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... hard drives by using the up or down arrow keys to create a RAID volume. 1. Enable RAID in System BIOS Use the instructions included with your motherboard to enable RAID in the system BIOS, a RAID volume must be created, and the F6 installation method must be used to load the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology driver during POST, press Ctrl and i at the same time to enter the option ROM user interface. 2. Select the appropriate number of hard drives...
... hard drives by using the up or down arrow keys to create a RAID volume. 1. Enable RAID in System BIOS Use the instructions included with your motherboard to enable RAID in the system BIOS, a RAID volume must be created, and the F6 installation method must be used to load the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology driver during POST, press Ctrl and i at the same time to enter the option ROM user interface. 2. Select the appropriate number of hard drives...
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... Manufacturer-supplied hardware support disk into Drive A:, insert ;a floppy disk containing the following steps to create a floppy disk with a screen asking you need to load support for mass storage device(s). 2. Press Enter to Specify Additional Device. 3. Install the RAID Driver Using the F6 Installation Method Perform the following files: IAAHCI.INF, IAAHCI.CAT, IASTOR.INF, IASTOR.CAT, IASTOR.SYS, and TXTSETUP.OEM. Leave 13 Use the Floppy Configuration Utility to install the Intel Rapid Storage Technology driver during text-mode...
... Manufacturer-supplied hardware support disk into Drive A:, insert ;a floppy disk containing the following steps to create a floppy disk with a screen asking you need to load support for mass storage device(s). 2. Press Enter to Specify Additional Device. 3. Install the RAID Driver Using the F6 Installation Method Perform the following files: IAAHCI.INF, IAAHCI.CAT, IASTOR.INF, IASTOR.CAT, IASTOR.SYS, and TXTSETUP.OEM. Leave 13 Use the Floppy Configuration Utility to install the Intel Rapid Storage Technology driver during text-mode...
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... install a RAID Note driver on your system, you can use the Floppy Configuration Utility to create a floppy disk with a screen asking you to load support for mass storage device(s). 2. How to load the driver during OS installation using F6 when in AHCI/RAID mode In order to install an operating system onto a single Serial ATA hard drive when the system is in the status line that says, Please insert the disk labeled Manufacturer-supplied hardware support disk into Drive A:, insert a floppy disk...
... install a RAID Note driver on your system, you can use the Floppy Configuration Utility to create a floppy disk with a screen asking you to load support for mass storage device(s). 2. How to load the driver during OS installation using F6 when in AHCI/RAID mode In order to install an operating system onto a single Serial ATA hard drive when the system is in the status line that says, Please insert the disk labeled Manufacturer-supplied hardware support disk into Drive A:, insert a floppy disk...
RAID Installation Guide
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... instructions on how to set SATA Mode Selection to [RAID]. 2.3 Installing Windows® 10 64-bit With RAID Functions If you want to install Windows® 10 64-bit OS on your system. 7 STEP 2: Use ASRock Easy RAID Installer Easy RAID Installer can copy the RAID driver from a support CD to your USB storage device with RAID functions, please follow the procedures below. Boot your USB flash drive into a USB port B. Plug in your system, and press key to save the configuration changes and exit setup...
... instructions on how to set SATA Mode Selection to [RAID]. 2.3 Installing Windows® 10 64-bit With RAID Functions If you want to install Windows® 10 64-bit OS on your system. 7 STEP 2: Use ASRock Easy RAID Installer Easy RAID Installer can copy the RAID driver from a support CD to your USB storage device with RAID functions, please follow the procedures below. Boot your USB flash drive into a USB port B. Plug in your system, and press key to save the configuration changes and exit setup...
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... launch boot menu at system POST and choose the item "UEFI:" to use Windows® 10 64-bit. Installing Windows® on a HDD larger than 2TB in RAID mode Windows® 10 does not support HDD's larger than 2TB. After the UEFI and RAID BIOS setup, please follow the steps below. 4. STEP 1: Copy Intel® RAID drivers into a USB flash disk You can download the drivers from ASRock's website and unzip the files into a USB flash disk or copy the files from ASRock's motherboard support...
... launch boot menu at system POST and choose the item "UEFI:" to use Windows® 10 64-bit. Installing Windows® on a HDD larger than 2TB in RAID mode Windows® 10 does not support HDD's larger than 2TB. After the UEFI and RAID BIOS setup, please follow the steps below. 4. STEP 1: Copy Intel® RAID drivers into a USB flash disk You can download the drivers from ASRock's website and unzip the files into a USB flash disk or copy the files from ASRock's motherboard support...
