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Introduction 5 1.1 Package Contents 5 1.2 Specifications 6 1.3 Motherboard Layout 10 1.4 ASRock 8CH_eSATAII I/O Plus 11 2 . Installation 12 Pre-installation Precautions 12 2.1 CPU Installation 13 2.2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink 13 2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM... 2.11 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA / SATAII HDDs ....... 29 2.12 SATA / SATAII HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide ....... 30 2.13 Driver Installation Guide 32 2.14 Installing Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit With RAID Functions 33 2.14.1 Installing Windows®...
Introduction 5 1.1 Package Contents 5 1.2 Specifications 6 1.3 Motherboard Layout 10 1.4 ASRock 8CH_eSATAII I/O Plus 11 2 . Installation 12 Pre-installation Precautions 12 2.1 CPU Installation 13 2.2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink 13 2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM... 2.11 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA / SATAII HDDs ....... 29 2.12 SATA / SATAII HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide ....... 30 2.13 Driver Installation Guide 32 2.14 Installing Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit With RAID Functions 33 2.14.1 Installing Windows®...
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Software Support 55 4.1 Install Operating System 55 4.2 Support CD Information 55 4.2.1 Running Support CD 55 4.2.2 Drivers Menu 55 4.2.3 Utilities Menu 55 4.2.4 Contact Information 55 4 BIOS SETUP UTILITY 3 8 3.1 Introduction 38 3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar 38 3.1.2 Navigation Keys 39 3.2 Main Screen 39 3.3 Advanced Screen ...
Software Support 55 4.1 Install Operating System 55 4.2 Support CD Information 55 4.2.1 Running Support CD 55 4.2.2 Drivers Menu 55 4.2.3 Utilities Menu 55 4.2.4 Contact Information 55 4 BIOS SETUP UTILITY 3 8 3.1 Introduction 38 3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar 38 3.1.2 Navigation Keys 39 3.2 Main Screen 39 3.3 Advanced Screen ...
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... 2 USB 2.0 ports) (see CAUTION 11) - 1 x WiFi header (see CAUTION 10) - 2 x ATA133 IDE connectors (support 4 x IDE devices) - 1 x Floppy connector - 1 x IR header - 1 x HDMI_SPDIF header - CPU Temperature Sensing - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version) - AMI Legal BIOS - Connector BIOS Feature Support CD Hardware Monitor OS Certifications - 2 x Serial ATA 1.5Gb/s connectors by NVIDIA® nForce3...
... 2 USB 2.0 ports) (see CAUTION 11) - 1 x WiFi header (see CAUTION 10) - 2 x ATA133 IDE connectors (support 4 x IDE devices) - 1 x Floppy connector - 1 x IR header - 1 x HDMI_SPDIF header - CPU Temperature Sensing - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version) - AMI Legal BIOS - Connector BIOS Feature Support CD Hardware Monitor OS Certifications - 2 x Serial ATA 1.5Gb/s connectors by NVIDIA® nForce3...
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... this picture shows the wrong example of connecting HDMI_SPDIF cable to the fan connector of the HDMI VGA card you install. Install HDMI VGA card driver to the HDMI_SPDIF connector of PCI Express VGA card. 2.7 HDMI_SPDIF Header Connection Guide HDMI (High-Definition Multi-media Interface) is equipped with a HDMI_SPDIF header. Install...
... this picture shows the wrong example of connecting HDMI_SPDIF cable to the fan connector of the HDMI VGA card you install. Install HDMI VGA card driver to the HDMI_SPDIF connector of PCI Express VGA card. 2.7 HDMI_SPDIF Header Connection Guide HDMI (High-Definition Multi-media Interface) is equipped with a HDMI_SPDIF header. Install...
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... connect to reduce the risk of HDD crash or data loss. 30 SATA data cable (Red) B. The latest SATA / SATAII driver is available on our website: www.asrock.com 2. The SATA / SATAII HDD, which are from our motherboard package. 5. Please read below operation guide of attention, before you... power connector interfaces, the IDE 1x4-pin conventional power connector interface is installed into system properly. Please make sure the SATA / SATAII driver is definitely not able to use the SATA power cable & data cable, which cannot support Hot Plug function, will cause the HDD ...
... connect to reduce the risk of HDD crash or data loss. 30 SATA data cable (Red) B. The latest SATA / SATAII driver is available on our website: www.asrock.com 2. The SATA / SATAII HDD, which are from our motherboard package. 5. Please read below operation guide of attention, before you... power connector interfaces, the IDE 1x4-pin conventional power connector interface is installed into system properly. Please make sure the SATA / SATAII driver is definitely not able to use the SATA power cable & data cable, which cannot support Hot Plug function, will cause the HDD ...
