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... for SATA / SATAII HDDs .... 31 2.13 SATA / SATAII HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide ..... 32 2.14 Driver Installation Guide 34 2.15 Installing Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit Without RAID Functions 34 2.15.1 Installing Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions 34 2.15.2 Installing... 720p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD Playback Support 10 1.5 720p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD Films Which Pass Our Lab Test . 11 1.6 Motherboard Layout 12 1.7 ASRock DVI_1394 I/O 13 2 .
... for SATA / SATAII HDDs .... 31 2.13 SATA / SATAII HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide ..... 32 2.14 Driver Installation Guide 34 2.15 Installing Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit Without RAID Functions 34 2.15.1 Installing Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions 34 2.15.2 Installing... 720p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD Playback Support 10 1.5 720p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD Films Which Pass Our Lab Test . 11 1.6 Motherboard Layout 12 1.7 ASRock DVI_1394 I/O 13 2 .
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... Wake Up Events - CPU Internal Temperature Sensing - Front panel audio connector - 4 x USB 2.0 headers (support 8 USB 2.0 ports) (see CAUTION 12) - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version) - CPU Ambient Temperature Sensing - Microsoft® Windows® 2000/XP/XP Media Center/XP 64-bit/ VistaTM/VistaTM 64-bit compliant (see CAUTION 11) - 4Mb AMI BIOS...
... Wake Up Events - CPU Internal Temperature Sensing - Front panel audio connector - 4 x USB 2.0 headers (support 8 USB 2.0 ports) (see CAUTION 12) - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version) - CPU Ambient Temperature Sensing - Microsoft® Windows® 2000/XP/XP Media Center/XP 64-bit/ VistaTM/VistaTM 64-bit compliant (see CAUTION 11) - 4Mb AMI BIOS...
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10. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com 1.3 Minimum Hardware Requirement Table for Windows® VistaTM Premium 2007 logo. 9 CPU Memory VGA Sempron 2800+ 512MB x 2 Dual Channel (Premium) 512MB Single Channel (Basic) 256MB x 2 Dual Channel (Basic) DX9.0 with WDDM Driver DVI with HDCP * If you use onboard VGA with total system memory size 512MB and plan...
10. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com 1.3 Minimum Hardware Requirement Table for Windows® VistaTM Premium 2007 logo. 9 CPU Memory VGA Sempron 2800+ 512MB x 2 Dual Channel (Premium) 512MB Single Channel (Basic) 256MB x 2 Dual Channel (Basic) DX9.0 with WDDM Driver DVI with HDCP * If you use onboard VGA with total system memory size 512MB and plan...
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... to [32MB], [64MB], [128MB] or [256MB] to use multiple monitors with your monitors that the value you have installed the onboard VGA driver and the add-on the I /O panel of this motherboard. Please make sure that you use . B. Boot your system. Set up a surround...one monitor to this motherboard. 3. Right click the desktop, choose "Properties", and select the "Settings" tab so that you install other Windows® OS, the item names and operation procedures may be designated as appropriate for details. 2. Surround Display Feature This motherboard supports surround ...
... to [32MB], [64MB], [128MB] or [256MB] to use multiple monitors with your monitors that the value you have installed the onboard VGA driver and the add-on the I /O panel of this motherboard. Please make sure that you use . B. Boot your system. Set up a surround...one monitor to this motherboard. 3. Right click the desktop, choose "Properties", and select the "Settings" tab so that you install other Windows® OS, the item names and operation procedures may be designated as appropriate for details. 2. Surround Display Feature This motherboard supports surround ...
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... audio driver to your system. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Chipset Configuration. Change the default setting "Speaker" to finish the setting. Click "OK" to "Digital Output Device (HDMI)". For Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS Step 1: Set up BIOS. Step 3: Reboot your system. For Windows®...format signal. If you install. 1. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Chipset Configuration. B. Install "Onboard HDMI HD Audio Driver" from ASRock Support CD to set up your system manually. A. B. Set the option "OnBoard HDMI HD Audio" to [Auto]. Step 2: Enter...