User Manual
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... 1 1.2 Specifications 2 1.3 Motherboard Layout 7 1.4 I/O Panel 9 1.5 WiFi-802.11ac Module and ASRock WiFi 2.4/5 GHz Antennas 10 Chapter 2 Installation 12 2.1 Installing the CPU 13 2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 16 2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM) 17 2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots) 19 2.5 Jumpers Setup 20 2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 21 2.7 CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM Operation Guide 26 2.7.1 Installing Two CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards 26 2.7.2 Driver Installation and Setup 28 2.8 M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Installation Guide (M2_1...
... 1 1.2 Specifications 2 1.3 Motherboard Layout 7 1.4 I/O Panel 9 1.5 WiFi-802.11ac Module and ASRock WiFi 2.4/5 GHz Antennas 10 Chapter 2 Installation 12 2.1 Installing the CPU 13 2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 16 2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM) 17 2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots) 19 2.5 Jumpers Setup 20 2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 21 2.7 CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM Operation Guide 26 2.7.1 Installing Two CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards 26 2.7.2 Driver Installation and Setup 28 2.8 M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Installation Guide (M2_1...
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... quality and endurance. Chapter 3 contains the operation guide of the BIOS setup. In case any modifications of the motherboard and step-by-step installation guides. It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock's commitment to change without further notice. B460M Pro4/ac Chapter 1 Introduction Thank you for M.2 Sockets (Optional) • 1 x I/O Panel Shield 1 English You may find the latest VGA cards and CPU support list on ASRock's website without notice.
... quality and endurance. Chapter 3 contains the operation guide of the BIOS setup. In case any modifications of the motherboard and step-by-step installation guides. It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock's commitment to change without further notice. B460M Pro4/ac Chapter 1 Introduction Thank you for M.2 Sockets (Optional) • 1 x I/O Panel Shield 1 English You may find the latest VGA cards and CPU support list on ASRock's website without notice.
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...; 1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector • 1 x 8 pin 12V Power Connector • 1 x Front Panel Audio Connector • 1 x Thunderbolt AIC Connector (5-pin) (Supports ASRock Thunderbolt 3 AIC R2.0 Card only) • 2 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 4 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports ESD Protection) • 1 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Header (Supports 2 USB 3.2 Gen1 ports) (Supports ESD Protection) BIOS Feature • AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI support • ACPI 6.0 Compliant wake up events • SMBIOS 2.7 Support • CPU Core/Cache, GT, DRAM, VPPM, PCH 1.05V, VCCST, VCCSA Voltage Multi...
...; 1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector • 1 x 8 pin 12V Power Connector • 1 x Front Panel Audio Connector • 1 x Thunderbolt AIC Connector (5-pin) (Supports ASRock Thunderbolt 3 AIC R2.0 Card only) • 2 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 4 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports ESD Protection) • 1 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Header (Supports 2 USB 3.2 Gen1 ports) (Supports ESD Protection) BIOS Feature • AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI support • ACPI 6.0 Compliant wake up events • SMBIOS 2.7 Support • CPU Core/Cache, GT, DRAM, VPPM, PCH 1.05V, VCCST, VCCSA Voltage Multi...
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...-pin DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_A2, DDR4_B2) 6 RGB LED Header (RGB_LED1) 7 Addressable LED Header (ADDR_LED1) 8 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1) 9 USB 3.2 Gen1 Header (USB3_5_6) 10 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_2) 11 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_3) 12 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_4) 13 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_5) 14 Chassis/Water Pump Fan Connector (CHA_FAN3/WP) 15 Chassis Intrusion and Speaker Header (SPK_CI1) 16 System Panel Header (PANEL1) 17 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_0) 18 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_1) 19 SPI TPM Header (SPI_TPM_J1) 20 USB 2.0 Header (USB5_6) 21 USB 2.0 Header (USB3_4) 22 Clear CMOS Jumper...
...-pin DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_A2, DDR4_B2) 6 RGB LED Header (RGB_LED1) 7 Addressable LED Header (ADDR_LED1) 8 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1) 9 USB 3.2 Gen1 Header (USB3_5_6) 10 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_2) 11 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_3) 12 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_4) 13 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_5) 14 Chassis/Water Pump Fan Connector (CHA_FAN3/WP) 15 Chassis Intrusion and Speaker Header (SPK_CI1) 16 System Panel Header (PANEL1) 17 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_0) 18 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_1) 19 SPI TPM Header (SPI_TPM_J1) 20 USB 2.0 Header (USB5_6) 21 USB 2.0 Header (USB3_4) 22 Clear CMOS Jumper...
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... 26 Different CrossFireXTM cards may require different methods to your graphics card driver supports AMD CrossFireXTM technology. Please refer to three identical PCI Express x16 graphics cards. 1. Download the drivers from the AMD's website: www.amd.com 3. 2.7 CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM Operation Guide This motherboard supports CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM that allows you pair a 12-pipe CrossFireXTM Edition card with this motherboard. If you to install up to AMD graphics card manuals for details. 4. Make...
