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... identical image of Disks" and normally refers to read and write data in our support CD or "Quick Installation Guide", then you make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette, press to enter BIOS setup to set . RAID 1 (Data Mirroring) RAID 1 is called data mirroring that optimizes two identical hard disk drives to one...
... identical image of Disks" and normally refers to read and write data in our support CD or "Quick Installation Guide", then you make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette, press to enter BIOS setup to set . RAID 1 (Data Mirroring) RAID 1 is called data mirroring that optimizes two identical hard disk drives to one...
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...the floppy disk, the driver will see the message on the screen, "Do you want to manage (create, convert, delete, or rebuild) RAID functions on SATA / SATAII HDDs, you want to install Windows XP or Windows XP 64-bit on your system. (There are two ASRock Support CD in this ...document for details. Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to boot your system. When you see these messages, Please insert a blank formatted diskette into floppy drive A: press any key to start to format the floppy diskette and copy SATA / SATAII drivers into the floppy drive, and press...
...the floppy disk, the driver will see the message on the screen, "Do you want to manage (create, convert, delete, or rebuild) RAID functions on SATA / SATAII HDDs, you want to install Windows XP or Windows XP 64-bit on your system. (There are two ASRock Support CD in this ...document for details. Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to boot your system. When you see these messages, Please insert a blank formatted diskette into floppy drive A: press any key to start to format the floppy diskette and copy SATA / SATAII drivers into the floppy drive, and press...
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...HDDs with the disk drives installed, the AMD onboard BIOS will display the following path in our Support CD: (There are two ASRock Support CD in this is the first time you have booted with RAID functions, please follow the instruction to install Windows Vista ...drivers. AMD RAID drivers are no SATA / SATAII device used, please set the RAID configuration by using the Windows RAID installation guide in the motherboard gift box pack, please choose the one for details. Before you start to configure RAID function, you need to set RAID configuration. page, please insert the ASRock...
...HDDs with the disk drives installed, the AMD onboard BIOS will display the following path in our Support CD: (There are two ASRock Support CD in this is the first time you have booted with RAID functions, please follow the instruction to install Windows Vista ...drivers. AMD RAID drivers are no SATA / SATAII device used, please set the RAID configuration by using the Windows RAID installation guide in the motherboard gift box pack, please choose the one for details. Before you start to configure RAID function, you need to set RAID configuration. page, please insert the ASRock...
User Manual
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... 2 . Contents 1 . Introduction 5 1.1 Package Contents 5 1.2 Specifications 6 1.3 Minimum Hardware Requirement for SATA / SATAII HDDs .... 38 2.14 SATA / SATAII HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide ..... 39 2.15 Driver Installation Guide 41 2.16 Installing Windows® XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit With RAID Functions 41 2.16.1 Installing Windows® XP / XP...
... 2 . Contents 1 . Introduction 5 1.1 Package Contents 5 1.2 Specifications 6 1.3 Minimum Hardware Requirement for SATA / SATAII HDDs .... 38 2.14 SATA / SATAII HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide ..... 39 2.15 Driver Installation Guide 41 2.16 Installing Windows® XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit With RAID Functions 41 2.16.1 Installing Windows® XP / XP...
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... 3.6.1 Boot Settings Configuration 63 3.7 Security Screen 64 3.8 Exit Screen 65 4 . Software Support 66 4.1 Install Operating System 66 4.2 Support CD Information 66 4.2.1 Running Support CD 66 4.2.2 Drivers Menu 66 4.2.3 Utilities Menu 66 4.2.4 Contact Information 66 4 3 .
... 3.6.1 Boot Settings Configuration 63 3.7 Security Screen 64 3.8 Exit Screen 65 4 . Software Support 66 4.1 Install Operating System 66 4.2 Support CD Information 66 4.2.1 Running Support CD 66 4.2.2 Drivers Menu 66 4.2.3 Utilities Menu 66 4.2.4 Contact Information 66 4 3 .
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...functions (see CAUTION 12) - Supports "Plug and Play" - SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), AMD OverDriveTM Utility, AMD Live! CPU, VCCM, NB Voltage Multi-adjustment - ASRock OC DNA (see CAUTION 9) - 8Mb AMI BIOS - Hybrid Booster: 7 AMI Legal... LED and SPEED LED) - CPU/Chassis/NB/Power FAN connector - 24 pin ATX power connector - 8 pin 12V power connector - Instant Boot - ASRock OC Tuner (see CAUTION 11) - ASRock Instant Flash (see CAUTION 8) - 1 x ATA133 IDE connector (supports 2 x IDE devices) - 1 x Floppy connector - 1 x IR header ...
