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... into RAIDXpert 13 2.5 Regular Connection 13 2.6 Secure Connection 13 2.7 Creating a New Logical Drive 14 2.8 Connecting to RAID 2 1.2 RAID Configurations Precautions 3 1.3 Installing Windows XP / XP 64-bit / Vista / Vista 64-bit With RAID Funtions 3 1.3.1 Installing Windows XP / XP 64-bit With RAID Funtions 3 1.3.2 Installing Windows Vista / Vista 64-bit With RAID Funtions 4 1.4 Create Disk Array 5 2.
... into RAIDXpert 13 2.5 Regular Connection 13 2.6 Secure Connection 13 2.7 Creating a New Logical Drive 14 2.8 Connecting to RAID 2 1.2 RAID Configurations Precautions 3 1.3 Installing Windows XP / XP 64-bit / Vista / Vista 64-bit With RAID Funtions 3 1.3.1 Installing Windows XP / XP 64-bit With RAID Funtions 3 1.3.2 Installing Windows Vista / Vista 64-bit With RAID Funtions 4 1.4 Create Disk Array 5 2.
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... to select "Yes", and then your future data building will ask if you want to install Windows XP, Windows XP 64-bit, Windows Vista or Windows Vista 64-bit on a RAID disk composed of your physical drives as RAID Ready. 1.2 RAID Configurations Precautions 1. In the process you... create RAID, the system will operate under a clean environment. 1.3 Installing Windows XP / XP 64-bit / Vista / Vista 64-bit With RAID Functions If you want to the OS you install. 3 It is 120GB. 2. If you attach a single physical drive that ...
... to select "Yes", and then your future data building will ask if you want to install Windows XP, Windows XP 64-bit, Windows Vista or Windows Vista 64-bit on a RAID disk composed of your physical drives as RAID Ready. 1.2 RAID Configurations Precautions 1. In the process you... create RAID, the system will operate under a clean environment. 1.3 Installing Windows XP / XP 64-bit / Vista / Vista 64-bit With RAID Functions If you want to the OS you install. 3 It is 120GB. 2. If you attach a single physical drive that ...
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...floppy diskette and copy SATA / SATAII drivers into your system. (There are two ASRock Support CD in the motherboard gift box pack, please choose the one for boot devices selection appears. 1.3.1 Installing Windows XP / XP 64-bit With RAID Functions If you want to [RAID] first. B. During POST..."SATA Operation Mode" option to boot your optical drive to [RAID]. Insert the ASRock Support CD into the floppy diskette. Please select CD-ROM as the boot device. C. STEP 4: Install Windows XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system. Select your required driver to install according to install ...
...floppy diskette and copy SATA / SATAII drivers into your system. (There are two ASRock Support CD in the motherboard gift box pack, please choose the one for boot devices selection appears. 1.3.1 Installing Windows XP / XP 64-bit With RAID Functions If you want to [RAID] first. B. During POST..."SATA Operation Mode" option to boot your optical drive to [RAID]. Insert the ASRock Support CD into the floppy diskette. Please select CD-ROM as the boot device. C. STEP 4: Install Windows XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system. Select your required driver to install according to install ...
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...is the first time you have booted with RAID functions, please follow the instruction to install Windows Vista / Windows Vista 64-bit OS on your system. page, please insert the ASRock Support CD into the optical drive again to continue the installation. If you install Windows Vista / Windows Vista...details. NOTE2. STEP 2: Use "RAID Installation Guide" to set up BIOS. Currently, if you install Windows Vista / Windows Vista 64-bit on IDE HDDs and there are two ASRock Support CD in BIOS. 1.4 Create Disk Array Power on the bottom to load the AMD RAID drivers. STEP 1: Set up "...
...is the first time you have booted with RAID functions, please follow the instruction to install Windows Vista / Windows Vista 64-bit OS on your system. page, please insert the ASRock Support CD into the optical drive again to continue the installation. If you install Windows Vista / Windows Vista...details. NOTE2. STEP 2: Use "RAID Installation Guide" to set up BIOS. Currently, if you install Windows Vista / Windows Vista 64-bit on IDE HDDs and there are two ASRock Support CD in BIOS. 1.4 Create Disk Array Power on the bottom to load the AMD RAID drivers. STEP 1: Set up "...
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.... 13. Erases the reserve and master boot sectors of the logical drive down to the logical drive. RAID 0 and 1 only. • None - If there are 64 and 128 KB. Click the Next button. The Write Cache policy is the default. Rounds the size of the physical drives being added to the...
.... 13. Erases the reserve and master boot sectors of the logical drive down to the logical drive. RAID 0 and 1 only. • None - If there are 64 and 128 KB. Click the Next button. The Write Cache policy is the default. Rounds the size of the physical drives being added to the...