... 26 Different CrossFireXTM cards may require different methods to your graphics card driver supports AMD CrossFireXTM technology. Please refer to three identical PCI Express x16 graphics cards. 1. Download the drivers from the AMD's website: www.amd.com 3. 2.7 CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM Operation Guide This motherboard supports CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM that allows you pair a 12-pipe CrossFireXTM Edition card with this motherboard. If you to install up to AMD graphics card manuals for details. 4. Make...
User Manual
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... We recommend using this utility to uninstall any VGA drivers installed in the Windows® system tray. Then select Enable AMD CrossFireX and click Apply. Select the GPU number according to installation. Step 2 Remove the AMD drivers if you have any previously installed Catalyst drivers prior to your system. Please check AMD's website for AMD driver updates. The Catalyst Uninstaller is an optional download. Step 3 Install the required drivers and CATALYST Control Center...
... We recommend using this utility to uninstall any VGA drivers installed in the Windows® system tray. Then select Enable AMD CrossFireX and click Apply. Select the GPU number according to installation. Step 2 Remove the AMD drivers if you have any previously installed Catalyst drivers prior to your system. Please check AMD's website for AMD driver updates. The Catalyst Uninstaller is an optional download. Step 3 Install the required drivers and CATALYST Control Center...
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... useful utilities that the motherboard supports. Please click Install All or follow the installation wizard to your CD-ROM drive. Running The Support CD To begin using the support CD, insert the CD into your system will be auto-detected and listed on a specific item then follow the order from top to bottom to display the menu. Click on the support CD driver page. The CD automatically displays the Main Menu...
... useful utilities that the motherboard supports. Please click Install All or follow the installation wizard to your CD-ROM drive. Running The Support CD To begin using the support CD, insert the CD into your system will be auto-detected and listed on a specific item then follow the order from top to bottom to display the menu. Click on the support CD driver page. The CD automatically displays the Main Menu...
User Manual
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... UEFI setup screens and descriptions are for SSE workloads. BCLK Spread Spectrum Enable BCLK Spread Spectrum to achieve higher clock speeds when overclocking. BCLK Aware Adaptive Voltage BCLK Aware Adaptive Voltage enable/disable. B460M Pro4/ac Because the UEFI software is a more stressful workload that lower the AVX ratio to avoid high voltage overrides. 55 English When enabled, pcode will be aware of the BCLK frequency when calculating the CPU V/F curves. Disable...
... UEFI setup screens and descriptions are for SSE workloads. BCLK Spread Spectrum Enable BCLK Spread Spectrum to achieve higher clock speeds when overclocking. BCLK Aware Adaptive Voltage BCLK Aware Adaptive Voltage enable/disable. B460M Pro4/ac Because the UEFI software is a more stressful workload that lower the AVX ratio to avoid high voltage overrides. 55 English When enabled, pcode will be aware of the BCLK frequency when calculating the CPU V/F curves. Disable...
User Manual
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... service controls Core frequency reduction caused by high package temperatures for supporting overclocking at the same frequency. Intel Turbo Boost Technology Intel Turbo Boost Technology enables the processor to allow for processors that implment the Intel Thermal Velocity Boost (TVB) feature. Intel Thermal Velocity Boost Voltage Optimizations This service controls thermal based voltage optimizations for hardware controlled P-sates. Long Duration Maintained Configure the period of time. Enabling will set before OS handoff. Long Duration Power...
... service controls Core frequency reduction caused by high package temperatures for supporting overclocking at the same frequency. Intel Turbo Boost Technology Intel Turbo Boost Technology enables the processor to allow for processors that implment the Intel Thermal Velocity Boost (TVB) feature. Intel Thermal Velocity Boost Voltage Optimizations This service controls thermal based voltage optimizations for hardware controlled P-sates. Long Duration Maintained Configure the period of time. Enabling will set before OS handoff. Long Duration Power...
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...; Virtualization Technology for PCIE 1. 68 English DMI Link Speed Configure DMI Slot Link Speed. PCIE1 Link Speed Select the link speed for Directed I/O helps your virtual machine monitor better utilize hardware by improving application compatibility and reliability, and providing additional levels of manageability, security, isolation, and I/O performance. Auto mode is optimizing for overclocking. SR-IOV Support If system has SR-IOV capable PCIe Devices, this option Enables or Disables Single Root IO Virtualization Support. 4.6.2 Chipset Configuration...
...; Virtualization Technology for PCIE 1. 68 English DMI Link Speed Configure DMI Slot Link Speed. PCIE1 Link Speed Select the link speed for Directed I/O helps your virtual machine monitor better utilize hardware by improving application compatibility and reliability, and providing additional levels of manageability, security, isolation, and I/O performance. Auto mode is optimizing for overclocking. SR-IOV Support If system has SR-IOV capable PCIe Devices, this option Enables or Disables Single Root IO Virtualization Support. 4.6.2 Chipset Configuration...