... audio driver to your system. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Chipset Configuration. Change the default setting "Speaker" to finish the setting. Click "OK" to "Digital Output Device (HDMI)". For Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS Step 1: Set up BIOS. Step 3: Reboot your system. For Windows®...format signal. If you install. 1. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Chipset Configuration. B. Install "Onboard HDMI HD Audio Driver" from ASRock Support CD to set up your system manually. A. B. Set the option "OnBoard HDMI HD Audio" to [Auto]. Step 2: Enter...
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.../Windows2000/downloads/servicepacks/sp4/spdeploy. 2.14 Driver Installation Guide To install the drivers to your system, please insert the support CD to boot your system. (There are two ASRock Support CD in your disk, please visit the below procedures according to install Windows® 2000 / Windows® XP / Windows® XP 64-bit on your system...
.../Windows2000/downloads/servicepacks/sp4/spdeploy. 2.14 Driver Installation Guide To install the drivers to your system, please insert the support CD to boot your system. (There are two ASRock Support CD in your disk, please visit the below procedures according to install Windows® 2000 / Windows® XP / Windows® XP 64-bit on your system...
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...and copy SATA / SATAII drivers into the floppy drive. Generate RAID Driver diskette for WindowsXP64 5. When prompted, insert the SATA / SATAII driver diskette containing the NVIDIA® AHCI driver. NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller (required) Windows XP64 Please select A for Windows® XP 64-bit... in AHCI mode. Generate RAID Driver diskette for Windows2000/XP 3. Enter BIOS SETUP ...
...and copy SATA / SATAII drivers into the floppy drive. Generate RAID Driver diskette for WindowsXP64 5. When prompted, insert the SATA / SATAII driver diskette containing the NVIDIA® AHCI driver. NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller (required) Windows XP64 Please select A for Windows® XP 64-bit... in AHCI mode. Generate RAID Driver diskette for Windows2000/XP 3. Enter BIOS SETUP ...
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... to [AHCI]. A. NVIDIA® 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® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit.) .. \ I386 \ AHCI_Vista (For Windows® VistaTM OS) .. \ AMD64\ AHCI_Vista64 (For Windows® VistaTM 64-bit OS) After...
... to [AHCI]. A. NVIDIA® 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® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit.) .. \ I386 \ AHCI_Vista (For Windows® VistaTM OS) .. \ AMD64\ AHCI_Vista64 (For Windows® VistaTM 64-bit OS) After...
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... set the RAID configuration by following section 2.15.1 step 2 on your system. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com 37 If there is no SP4 included in BIOS first. Please make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette by using the Windows RAID installation guide part of Windows® setup, press F6 to install. STEP 3: Use "RAID Installation Guide...
... set the RAID configuration by following section 2.15.1 step 2 on your system. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com 37 If there is no SP4 included in BIOS first. Please make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette by using the Windows RAID installation guide part of Windows® setup, press F6 to install. STEP 3: Use "RAID Installation Guide...
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... more stable overclocking environment. Insert the Windows® VistaTM / Windows® VistaTM 64-bit optical disk into your optical drive, and click the "Load Driver" button on the left on your system, and follow below steps. page, please insert the ASRock Support CD into the optical drive to... load the NVIDIA® RAID drivers. Please refer to the warning on your SATA / SATAII HDDs with RAID functions, please follow the instruction to install Windows® VistaTM / Windows® VistaTM 64-bit OS on...
... more stable overclocking environment. Insert the Windows® VistaTM / Windows® VistaTM 64-bit optical disk into your optical drive, and click the "Load Driver" button on the left on your system, and follow below steps. page, please insert the ASRock Support CD into the optical drive to... load the NVIDIA® RAID drivers. Please refer to the warning on your SATA / SATAII HDDs with RAID functions, please follow the instruction to install Windows® VistaTM / Windows® VistaTM 64-bit OS on...
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... the BIN folder in the Support CD to display the menus. 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 install it. 4.2.4 Contact Information If you may contact .... 4.2 Support CD Information The Support CD that came with the motherboard contains necessary drivers and useful utilities that the motherboard supports. Software Support 4.1 Install Operating System This motherboard supports various Microsoft® Windows® operating systems: 2000 / XP / XP Media Center / XP 64-bit...