...functions (see CAUTION 12) - Supports "Plug and Play" - SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), AMD OverDriveTM Utility, AMD Live! CPU, VCCM, NB Voltage Multi-adjustment - ASRock OC DNA (see CAUTION 9) - 8Mb AMI BIOS - Hybrid Booster: 7 AMI Legal... LED and SPEED LED) - CPU/Chassis/NB/Power FAN connector - 24 pin ATX power connector - 8 pin 12V power connector - Instant Boot - ASRock OC Tuner (see CAUTION 11) - ASRock Instant Flash (see CAUTION 8) - 1 x ATA133 IDE connector (supports 2 x IDE devices) - 1 x Floppy connector - 1 x IR header ...
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.... Click "OK" to save the change. * Currently, 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD playback is not available, please visit our website for AMD 790GX VGA driver update in this motherboard requires the proper hardware configuration. B. D. 1.3 Minimum Hardware Requirement for 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD Playback Support 1080p Blu-ray (BD...
.... Click "OK" to save the change. * Currently, 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD playback is not available, please visit our website for AMD 790GX VGA driver update in this motherboard requires the proper hardware configuration. B. D. 1.3 Minimum Hardware Requirement for 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD Playback Support 1080p Blu-ray (BD...
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.... You can only choose to enable either Multi-Streaming function or Side Speaker function. *** To support AC3 audio format with HDMI Audio under the path: ..\Drivers\NB Audio\REALTEK\XP64_XP(R1.68) And note for LPCM support up to the front panel audio header. The... driver is located under VistaTM, please install the HDMI audio driver in XP support CD AAX790H-10. After restarting your change . To enable Multi-Streaming function, you need to connect a front panel audio cable...
.... You can only choose to enable either Multi-Streaming function or Side Speaker function. *** To support AC3 audio format with HDMI Audio under the path: ..\Drivers\NB Audio\REALTEK\XP64_XP(R1.68) And note for LPCM support up to the front panel audio header. The... driver is located under VistaTM, please install the HDMI audio driver in XP support CD AAX790H-10. After restarting your change . To enable Multi-Streaming function, you need to connect a front panel audio cable...
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...for DVI-D, D-Sub or HDMI to HDMI port on this motherboard. You can drive same or different display contents. If you have installed onboard VGA driver from our support CD to this motherboard. Then you can freely enjoy the benefits of dual monitor feature without installing any add-on VGA card... to your system already, you haven't installed onboard VGA driver yet, please install onboard VGA driver from Blu-ray (BD) or HD-DVD disc, the content will be displayed only in one of the three monitors instead of...
...for DVI-D, D-Sub or HDMI to HDMI port on this motherboard. You can drive same or different display contents. If you have installed onboard VGA driver from our support CD to this motherboard. Then you can freely enjoy the benefits of dual monitor feature without installing any add-on VGA card... to your system already, you haven't installed onboard VGA driver yet, please install onboard VGA driver from Blu-ray (BD) or HD-DVD disc, the content will be displayed only in one of the three monitors instead of...
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...-on the I /O panel, and connect HDMI monitor cable to the corresponding connectors of VGA/D-sub. Install the onboard VGA driver and the add-on PCI Express VGA card driver to enable the function of the add-on PCI Express VGA cards on each monitor. Set up a surround display environment: ...Memory" option to adjust the memory capability to [32MB], [64MB], [128MB] [256MB] or [512MB] to your system. If you have installed the drivers already, there is no need to be designated as appropriate for details. 2. B. Right-click the display icon in the Display Properties dialog that you do...
...-on the I /O panel, and connect HDMI monitor cable to the corresponding connectors of VGA/D-sub. Install the onboard VGA driver and the add-on PCI Express VGA card driver to enable the function of the add-on PCI Express VGA cards on each monitor. Set up a surround display environment: ...Memory" option to adjust the memory capability to [32MB], [64MB], [128MB] [256MB] or [512MB] to your system. If you have installed the drivers already, there is no need to be designated as appropriate for details. 2. B. Right-click the display icon in the Display Properties dialog that you do...
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... Windows® XP Vendor Chipset ATI Radeon 4850 Radeon 3870 Radeon 3850 Radeon 3650 Radeon HD 2600XT Radeon HD 2600PRO Model Driver Gecube GC-HD485PG3-E3 Catalyst 8.7 POWERCOLOR AX3870 512MD4-H Catalyst 8.7 Gigabyte GV-RX385256H-B Catalyst 8.7 POWERCOLOR AX3650 512MD3-XP Catalyst...; Vista Vendor Chipset ATI Radeon 4850 Radeon 3870 Radeon 3870 Radeon 3850 Radeon 3650 Radeon HD 2600XT Radeon HD 2600PRO Model Driver Gecube GC-HD485PG3-E3 Catalyst 8.7 POWERCOLOR AX3870 512MD4-H Catalyst 8.7 POWERCOLOR AX3870X2 1GBD3-H Catalyst 8.7 Gigabyte GV-RX385256H-B Catalyst ...
