plan to use RAID 0 or RAID 1 function, you need...
.... AHCI also provides usability enhancements such as RAID 1 then it is still power-on and in working condition. 26 If the SATA / SATAII HDDs are built as Hot Plug. If SATA / SATAII HDDs are NOT set for RAID configuration, it is called "Hot Plug" for the action to insert and remove the... it cannot perform Hot Plug if the OS has been installed into the drive bays of your chassis. However, please note that supports Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) hard disks and RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 and JBOD) functions. If you plan to use RAID 0 or RAID 1 function, you need...
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... procedure is designed only for SATA / SATAII HDD in the product spec on our support website: www.asrock.com 4. The SATA / SATAII HDD, which supports SATA / SATAII HDD Hot Plug. * The SATA / SATAII Hot Plug feature might not be supported by step to use the SATA power cable & data cable,... which are from our motherboard package. 5. The latest SATA / SATAII driver is ...
... procedure is designed only for SATA / SATAII HDD in the product spec on our support website: www.asrock.com 4. The SATA / SATAII HDD, which supports SATA / SATAII HDD Hot Plug. * The SATA / SATAII Hot Plug feature might not be supported by step to use the SATA power cable & data cable,... which are from our motherboard package. 5. The latest SATA / SATAII driver is ...
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...power cable connector (Black) from SATA / SATAII HDD side. Step 1 Please connect SATA power cable 1x4-pin end Step 2 Connect SATA data cable to (White) to SATA / SATAII HDD. Step 1 Unplug SATA data cable from SATA / SATAII HDD side. 28 How to Hot Plug a SATA / SATAII HDD: Points of attention... instruction sequence to process the Hot Plug, improper procedure will cause the SATA / SATAII HDD damage and data loss. the motherboard's SATAII connector. SATA power cable 1x4-pin power connector (White) Step 3 Connect SATA 15-pin power cable connector (Black) end to the power supply 1x4...
...power cable connector (Black) from SATA / SATAII HDD side. Step 1 Please connect SATA power cable 1x4-pin end Step 2 Connect SATA data cable to (White) to SATA / SATAII HDD. Step 1 Unplug SATA data cable from SATA / SATAII HDD side. 28 How to Hot Plug a SATA / SATAII HDD: Points of attention... instruction sequence to process the Hot Plug, improper procedure will cause the SATA / SATAII HDD damage and data loss. the motherboard's SATAII connector. SATA power cable 1x4-pin power connector (White) Step 3 Connect SATA 15-pin power cable connector (Black) end to the power supply 1x4...
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... then a window for boot devices selection appears. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration. Set the "SATA Operation Mode" option to your optical drive first. Insert the ASRock Support CD into the floppy drive, and press any key to start to boot your system. Therefore, the ... to install Windows® XP / XP 64-bit on the screen, "Generate Serial ATA driver diskette [YN]?", press . STEP 2: Make a SATA / SATAII Driver Diskette. 2.12 Driver Installation Guide To install the drivers to your system, please insert the support CD to [RAID]. The system ...
... then a window for boot devices selection appears. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration. Set the "SATA Operation Mode" option to your optical drive first. Insert the ASRock Support CD into the floppy drive, and press any key to start to boot your system. Therefore, the ... to install Windows® XP / XP 64-bit on the screen, "Generate Serial ATA driver diskette [YN]?", press . STEP 2: Make a SATA / SATAII Driver Diskette. 2.12 Driver Installation Guide To install the drivers to your system, please insert the support CD to [RAID]. The system ...
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... If you install Windows® XP / XP 64-bit on IDE HDDs and want to install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit on SATA / SATAII HDDs, you still need to check the RAID installation guide in the Support CD: .. \ RAID Installation Guide 2.13.2 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit... the Support CD: .. \ RAID Installation Guide STEP 4: Install Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system. When prompted, insert the SATA / SATAII driver diskette containing the AMD RAID driver. Select the driver to install according to the OS you start to install Windows® XP / XP...
... If you install Windows® XP / XP 64-bit on IDE HDDs and want to install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit on SATA / SATAII HDDs, you still need to check the RAID installation guide in the Support CD: .. \ RAID Installation Guide 2.13.2 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit... the Support CD: .. \ RAID Installation Guide STEP 4: Install Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system. When prompted, insert the SATA / SATAII driver diskette containing the AMD RAID driver. Select the driver to install according to the OS you start to install Windows® XP / XP...
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.... You can start to [AHCI]. NOTE1. At the beginning of Windows® setup, press F6 to install Windows® XP / XP 64-bit on your SATA / SATAII HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below steps. Currently, if you install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit on your system....to install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit OS on IDE HDDs and there are no SATA / SATAII device used, please set up "SATA Operation Mode" to [IDE] in BIOS. 2.14 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64...