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... Guide 34 2.14 Installing Windows® XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit With RAID Functions 34 2.14.1 Installing Windows® XP / XP 64-bit With RAID Functions 34 2.14.2 Installing Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit With RAID Functions 35 2.15 Installing Windows® ...XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit Without RAID Functions 36 2.15.1 Installing Windows® XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions 36 2.15.2 Installing Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit Without RAID Functions 37 2.16 Untied Overclocking Technology 38...
... Guide 34 2.14 Installing Windows® XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit With RAID Functions 34 2.14.1 Installing Windows® XP / XP 64-bit With RAID Functions 34 2.14.2 Installing Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit With RAID Functions 35 2.15 Installing Windows® ...XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit Without RAID Functions 36 2.15.1 Installing Windows® XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions 36 2.15.2 Installing Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit Without RAID Functions 37 2.16 Untied Overclocking Technology 38...
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... Platform CPU Chipset Memory Expansion Slot Graphics Audio LAN - Support for Socket AM2+ / AM2 processors: AMD PhenomTM FX / Phenom / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core / Athlon X2 Dual-Core / Athlon 64 / Sempron processor - Northbridge: AMD 785G - Supports HDCP function with ACC feature (Advanced Clock Calibration) - Supports Wake-On-LAN 6 shared memory...
... Platform CPU Chipset Memory Expansion Slot Graphics Audio LAN - Support for Socket AM2+ / AM2 processors: AMD PhenomTM FX / Phenom / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core / Athlon X2 Dual-Core / Athlon 64 / Sempron processor - Northbridge: AMD 785G - Supports HDCP function with ACC feature (Advanced Clock Calibration) - Supports Wake-On-LAN 6 shared memory...
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... lab test. 8 Chassis Temperature Sensing - Microsoft® Windows® XP / XP Media Center / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / Win7 compliant Certifications - ASRock website http://www.asrock.com 4. Please check AMD website for the latest information. 6. 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD playback... to 12.5% (see CAUTION 16) * For detailed product information, please visit our website: http://www.asrock.com WARNING Please realize that there is a certain risk involved with 64-bit CPU, there is defined by overclocking. The maximum shared memory size is no such limitation. 5.
... lab test. 8 Chassis Temperature Sensing - Microsoft® Windows® XP / XP Media Center / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / Win7 compliant Certifications - ASRock website http://www.asrock.com 4. Please check AMD website for the latest information. 6. 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD playback... to 12.5% (see CAUTION 16) * For detailed product information, please visit our website: http://www.asrock.com WARNING Please realize that there is a certain risk involved with 64-bit CPU, there is defined by overclocking. The maximum shared memory size is no such limitation. 5.
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... SATA hard disk to provide exceptional power saving and improve power efficiency without sacrificing computing performance. Power Management for the operation procedures of ASRock OC Tuner. Just launch this motherboard offers stepless control, it is a BIOS flash utility embedded in advance. OC DNA, an exclusive...11. OC DNA literally tells you can save the new BIOS file to access ASRock Instant Flash. Please visit our website for USB 2.0 works fine under Microsoft® Windows® VistaTM 64-bit / VistaTM / XP 64-bit / XP SP1 or SP2. 9. This convenient BIOS update tool allows you...
... SATA hard disk to provide exceptional power saving and improve power efficiency without sacrificing computing performance. Power Management for the operation procedures of ASRock OC Tuner. Just launch this motherboard offers stepless control, it is a BIOS flash utility embedded in advance. OC DNA, an exclusive...11. OC DNA literally tells you can save the new BIOS file to access ASRock Instant Flash. Please visit our website for USB 2.0 works fine under Microsoft® Windows® VistaTM 64-bit / VistaTM / XP 64-bit / XP SP1 or SP2. 9. This convenient BIOS update tool allows you...
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...available, please visit our website for the minimum hardware requirement. Click "OK" to remove the "V" mark in the future. A. B. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com 11 Select "Video". D. 1.3 Minimum Hardware Requirement for better playback performance and compatibility. E. If you need to use CyberLink ... with DVI-D port Dual Channel DDR2 533, 1GB x 2 Windows® VistaTM or Windows® VistaTM 64 * If you install Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS, the function of CyberLink PowerDVD Ultra program. Please refer to below steps to disable Hardware Acceleration...
...available, please visit our website for the minimum hardware requirement. Click "OK" to remove the "V" mark in the future. A. B. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com 11 Select "Video". D. 1.3 Minimum Hardware Requirement for better playback performance and compatibility. E. If you need to use CyberLink ... with DVI-D port Dual Channel DDR2 533, 1GB x 2 Windows® VistaTM or Windows® VistaTM 64 * If you install Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS, the function of CyberLink PowerDVD Ultra program. Please refer to below steps to disable Hardware Acceleration...