... Windows® XP Vendor Chipset ATI Radeon 4850 Radeon 3870 Radeon 3850 Radeon 3650 Radeon HD 2600XT Radeon HD 2600PRO Model Driver Gecube GC-HD485PG3-E3 Catalyst 8.7 POWERCOLOR AX3870 512MD4-H Catalyst 8.7 Gigabyte GV-RX385256H-B Catalyst 8.7 POWERCOLOR AX3650 512MD3-XP Catalyst...; Vista Vendor Chipset ATI Radeon 4850 Radeon 3870 Radeon 3870 Radeon 3850 Radeon 3650 Radeon HD 2600XT Radeon HD 2600PRO Model Driver Gecube GC-HD485PG3-E3 Catalyst 8.7 POWERCOLOR AX3870 512MD4-H Catalyst 8.7 POWERCOLOR AX3870X2 1GBD3-H Catalyst 8.7 Gigabyte GV-RX385256H-B Catalyst ...
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... and then connect the D-Sub monitor cable to the DVI to downloading and installing the CATALYST Control Center. Install the VGA card drivers to download it again): http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/sp2/default.mspx B. ATITM recommends Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or higher... your system, and restart your system. Please check Microsoft website for ATITM driver updates. ATI Catalyst Control Center 26 Step 9. Remove the ATITM driver if you have any previously installed Catalyst drivers prior to your system. Please check AMD website for details. Restart your system...
... and then connect the D-Sub monitor cable to the DVI to downloading and installing the CATALYST Control Center. Install the VGA card drivers to download it again): http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/sp2/default.mspx B. ATITM recommends Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or higher... your system, and restart your system. Please check Microsoft website for ATITM driver updates. ATI Catalyst Control Center 26 Step 9. Remove the ATITM driver if you have any previously installed Catalyst drivers prior to your system. Please check AMD website for details. Restart your system...
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... Windows® taskbar. Boot your system for blisteringlyfast frame rates. Step 5. Restart your system. Step 6. Please remove the ATITM driver if you will find "ATI Catalyst Control Center" on an AMD 790GX integrated chipset, all operating in your computer. Please visit... website for further information. Step 4. Then set the option "Surround View" to section "Expansion Slots". Then you have any VGA driver installed in a Windows® VistaTM environment. For the proper installation procedures, please refer to [Enabled]. Connect the monitor cable to...
... Windows® taskbar. Boot your system for blisteringlyfast frame rates. Step 5. Restart your system. Step 6. Please remove the ATITM driver if you will find "ATI Catalyst Control Center" on an AMD 790GX integrated chipset, all operating in your computer. Please visit... website for further information. Step 4. Then set the option "Surround View" to section "Expansion Slots". Then you have any VGA driver installed in a Windows® VistaTM environment. For the proper installation procedures, please refer to [Enabled]. Connect the monitor cable to...
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... motherboard and the HDMI VGA card according to the HDMI_SPDIF header (HDMI_SPDIF1, yellow, see page 13, No. 32) on HDMI_SPDIF cable. Install HDMI VGA card driver to the PCI Express Graphics slot on HDMI VGA card, please refer to the fan connector of HDMI_SPDIF cable to the same pin definition. A complete...
... motherboard and the HDMI VGA card according to the HDMI_SPDIF header (HDMI_SPDIF1, yellow, see page 13, No. 32) on HDMI_SPDIF cable. Install HDMI VGA card driver to the PCI Express Graphics slot on HDMI VGA card, please refer to the fan connector of HDMI_SPDIF cable to the same pin definition. A complete...
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... 3. Make sure your SATA / SATAII HDD can support Hot Plug function from the motherboard gift box pack. The latest SATA / SATAII driver is installed into system properly. Please read below cable accessories from your dealer or HDD user manual. SATA power cable with SATA 15-pin... / AHCI mode. Below operation procedure is definitely not able to power supply Caution 1. Please make sure the SATA / SATAII driver is available on our website: www.asrock.com 2. Before you process the Hot Plug: 1. Even some SATA / SATAII HDDs provide both SATA 15-pin power connector ...
... 3. Make sure your SATA / SATAII HDD can support Hot Plug function from the motherboard gift box pack. The latest SATA / SATAII driver is installed into system properly. Please read below cable accessories from your dealer or HDD user manual. SATA power cable with SATA 15-pin... / AHCI mode. Below operation procedure is definitely not able to power supply Caution 1. Please make sure the SATA / SATAII driver is available on our website: www.asrock.com 2. Before you process the Hot Plug: 1. Even some SATA / SATAII HDDs provide both SATA 15-pin power connector ...