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...RAID functions, but it has passed Microsoft® logo certification. 2. 2.13 Driver Installation Guide To install the drivers to your system, please insert the support CD to install those required drivers. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com 32 Please follow the order from up to bottom side to your optical ...drive first. For users who install Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS, since the NVIDIA® nForce3 250 SATA driver provided by the ...
...RAID functions, but it has passed Microsoft® logo certification. 2. 2.13 Driver Installation Guide To install the drivers to your system, please insert the support CD to install those required drivers. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com 32 Please follow the order from up to bottom side to your optical ...drive first. For users who install Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS, since the NVIDIA® nForce3 250 SATA driver provided by the ...
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... STEP 1: Set up , press key, and then a window for proper procedures of system boot-up BIOS. STEP 2: Make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette. The system will see the message on the screen, "Do you want to install Windows® 2000, XP or XP 64-bit on your...XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit With RAID Functions If you want to generate Serial ATA driver diskette [YN]?", press . Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration. Insert the ASRock Support CD into your disk, please visit below website for boot devices selection appears. If there is ...
... STEP 1: Set up , press key, and then a window for proper procedures of system boot-up BIOS. STEP 2: Make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette. The system will see the message on the screen, "Do you want to install Windows® 2000, XP or XP 64-bit on your...XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit With RAID Functions If you want to generate Serial ATA driver diskette [YN]?", press . Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration. Insert the ASRock Support CD into your disk, please visit below website for boot devices selection appears. If there is ...
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... BIOS RAID installation guide of Windows® setup, press F6 to configure RAID function, you install. You can start to install a third-party RAID driver. Select your system as below: 1. NOTE. At the beginning of the document in the following path in the Support CD: .. \ RAID Installation...XP / XP 64-bit OS and RAID utility, if you want to use "NVIDIA RAID Tool" in Windows® environment, please install SATA drivers from the Support CD again so that the two SATA HDDs and two SATAII HDDs provide separated RAID functions. Before you start to the SATA...
... BIOS RAID installation guide of Windows® setup, press F6 to configure RAID function, you install. You can start to install a third-party RAID driver. Select your system as below: 1. NOTE. At the beginning of the document in the following path in the Support CD: .. \ RAID Installation...XP / XP 64-bit OS and RAID utility, if you want to use "NVIDIA RAID Tool" in Windows® environment, please install SATA drivers from the Support CD again so that the two SATA HDDs and two SATAII HDDs provide separated RAID functions. Before you start to the SATA...
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... to install Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit on JMicron® SATAII HDDs, please refer to load the JMicron® RAID drivers from the SATAII driver diskette you install Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on your system. B. Before you start to configure RAID function, you... If you need to install Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on page 33 for proper configuration. A. STEP 2: Make a SATAII driver diskette. (For JMicron® SATAII ports in the Support CD for detailed procedures of this motherboard, RAID function is not available on SATAII ports. ...
... to install Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit on JMicron® SATAII HDDs, please refer to load the JMicron® RAID drivers from the SATAII driver diskette you install Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on your system. B. Before you start to configure RAID function, you... If you need to install Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on page 33 for proper configuration. A. STEP 2: Make a SATAII driver diskette. (For JMicron® SATAII ports in the Support CD for detailed procedures of this motherboard, RAID function is not available on SATAII ports. ...
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... XP, XP 64-bit, VistaTM or VistaTM 64-bit on your SATA / SATAII HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below steps. STEP 2: Make a SATAII driver diskette. (For JMicron® SATAII ports in AHCI mode only.) If you set "PCIE-SATAII Operation Mode" to [AHCI] mode, and plan to install Windows... the "PCIE-SATAII Operation Mode" option to install Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit on page 33 for proper procedures of making a SATAII driver diskette. NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller (required) Windows XP64 36 If you plan to install Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit on JMicron® ...
... XP, XP 64-bit, VistaTM or VistaTM 64-bit on your SATA / SATAII HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below steps. STEP 2: Make a SATAII driver diskette. (For JMicron® SATAII ports in AHCI mode only.) If you set "PCIE-SATAII Operation Mode" to [AHCI] mode, and plan to install Windows... the "PCIE-SATAII Operation Mode" option to install Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit on page 33 for proper procedures of making a SATAII driver diskette. NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller (required) Windows XP64 36 If you plan to install Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit on JMicron® ...