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... AMD Sempron Dual Core 2100 VGA Onboard VGA with DVI-D port Memory Dual Channel DDR2 533, 1GB x 2 OS Windows® VistaTM or Windows® VistaTM 64 Playback Software CyberLink PowerDVD Ultra (Version 7.3 or above refers to the same format of H.264. * Above passed films are tested under below configuration. 1 . 4 Passed 1080p...
... AMD Sempron Dual Core 2100 VGA Onboard VGA with DVI-D port Memory Dual Channel DDR2 533, 1GB x 2 OS Windows® VistaTM or Windows® VistaTM 64 Playback Software CyberLink PowerDVD Ultra (Version 7.3 or above refers to the same format of H.264. * Above passed films are tested under below configuration. 1 . 4 Passed 1080p...
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...PS2 Keyboard 12 1 PS2_USB_PW1 34 19.8cm (7.8-in) ATX12V1 Phenom II DDR2 1066 Dual Channel 56 7 CPU_FAN1 VGA1 DDRII_2 (64 bit, 240-pin module) DDRII_1 (64 bit, 240-piFnSmBod8ul0e)0 EuP Ready SOCKET AM2 DVI_CON1 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 CMOS BATTERY USB 2.0 T: USB2 ...: LINE IN Center: FRONT Bottom: MIC IN LAN AUDIO CODEC Super I/O CD1 1 HD_AUDIO1 LPT1 1 1 COM1 HT3.0 Hybrid CrossFire PCIE1 AMD 785G Chipset A785GM-LE/128M PCIE2 IDE1 PWR_FAN1 SATAII_4 SATAII_5 SATAII_6 (PORT 3) (PORT 4) (PORT 5) RoHS PCI1 IR1 1 FLOPPY1 PCI2 USB10_11 1 AMD SB710 Chipset SPEAKER1 1 PLED PWRBTN...
...PS2 Keyboard 12 1 PS2_USB_PW1 34 19.8cm (7.8-in) ATX12V1 Phenom II DDR2 1066 Dual Channel 56 7 CPU_FAN1 VGA1 DDRII_2 (64 bit, 240-pin module) DDRII_1 (64 bit, 240-piFnSmBod8ul0e)0 EuP Ready SOCKET AM2 DVI_CON1 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 CMOS BATTERY USB 2.0 T: USB2 ...: LINE IN Center: FRONT Bottom: MIC IN LAN AUDIO CODEC Super I/O CD1 1 HD_AUDIO1 LPT1 1 1 COM1 HT3.0 Hybrid CrossFire PCIE1 AMD 785G Chipset A785GM-LE/128M PCIE2 IDE1 PWR_FAN1 SATAII_4 SATAII_5 SATAII_6 (PORT 3) (PORT 4) (PORT 5) RoHS PCI1 IR1 1 FLOPPY1 PCI2 USB10_11 1 AMD SB710 Chipset SPEAKER1 1 PLED PWRBTN...
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3. Boot your change. If you can adjust the parameters of VGA/D-sub. For Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS: Right click the desktop, choose "Properties", and select the "Settings" tab so that you do not adjust the BIOS setup, the default value ... each monitor. C. Right-click the display icon and select "Attached", if necessary. Click "Apply" or "OK" to enter BIOS setup. A. B. E. For Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS: Right click the desktop, choose "Personalize", and select the "Display Settings" tab so that you have installed the drivers already, there is my...
3. Boot your change. If you can adjust the parameters of VGA/D-sub. For Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS: Right click the desktop, choose "Properties", and select the "Settings" tab so that you do not adjust the BIOS setup, the default value ... each monitor. C. Right-click the display icon and select "Attached", if necessary. Click "Apply" or "OK" to enter BIOS setup. A. B. E. For Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS: Right click the desktop, choose "Personalize", and select the "Display Settings" tab so that you have installed the drivers already, there is my...
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..."Front Mic" of audio devices. 1. If you use AC'97 audio panel, please install it to [Enabled]. B. For Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS: Click "Audio I/O", select "Connector Settings" , choose "Disable front panel jack detection", and save the change by clicking "OK". G. Connect ...Mic_IN (MIC) to OUT2_L. Connect Audio_R (RIN) to OUT2_R and Audio_L (LIN) to MIC2_L. D. For Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS: Click the right-top "Folder" icon , choose "Disable front panel jack detection", and save the change by clicking "OK". For Windows...
..."Front Mic" of audio devices. 1. If you use AC'97 audio panel, please install it to [Enabled]. B. For Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS: Click "Audio I/O", select "Connector Settings" , choose "Disable front panel jack detection", and save the change by clicking "OK". G. Connect ...Mic_IN (MIC) to OUT2_L. Connect Audio_R (RIN) to OUT2_R and Audio_L (LIN) to MIC2_L. D. For Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS: Click the right-top "Folder" icon , choose "Disable front panel jack detection", and save the change by clicking "OK". For Windows...