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...A. Then you will start to configure RAID function, you start to [RAID]. Before you need to install those required drivers. STEP 2: Make a SATA / SATAII Driver Diskette. Insert the ASRock Support CD into the floppy drive, and press any key to start Please insert a floppy diskette into your system. ...(There are two ASRock Support CD in the Support CD: .. \ RAID Installation Guide 41 When you install can be auto-detected and listed on the screen, "Generate Serial ATA driver diskette [YN]?", press . A. During POST at the beginning ...
...A. Then you will start to configure RAID function, you start to [RAID]. Before you need to install those required drivers. STEP 2: Make a SATA / SATAII Driver Diskette. Insert the ASRock Support CD into the floppy drive, and press any key to start Please insert a floppy diskette into your system. ...(There are two ASRock Support CD in the Support CD: .. \ RAID Installation Guide 41 When you install can be auto-detected and listed on the screen, "Generate Serial ATA driver diskette [YN]?", press . A. During POST at the beginning ...
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..."AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controllerx86 platform" for Windows® XP, or "AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x64 platform" for proper configuration. AMD RAID drivers are two ASRock Support CD in the Support CD: .. \ RAID Installation Guide STEP 3: Install Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on the bottom to...VistaTM / Windows® VistaTM 64-bit optical disk into your optical drive, and click the "Load Driver" button on the left on your system. " page, please insert the ASRock Support CD into the optical drive again to the OS you still need to install Windows® VistaTM ...
..."AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controllerx86 platform" for Windows® XP, or "AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x64 platform" for proper configuration. AMD RAID drivers are two ASRock Support CD in the Support CD: .. \ RAID Installation Guide STEP 3: Install Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on the bottom to...VistaTM / Windows® VistaTM 64-bit optical disk into your optical drive, and click the "Load Driver" button on the left on your system. " page, please insert the ASRock Support CD into the optical drive again to the OS you still need to install Windows® VistaTM ...
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... first. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration. Set the "SATA Operation Mode" option to install a third-party AHCI driver. B. STEP 2: Make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette. At the beginning of Windows® setup, press F6 to [RAID]. NOTE1. If you install Windows® VistaTM /...RAID functions on your system. Using SATA / SATAII HDDs with NCQ and Hot Plug functions STEP 1: Set Up BIOS. Make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette by using the Windows RAID installation guide in BIOS. 2.17 Installing Windows® XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit ...
... first. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration. Set the "SATA Operation Mode" option to install a third-party AHCI driver. B. STEP 2: Make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette. At the beginning of Windows® setup, press F6 to [RAID]. NOTE1. If you install Windows® VistaTM /...RAID functions on your system. Using SATA / SATAII HDDs with NCQ and Hot Plug functions STEP 1: Set Up BIOS. Make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette by using the Windows RAID installation guide in BIOS. 2.17 Installing Windows® XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit ...
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...3: Install Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on page 41. When you see "Where do you want to install Windows? A. AMD AHCI drivers are two ASRock Support CD in the motherboard gift box pack, please choose the one for Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit.) .. \ I386 (For Windows®...Support CD: (There are in the following section 2.16.1 step 2 on your system. B. " page, please insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive, and click the "Load Driver" button on the left on your SATA / SATAII HDDs without NCQ and Hot Plug functions STEP 1: Set up BIOS. ...
...3: Install Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on page 41. When you see "Where do you want to install Windows? A. AMD AHCI drivers are two ASRock Support CD in the motherboard gift box pack, please choose the one for Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit.) .. \ I386 (For Windows®...Support CD: (There are in the following section 2.16.1 step 2 on your system. B. " page, please insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive, and click the "Load Driver" button on the left on your SATA / SATAII HDDs without NCQ and Hot Plug functions STEP 1: Set up BIOS. ...
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... automatically, locate and double click on a specific item then follow the installation wizard to visit ASRock's website at http://www.asrock.com; Please install the necessary drivers to activate the devices. 4.2.3 Utilities Menu The Utilities Menu shows the applications software that enhance the... folder in this chapter for further information. 66 or you need to contact ASRock or want to display the menus. 4.2.2 Drivers Menu The Drivers Menu shows the available devices drivers if the system detects the installed devices. Because motherboard settings and hardware options vary...
... automatically, locate and double click on a specific item then follow the installation wizard to visit ASRock's website at http://www.asrock.com; Please install the necessary drivers to activate the devices. 4.2.3 Utilities Menu The Utilities Menu shows the applications software that enhance the... folder in this chapter for further information. 66 or you need to contact ASRock or want to display the menus. 4.2.2 Drivers Menu The Drivers Menu shows the available devices drivers if the system detects the installed devices. Because motherboard settings and hardware options vary...