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... 64-bit on your SATA / SATAII HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below steps. 5. (Windows 2000/XP/2003) RAID/AHCI Driver for JMicron JMB36X Controller 6. (Windows XP/2003 x64) RAID/AHCI Driver for JMicron JMB36X Controller Please select item 5 or 6 to install Windows® OS for the possible overclocking risk before you...
... 64-bit on your SATA / SATAII HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below steps. 5. (Windows 2000/XP/2003) RAID/AHCI Driver for JMicron JMB36X Controller 6. (Windows XP/2003 x64) RAID/AHCI Driver for JMicron JMB36X Controller Please select item 5 or 6 to install Windows® OS for the possible overclocking risk before you...
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...To begin using the support CD, insert the CD into your OS documentation for more about ASRock, welcome to display the menus. 4.2.2 Drivers Menu The Drivers Menu shows the available devices drivers if the system detects the installed devices. If the Main Menu did not appear automatically, ...procedures in your dealer for general reference only. or you need to contact ASRock or want to know more information. 4.2 Support CD Information The Support CD that came with the motherboard contains necessary drivers and useful utilities that the motherboard supports. Click on the file "ASSETUP....
...To begin using the support CD, insert the CD into your OS documentation for more about ASRock, welcome to display the menus. 4.2.2 Drivers Menu The Drivers Menu shows the available devices drivers if the system detects the installed devices. If the Main Menu did not appear automatically, ...procedures in your dealer for general reference only. or you need to contact ASRock or want to know more information. 4.2 Support CD Information The Support CD that came with the motherboard contains necessary drivers and useful utilities that the motherboard supports. Click on the file "ASSETUP....
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...install it under Windows® VistaTM 32-bit. 3. You will see the following path of our support CD: \Drivers\ALL in 1\nVIDIA\XP_2K(511_special) or download the driver from: http://www.asrock.com/mb/download.asp?Model=ALiveDualeSATA2 2. NOTE If you plan to install Windows® VistaTM 32-bit / VistaTM... 64-bit OS on this motherboard, please refer to install NVIDIA® XP GART (AGP) driver. NVIDIA® AGP Card (...
...install it under Windows® VistaTM 32-bit. 3. You will see the following path of our support CD: \Drivers\ALL in 1\nVIDIA\XP_2K(511_special) or download the driver from: http://www.asrock.com/mb/download.asp?Model=ALiveDualeSATA2 2. NOTE If you plan to install Windows® VistaTM 32-bit / VistaTM... 64-bit OS on this motherboard, please refer to install NVIDIA® XP GART (AGP) driver. NVIDIA® AGP Card (...
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... 64-bit): Under Windows® VistaTM 32-bit / VistaTM 64-bit OS, this driver software anyway". 7. Install the driver from the following steps 2-6 of our support CD: \Drivers\ALL in 1\nVIDIA\XP64(514_Logo) or download the driver from: http://www.asrock.com/mb/download.asp?Model=ALiveDualeSATA2 2. Press [F8] repeatedly after system passes the BIOS...
... 64-bit): Under Windows® VistaTM 32-bit / VistaTM 64-bit OS, this driver software anyway". 7. Install the driver from the following steps 2-6 of our support CD: \Drivers\ALL in 1\nVIDIA\XP64(514_Logo) or download the driver from: http://www.asrock.com/mb/download.asp?Model=ALiveDualeSATA2 2. Press [F8] repeatedly after system passes the BIOS...
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... header - CPU Fan Tachometer - CPU Temperature Sensing - Chassis Fan Tachometer - CD in header - ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events - FCC, CE, WHQL Certificated English 6 ASRock ALiveDual-eSATA2 Motherboard Connector BIOS Feature Support CD Hardware Monitor OS Certifications - 2 x Serial ATA 1.5Gb/s connectors by NVIDIA® nForce3 250, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1 and JBOD...Windows® 2000 / XP / XP Media Center / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit compliant - AMI Legal BIOS - Supports "Plug and Play" - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version) -
... header - CPU Fan Tachometer - CPU Temperature Sensing - Chassis Fan Tachometer - CD in header - ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events - FCC, CE, WHQL Certificated English 6 ASRock ALiveDual-eSATA2 Motherboard Connector BIOS Feature Support CD Hardware Monitor OS Certifications - 2 x Serial ATA 1.5Gb/s connectors by NVIDIA® nForce3 250, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1 and JBOD...Windows® 2000 / XP / XP Media Center / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit compliant - AMI Legal BIOS - Supports "Plug and Play" - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version) -
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...install. Make sure to correctly connect the HDMI_SPDIF cable to the motherboard and the HDMI VGA card according to your system. 20 ASRock ALiveDual-eSATA2 Motherboard Please do not connect the white end of HDMI_SPDIF cable to HDMI device, such as a digital television (DTV). Please... vendor for connector usage in advance. English white end (2-pin) (B) white end (3-pin) (C) Step 4. Step 2. Install HDMI VGA card driver to the same pin definition. Connect the black end (A) of HDMI_SPDIF header and HDMI_SPDIF cable connectors, please refer to the HDMI_SPDIF header (HDMI_SPDIF1,...