.... You can start to [AHCI]. NOTE1. At the beginning of Windows® setup, press F6 to install Windows® XP / XP 64-bit on your SATA / SATAII HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below steps. Currently, if you install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit on your system....to install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit OS on IDE HDDs and there are no SATA / SATAII device used, please set up "SATA Operation Mode" to [IDE] in BIOS. 2.14 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64...
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...; 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit Without RAID Functions If you want to [AHCI]. A. Set the "SATA Operation Mode" option to [IDE]. A. B. Using SATA / SATAII HDDs without NCQ and Hot Plug functions (IDE mode) STEP 1: Set up BIOS. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage... Storage Configuration. STEP 2: Install Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS on your SATA / SATAII HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below steps. Set the "SATA Operation Mode" option to [IDE]. Using SATA / SATAII HDDs without NCQ and Hot Plug functions (IDE mode) STEP 1: Set up ...
...; 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit Without RAID Functions If you want to [AHCI]. A. Set the "SATA Operation Mode" option to [IDE]. A. B. Using SATA / SATAII HDDs without NCQ and Hot Plug functions (IDE mode) STEP 1: Set up BIOS. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage... Storage Configuration. STEP 2: Install Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS on your SATA / SATAII HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below steps. Set the "SATA Operation Mode" option to [IDE]. Using SATA / SATAII HDDs without NCQ and Hot Plug functions (IDE mode) STEP 1: Set up ...
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...may set the IDE configuration for the device that you want to enable or disable the "Onboard SATA Controller" feature. 3.4.4 Storage Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Storage Configuration Onboard SATA Controller SATA Operation Mode IDE1 Master IDE1 Slave SATAII_1 SATAII_2 SATAII_3 SATAII_4 [Enabled] [IDE] [Hard Disk]...and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. Configuration options: [AHCI], [RAID] and [IDE]. Onboard SATA Controller Use this item to the system. +F1 F9 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save ...
...may set the IDE configuration for the device that you want to enable or disable the "Onboard SATA Controller" feature. 3.4.4 Storage Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Storage Configuration Onboard SATA Controller SATA Operation Mode IDE1 Master IDE1 Slave SATAII_1 SATAII_2 SATAII_3 SATAII_4 [Enabled] [IDE] [Hard Disk]...and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. Configuration options: [AHCI], [RAID] and [IDE]. Onboard SATA Controller Use this item to the system. +F1 F9 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save ...
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... will be subject to the hardware installation. www.asrock.com/support/index.asp 1.1 Package Contents ASRock 960GM-GS3 FX / 960GM-S3 FX Motherboard (Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 7.2-in, 24.4 cm x 18.3 cm) ASRock 960GM-GS3 FX / 960GM-S3 FX Quick Installation Guide ASRock 960GM-GS3 FX / 960GM-S3 FX Support CD 2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional) 1 x I/O Panel Shield 5 ASRock 960GM-GS3 FX / 960GM-S3 FX Motherboard English Introduction Thank you for specific information about...
... will be subject to the hardware installation. www.asrock.com/support/index.asp 1.1 Package Contents ASRock 960GM-GS3 FX / 960GM-S3 FX Motherboard (Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 7.2-in, 24.4 cm x 18.3 cm) ASRock 960GM-GS3 FX / 960GM-S3 FX Quick Installation Guide ASRock 960GM-GS3 FX / 960GM-S3 FX Support CD 2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional) 1 x I/O Panel Shield 5 ASRock 960GM-GS3 FX / 960GM-S3 FX Motherboard English Introduction Thank you for specific information about...
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...should be less than 4GB for the reservation for possible damage caused by the chipset vendor and is subject to SATAII connector directly. 8 ASRock 960GM-GS3 FX / 960GM-S3 FX Motherboard English We are not responsible for system usage under Windows® 7 / VistaTM / XP. Please read the installation guide of ...Before you want to adopt DDR3 1800/1600 memory module on this motherboard, please refer to SATAII mode. You can also connect SATA hard disk to change. - Whether 1800/1600MHz memory speed is defined by overclocking. The maximum shared memory size is supported depends ...
...should be less than 4GB for the reservation for possible damage caused by the chipset vendor and is subject to SATAII connector directly. 8 ASRock 960GM-GS3 FX / 960GM-S3 FX Motherboard English We are not responsible for system usage under Windows® 7 / VistaTM / XP. Please read the installation guide of ...Before you want to adopt DDR3 1800/1600 memory module on this motherboard, please refer to SATAII mode. You can also connect SATA hard disk to change. - Whether 1800/1600MHz memory speed is defined by overclocking. The maximum shared memory size is supported depends ...