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...-detected and listed on the support CD driver page. Set the "SATA Operation Mode" option to boot your system. (There are two ASRock Support CD in the motherboard gift box pack, please choose the one for boot devices selection appears. The system will see the message on...174; XP or Windows® XP 64-bit on a RAID disk composed of 2 or more SATA / SATAII HDDs with RAID functions, please follow below steps. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration. STEP 2: Make a SATA / SATAII Driver Diskette. Insert the ASRock Support CD into the floppy drive, and...
...-detected and listed on the support CD driver page. Set the "SATA Operation Mode" option to boot your system. (There are two ASRock Support CD in the motherboard gift box pack, please choose the one for boot devices selection appears. The system will see the message on...174; XP or Windows® XP 64-bit on a RAID disk composed of 2 or more SATA / SATAII HDDs with RAID functions, please follow below steps. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration. STEP 2: Make a SATA / SATAII Driver Diskette. Insert the ASRock Support CD into the floppy drive, and...
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..."AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controllerx86 platform" for Windows® XP, or "AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x64 platform" for Windows® XP 64-bit.) NOTE. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration. B. Before you start to install Windows? Please refer to the BIOS RAID ...the RAID installation guide in our Support CD: 35 " page, please insert the ASRock Support CD into the optical drive to boot your system. Insert the Windows® VistaTM / Windows® VistaTM 64-bit optical disk into your optical drive, and click the "Load Driver" button...
..."AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controllerx86 platform" for Windows® XP, or "AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x64 platform" for Windows® XP 64-bit.) NOTE. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration. B. Before you start to install Windows? Please refer to the BIOS RAID ...the RAID installation guide in our Support CD: 35 " page, please insert the ASRock Support CD into the optical drive to boot your system. Insert the Windows® VistaTM / Windows® VistaTM 64-bit optical disk into your optical drive, and click the "Load Driver" button...
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... driver diskette by using the Windows RAID installation guide in the following section 2.14.1 step 2 on IDE HDDs and there are two ASRock Support CD in BIOS. 2.15 Installing Windows® XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit Without RAID Functions If you want to install Windows® XP, Windows® XP...
... driver diskette by using the Windows RAID installation guide in the following section 2.14.1 step 2 on IDE HDDs and there are two ASRock Support CD in BIOS. 2.15 Installing Windows® XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit Without RAID Functions If you want to install Windows® XP, Windows® XP...
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...4: Install Windows® XP / Windows® XP 64-bit OS on your system. A. STEP 2: Install Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on your system. AMD AHCI drivers are in the following path in our Support CD: (There are two ASRock Support CD in the motherboard gift box pack, please ...choose the one for Windows® XP 64-bit.) Using SATA / SATAII HDDs without RAID functions, please follow the instruction to install Windows®...
...4: Install Windows® XP / Windows® XP 64-bit OS on your system. A. STEP 2: Install Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on your system. AMD AHCI drivers are in the following path in our Support CD: (There are two ASRock Support CD in the motherboard gift box pack, please ...choose the one for Windows® XP 64-bit.) Using SATA / SATAII HDDs without RAID functions, please follow the instruction to install Windows®...
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..., but PCI / PCIE buses are in the fixed mode so that FSB can operate under a more stable overclocking environment. STEP 2: Install Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on page 8 for the possible overclocking risk before you enable Untied Overclocking function, please enter "Overclock Mode" option of BIOS setup to set...
..., but PCI / PCIE buses are in the fixed mode so that FSB can operate under a more stable overclocking environment. STEP 2: Install Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on page 8 for the possible overclocking risk before you enable Untied Overclocking function, please enter "Overclock Mode" option of BIOS setup to set...
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... 4.2.2 Drivers Menu The Drivers Menu shows the available devices drivers if the system detects the installed devices. or you need to contact ASRock or want to your CD-ROM drive. Refer to know more information. 4.2 Support CD Information The Support CD that came with the... 64-bit / Win7. Because motherboard settings and hardware options vary, use the setup procedures in your dealer for further information. 63 If the Main Menu did not appear automatically, locate and double click on a specific item then follow the installation wizard to visit ASRock's website at http://www.asrock....
... 4.2.2 Drivers Menu The Drivers Menu shows the available devices drivers if the system detects the installed devices. or you need to contact ASRock or want to your CD-ROM drive. Refer to know more information. 4.2 Support CD Information The Support CD that came with the... 64-bit / Win7. Because motherboard settings and hardware options vary, use the setup procedures in your dealer for further information. 63 If the Main Menu did not appear automatically, locate and double click on a specific item then follow the installation wizard to visit ASRock's website at http://www.asrock....