...install. Make sure to correctly connect the HDMI_SPDIF cable to the motherboard and the HDMI VGA card according to your system. 20 ASRock ALiveDual-eSATA2 Motherboard Please do not connect the white end of HDMI_SPDIF cable to HDMI device, such as a digital television (DTV). Please... vendor for connector usage in advance. English white end (2-pin) (B) white end (3-pin) (C) Step 4. Step 2. Install HDMI VGA card driver to the same pin definition. Connect the black end (A) of HDMI_SPDIF header and HDMI_SPDIF cable connectors, please refer to the HDMI_SPDIF header (HDMI_SPDIF1,...
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...-detected and listed on updating now. ASRock website http://www. Then, the drivers compatible to our website in -1 non-logo driver which meets your requirement most from the above-mentioned items during driver installation process. For users who install ...driver and related information. Please follow the order from up to bottom side to install those required drivers. Therefore, the drivers you with the following driver installation choices: 1. Please choose the driver which supports RAID functions, but it to your system can work properly. asrock.com 27 ASRock ALiveDual-eSATA2...
...-detected and listed on updating now. ASRock website http://www. Then, the drivers compatible to our website in -1 non-logo driver which meets your requirement most from the above-mentioned items during driver installation process. For users who install ...driver and related information. Please follow the order from up to bottom side to install those required drivers. Therefore, the drivers you with the following driver installation choices: 1. Please choose the driver which supports RAID functions, but it to your system can work properly. asrock.com 27 ASRock ALiveDual-eSATA2...
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...SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration. A. The system will see these messages, Please insert a blank formatted diskette into the floppy diskette. 28 ASRock ALiveDual-eSATA2 Motherboard English B. Then you want to install Windows® 2000, XP or XP 64-bit on your SATA / SATAII HDDs with RAID ... your system, your Windows® 2000 optical disk is no SP4 included in your disk, please visit below steps. STEP 2: Make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette. A. C. E. 2.13 Installing Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit With RAID Functions If you want...
...SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration. A. The system will see these messages, Please insert a blank formatted diskette into the floppy diskette. 28 ASRock ALiveDual-eSATA2 Motherboard English B. Then you want to install Windows® 2000, XP or XP 64-bit on your SATA / SATAII HDDs with RAID ... your system, your Windows® 2000 optical disk is no SP4 included in your disk, please visit below steps. STEP 2: Make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette. A. C. E. 2.13 Installing Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit With RAID Functions If you want...
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... RAID functions. When prompted, insert the SATA / SATAII driver diskette containing NVIDIA® and JMicron® RAID driver. After reading the floppy disk, the driver will be presented. NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller (required) Windows XP/2000 4. Please refer to your system as well. 29 ASRock ALiveDual-eSATA2 Motherboard English If you want to use "NVIDIA RAID...
... RAID functions. When prompted, insert the SATA / SATAII driver diskette containing NVIDIA® and JMicron® RAID driver. After reading the floppy disk, the driver will be presented. NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller (required) Windows XP/2000 4. Please refer to your system as well. 29 ASRock ALiveDual-eSATA2 Motherboard English If you want to use "NVIDIA RAID...
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..., and plan to install Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit on JMicron® SATAII HDDs, please refer to continue the installation. 30 ASRock ALiveDual-eSATA2 Motherboard English Insert the Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit optical disk into the optical drive again to step 2 on your system, and...please insert Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit optical disk into the optical drive to the BIOS RAID installation guide of making a SATAII driver diskette. STEP 1: Set up BIOS. A. Please refer to boot your system. Before you start to configure RAID function, you need to ...
..., and plan to install Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit on JMicron® SATAII HDDs, please refer to continue the installation. 30 ASRock ALiveDual-eSATA2 Motherboard English Insert the Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit optical disk into the optical drive again to step 2 on your system, and...please insert Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit optical disk into the optical drive to the BIOS RAID installation guide of making a SATAII driver diskette. STEP 1: Set up BIOS. A. Please refer to boot your system. Before you start to configure RAID function, you need to ...