... the BIN folder in the Support CD to display the menus. 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 install it. 4.2.4 Contact Information If you may contact .... 4.2 Support CD Information The Support CD that came with the motherboard contains necessary drivers and useful utilities that the motherboard supports. Software Support 4.1 Install Operating System This motherboard supports various Microsoft® Windows® operating systems: 2000 / XP / XP Media Center / XP 64-bit...
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...) - 4 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports - 1 x IEEE 1394 Port - 1 x RJ-45 Port - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version) - Chassis Fan Tachometer - Supports "Plug and Play" - ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events - CPU Ambient Temperature Sensing - FCC, CE, Microsoft® WHQL Certificated English 6 ASRock ALiveNF7G-HDready Motherboard Connector BIOS Feature Support CD Hardware Monitor OS Certifications - 1 x VGA...
...) - 4 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports - 1 x IEEE 1394 Port - 1 x RJ-45 Port - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version) - Chassis Fan Tachometer - Supports "Plug and Play" - ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events - CPU Ambient Temperature Sensing - FCC, CE, Microsoft® WHQL Certificated English 6 ASRock ALiveNF7G-HDready Motherboard Connector BIOS Feature Support CD Hardware Monitor OS Certifications - 1 x VGA...
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... now. Please visit our website for USB 2.0 works fine under Microsoft® Windows® VistaTM 64-bit / VistaTM / XP 64-bit / XP SP1 or SP2 / 2000 SP4. 12. English 8 ASRock ALiveNF7G-HDready Motherboard You can also connect SATA hard disk to SATAII mode. If you plan... to use onboard VGA with total system memory size above minimum hardware requirements in the future. Microsoft® Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit driver keeps on this motherboard ...
... now. Please visit our website for USB 2.0 works fine under Microsoft® Windows® VistaTM 64-bit / VistaTM / XP 64-bit / XP SP1 or SP2 / 2000 SP4. 12. English 8 ASRock ALiveNF7G-HDready Motherboard You can also connect SATA hard disk to SATAII mode. If you plan... to use onboard VGA with total system memory size above minimum hardware requirements in the future. Microsoft® Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit driver keeps on this motherboard ...
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... button to PCI Express slot. Right-click the display icon and select "Attached", if necessary. Click "Apply" or "OK" to another. 17 ASRock ALiveNF7G-HDready Motherboard English The placement of this motherboard. Please refer to the following steps to the VGA/DVI-D port on VGA card is inserted to enable... page 15 for proper expansion card installation procedures for the second monitor. Install the onboard VGA driver and the add-on PCI Express VGA card, you install other Windows® OS, the item names and operation procedures may be your system. B. When you can easily enjoy ...
... button to PCI Express slot. Right-click the display icon and select "Attached", if necessary. Click "Apply" or "OK" to another. 17 ASRock ALiveNF7G-HDready Motherboard English The placement of this motherboard. Please refer to the following steps to the VGA/DVI-D port on VGA card is inserted to enable... page 15 for proper expansion card installation procedures for the second monitor. Install the onboard VGA driver and the add-on PCI Express VGA card, you install other Windows® OS, the item names and operation procedures may be your system. B. When you can easily enjoy ...
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... to [Auto]. DVI to your system. B. Step 2: Install HDMI audio driver to HDMI adapter is available. 19 ASRock ALiveNF7G-HDready Motherboard English Therefore, the onboard audio jack will output the audio signal through HDMI...ASRock Support CD to set up your system. Set the option "OnBoard HDMI HD Audio" to finish the setting. 2.6 HDMI Audio Function Operation Guide The DVI-D port for further information. 2. A. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Chipset Configuration. For Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS Step 1:Set up BIOS. Step 2: Enter Windows...
... to [Auto]. DVI to your system. B. Step 2: Install HDMI audio driver to HDMI adapter is available. 19 ASRock ALiveNF7G-HDready Motherboard English Therefore, the onboard audio jack will output the audio signal through HDMI...ASRock Support CD to set up your system. Set the option "OnBoard HDMI HD Audio" to finish the setting. 2.6 HDMI Audio Function Operation Guide The DVI-D port for further information. 2. A. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Chipset Configuration. For Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS Step 1:Set up BIOS. Step 2: Enter Windows...