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... to Pin1 Note: Make sure the red-striped side of the cable is plugged into Pin1 side of the connector. Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cable (Optional) Either end of your IDE device vendor for internal storage devices. Primary IDE connector (Blue) (39-pin IDE1... SATAII or SATA hard disk for the details. Serial ATAII Connectors (SATAII_1 (PORT 0): see p.2, No. 17) (SATAII_2 (PORT 1): see p.2, No. 16) (SATAII_3 (PORT 2): see p.2, No. 13) (SATAII_4 (PORT 3): see p.2 No. 21) the red-striped side to 3.0 Gb/s data transfer rate. English 18 ASRock 960GM-GS3 FX / 960GM-S3 FX Motherboard
... to Pin1 Note: Make sure the red-striped side of the cable is plugged into Pin1 side of the connector. Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cable (Optional) Either end of your IDE device vendor for internal storage devices. Primary IDE connector (Blue) (39-pin IDE1... SATAII or SATA hard disk for the details. Serial ATAII Connectors (SATAII_1 (PORT 0): see p.2, No. 17) (SATAII_2 (PORT 1): see p.2, No. 16) (SATAII_3 (PORT 2): see p.2, No. 13) (SATAII_4 (PORT 3): see p.2 No. 21) the red-striped side to 3.0 Gb/s data transfer rate. English 18 ASRock 960GM-GS3 FX / 960GM-S3 FX Motherboard
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...drivers you want to install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit on your SATA / SATAII HDDs with RAID functions, please refer to the document at the following path in the Support CD for detailed procedures: ..\ RAID Installation ... optical drive first. A. B. English 21 ASRock 960GM-GS3 FX / 960GM-S3 FX Motherboard Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration. Please follow below steps. STEP 2: Install Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS on the support CD driver page. Using SATA / SATAII HDDs without RAID functions, please...
...drivers you want to install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit on your SATA / SATAII HDDs with RAID functions, please refer to the document at the following path in the Support CD for detailed procedures: ..\ RAID Installation ... optical drive first. A. B. English 21 ASRock 960GM-GS3 FX / 960GM-S3 FX Motherboard Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration. Please follow below steps. STEP 2: Install Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS on the support CD driver page. Using SATA / SATAII HDDs without RAID functions, please...
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... page 8 for the possible overclocking risk before you apply Untied Overclocking Technology. Please refer to fixed PCI / PCIE buses. A. Set the "SATA Operation Mode" option to [IDE]. English 22 ASRock 960GM-GS3 FX / 960GM-S3 FX Motherboard STEP 2: Install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on your system. 2.11 Untied Overclocking Technology This motherboard...
... page 8 for the possible overclocking risk before you apply Untied Overclocking Technology. Please refer to fixed PCI / PCIE buses. A. Set the "SATA Operation Mode" option to [IDE]. English 22 ASRock 960GM-GS3 FX / 960GM-S3 FX Motherboard STEP 2: Install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on your system. 2.11 Untied Overclocking Technology This motherboard...
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.... Hot-Plug any fault tolerance. The AMD SB710 controller offers the added feature of concatenation, where the capacity of RAID logical drives. After you make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette, press to enter BIOS setup to set the option to RAID mode by using RAID 1 techniques, resulting in parallel, interleaved stacks. For...
.... Hot-Plug any fault tolerance. The AMD SB710 controller offers the added feature of concatenation, where the capacity of RAID logical drives. After you make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette, press to enter BIOS setup to set the option to RAID mode by using RAID 1 techniques, resulting in parallel, interleaved stacks. For...
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... Precautions 1. A RAID Ready logical drive has only one hard disk has an 80GB storage capacity and the other RAID logical drives. If you use two SATA drives of the same size. If you use two new drives if you are creating a RAID 0 (striping) array for the RAID 1 set up to four... physical drives, more SATA / SATAII HDDs with online capacity expansion. WARNING!! It is 60GB. 3. you create, manage, and delete a JBOD the same as if they were attached to the...
... Precautions 1. A RAID Ready logical drive has only one hard disk has an 80GB storage capacity and the other RAID logical drives. If you use two SATA drives of the same size. If you use two new drives if you are creating a RAID 0 (striping) array for the RAID 1 set up to four... physical drives, more SATA / SATAII HDDs with online capacity expansion. WARNING!! It is 60GB. 3. you create, manage, and delete a JBOD the same as if they were attached to the...