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B460M Pro4/ac PCIE2 Link Speed Select the link speed for enhanced PCI Express power saving in OS. Share Memory Configure the size of the DMI Link. DMI ASPM Support This option enables/disables the control of ASPM on CPU side of memory that is allocated to keep the integrated graphics enabled at all PCH PCIE devices. Inte(R) Ethernet Connection I219-V Enable or disable the onboard network interface controller (Intel® I219V). Front Panel Enable/disable front panel HD audio. 69 English Select enable to...
B460M Pro4/ac PCIE2 Link Speed Select the link speed for enhanced PCI Express power saving in OS. Share Memory Configure the size of the DMI Link. DMI ASPM Support This option enables/disables the control of ASPM on CPU side of memory that is allocated to keep the integrated graphics enabled at all PCH PCIE devices. Inte(R) Ethernet Connection I219-V Enable or disable the onboard network interface controller (Intel® I219V). Front Panel Enable/disable front panel HD audio. 69 English Select enable to...
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Thunderbolt Boot Support Enabled to allow booting from Bootable devices which are present behind Thunderbolt. Thunderbolt Usb Support Enabled to choose a security level for OSUP. Titan Ridge Workaround for OSUP Enable or disable Titan Ridge Workaround for the Thunderbolt ports. 72 English Security Level This item allows you to allow booting from Usb devices which are present behind Thunderbolt. 4.6.4 Intel(R) Thunderbolt Discrete Thunderbolt(TM) Support Enable or disable the Discrete Thunderbolt(TM) Support.
Thunderbolt Boot Support Enabled to allow booting from Bootable devices which are present behind Thunderbolt. Thunderbolt Usb Support Enabled to choose a security level for OSUP. Titan Ridge Workaround for OSUP Enable or disable Titan Ridge Workaround for the Thunderbolt ports. 72 English Security Level This item allows you to allow booting from Usb devices which are present behind Thunderbolt. 4.6.4 Intel(R) Thunderbolt Discrete Thunderbolt(TM) Support Enable or disable the Discrete Thunderbolt(TM) Support.
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... update your UEFI. 77 English UEFI Tech Service Contact ASRock Tech Service if you Sanitize SSD, all user data will be permanently destroyed on the SSD and cannot be recovered. SSD Secure Erase Tool All the SSD's listed that supports Secure Erase function. NVME Sanitization Tool After you are having trouble with your USB storage device. Instant Flash Save UEFI files in RAID mode. 4.7 Tools B460M Pro4/ac ASRock Polychrome RGB Select LED lighting...
... update your UEFI. 77 English UEFI Tech Service Contact ASRock Tech Service if you Sanitize SSD, all user data will be permanently destroyed on the SSD and cannot be recovered. SSD Secure Erase Tool All the SSD's listed that supports Secure Erase function. NVME Sanitization Tool After you are having trouble with your USB storage device. Instant Flash Save UEFI files in RAID mode. 4.7 Tools B460M Pro4/ac ASRock Polychrome RGB Select LED lighting...
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Internet Setting Enable or disable sound effects in your USB pen drive before using this to download the UEFI firmware. 78 English UEFI Download Server Select a server to configure internet connection settings for you. Please setup network configuration before using Internet Flash. *For BIOS backup and recovery purpose, it is recommended to plug in the setup utility. DHCP (Auto IP), Auto ASRock Internet Flash downloads and updates the latest UEFI firmware version from our servers for Internet Flash. Network Configuration Use this function. Internet Flash -
Internet Setting Enable or disable sound effects in your USB pen drive before using this to download the UEFI firmware. 78 English UEFI Download Server Select a server to configure internet connection settings for you. Please setup network configuration before using Internet Flash. *For BIOS backup and recovery purpose, it is recommended to plug in the setup utility. DHCP (Auto IP), Auto ASRock Internet Flash downloads and updates the latest UEFI firmware version from our servers for Internet Flash. Network Configuration Use this function. Internet Flash -
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... password. User Password Set or change the password for Secure Boot. Intel(R) Platform Trust Technology Enable/disable Intel PTT in the UEFI Setup Utility. Users are unable to use discrete TPM Module. 82 English Disable this option to change the password for the system. Supervisor Password Set or change the settings in the UEFI Setup Utility. Only the administrator has authority to remove the password. You may set or change the settings in ME. Leave it blank and press enter to enable or disable support...
... password. User Password Set or change the password for Secure Boot. Intel(R) Platform Trust Technology Enable/disable Intel PTT in the UEFI Setup Utility. Users are unable to use discrete TPM Module. 82 English Disable this option to change the password for the system. Supervisor Password Set or change the settings in the UEFI Setup Utility. Only the administrator has authority to remove the password. You may set or change the settings in ME. Leave it blank and press enter to enable or disable support...