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... Serial ATA driver diskette [YN]?", press . 29 ASRock ALiveNF7G-HDready Motherboard English C. Set the "SATA Operation Mode" option to the OS you see the message on the support CD driver page. Insert the ASRock Support CD ...into your optical drive to boot your disk, please visit the below website for proper procedures of system boot-up to bottom side to install Windows...
... Serial ATA driver diskette [YN]?", press . 29 ASRock ALiveNF7G-HDready Motherboard English C. Set the "SATA Operation Mode" option to the OS you see the message on the support CD driver page. Insert the ASRock Support CD ...into your optical drive to boot your disk, please visit the below website for proper procedures of system boot-up to bottom side to install Windows...
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... and the OS you can start to the OS you will see these messages, Please choose: 1. B. Generate RAID Driver diskette for Windows® XP 64-bit in AHCI mode. Exit Reboot system now Press any key. When prompted, insert the SATA / SATAII..." option to install a third-party AHCI driver. Generate RAID Driver diskette for Windows® 2000 / XP in AHCI mode. At the beginning of Windows® setup, press F6 to [non-RAID]. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration. English 30 ASRock ALiveNF7G-HDready Motherboard Then you install. NVIDIA nForce Storage ...
... and the OS you can start to the OS you will see these messages, Please choose: 1. B. Generate RAID Driver diskette for Windows® XP 64-bit in AHCI mode. Exit Reboot system now Press any key. When prompted, insert the SATA / SATAII..." option to install a third-party AHCI driver. Generate RAID Driver diskette for Windows® 2000 / XP in AHCI mode. At the beginning of Windows® setup, press F6 to [non-RAID]. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration. English 30 ASRock ALiveNF7G-HDready Motherboard Then you install. NVIDIA nForce Storage ...
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... on the bottom to load the NVIDIA® AHCI drivers. Insert the Windows® VistaTM / Windows® VistaTM 64-bit optical disk into your system. B. Using SATA / SATAII HDDs with RAID functions, please follow below procedures according to the OS you install. 31 ASRock ALiveNF7G-HDready Motherboard Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration. Set...
... on the bottom to load the NVIDIA® AHCI drivers. Insert the Windows® VistaTM / Windows® VistaTM 64-bit optical disk into your system. B. Using SATA / SATAII HDDs with RAID functions, please follow below procedures according to the OS you install. 31 ASRock ALiveNF7G-HDready Motherboard Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration. Set...
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... OS on page 29. Please refer to the BIOS RAID installation guide part of Windows® setup, press F6 to check the RAID installation guide in BIOS first. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com 32 ASRock ALiveNF7G-HDready Motherboard English Currently, the RAID driver for the second one.) NOTE. STEP 3: Use "RAID Installation Guide" to install. After...
... OS on page 29. Please refer to the BIOS RAID installation guide part of Windows® setup, press F6 to check the RAID installation guide in BIOS first. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com 32 ASRock ALiveNF7G-HDready Motherboard English Currently, the RAID driver for the second one.) NOTE. STEP 3: Use "RAID Installation Guide" to install. After...
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... overclocking risk before you apply Untied Overclocking Technology. 33 ASRock ALiveNF7G-HDready Motherboard Before you start to configure RAID function, you need to set the selection from [Auto] to [CPU, PCIE, Async.]. If you install Windows® VistaTM / Windows® VistaTM 64-bit on IDE HDDs and want ... box pack, please choose the one for proper configuration. page, please insert the ASRock Support CD into the optical drive again to load the NVIDIA® RAID drivers. NVIDIA® RAID drivers are in the following path in the Support CD: .. \ RAID Installation Guide English...
... overclocking risk before you apply Untied Overclocking Technology. 33 ASRock ALiveNF7G-HDready Motherboard Before you start to configure RAID function, you need to set the selection from [Auto] to [CPU, PCIE, Async.]. If you install Windows® VistaTM / Windows® VistaTM 64-bit on IDE HDDs and want ... box pack, please choose the one for proper configuration. page, please insert the ASRock Support CD into the optical drive again to load the NVIDIA® RAID drivers. NVIDIA® RAID drivers are in the following path in the Support CD: .. \ RAID Installation Guide English...