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... 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. When finished press Enter. 12 When the Intel Rapid Storage Technology option ROM status screen appears during operating system setup. Switch the SATA Operation Mode option to select the drive.
... 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. When finished press Enter. 12 When the Intel Rapid Storage Technology option ROM status screen appears during operating system setup. Switch the SATA Operation Mode option to select the drive.
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... up and down arrow keys to load support for mass storage device(s). 2. You will then be visible. 6. Press Enter to create a floppy disk with a screen asking you see a message in the status line that says, Please insert the disk labeled Manufacturer-supplied hardware support disk into Drive A:, insert ;a floppy disk containing the following steps to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. Leave 13 7. Use the Floppy Configuration Utility to confirm your exit...
... up and down arrow keys to load support for mass storage device(s). 2. You will then be visible. 6. Press Enter to create a floppy disk with a screen asking you see a message in the status line that says, Please insert the disk labeled Manufacturer-supplied hardware support disk into Drive A:, insert ;a floppy disk containing the following steps to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. Leave 13 7. Use the Floppy Configuration Utility to confirm your exit...
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... load support for mass storage device(s). 2. This message appears at the beginning of the final package. How to load the driver during OS installation using the F6 installation method. 1. Setup will happen immediately after pressing F6. Nothing will Note temporarily continue loading drivers. You do not have a floppy drive on Microsoft Windows 7 and Microsoft Windows 8 because Intel provided a RAID driver as part of Windows setup (during text-mode phase). You can use the Floppy Configuration Utility...
... load support for mass storage device(s). 2. This message appears at the beginning of the final package. How to load the driver during OS installation using the F6 installation method. 1. Setup will happen immediately after pressing F6. Nothing will Note temporarily continue loading drivers. You do not have a floppy drive on Microsoft Windows 7 and Microsoft Windows 8 because Intel provided a RAID driver as part of Windows setup (during text-mode phase). You can use the Floppy Configuration Utility...
RAID Installation Guide
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... selection C. STEP 4: Install Windows® 10 64-bit OS on how to set SATA Mode Selection to enter BIOS setup utility. Plug in UEFI setup. Follow the onscreen instruction to p.8 -17 of this feature is not available for instructions on your USB flash drive into a USB port B. STEP 2: Use ASRock Easy RAID Installer Easy RAID Installer can copy the RAID driver from a support CD to your system, and press key to [RAID]. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Tool and highlight "Easy RAID Installer". Boot your USB storage device with RAID functions, please follow...
... selection C. STEP 4: Install Windows® 10 64-bit OS on how to set SATA Mode Selection to enter BIOS setup utility. Plug in UEFI setup. Follow the onscreen instruction to p.8 -17 of this feature is not available for instructions on your USB flash drive into a USB port B. STEP 2: Use ASRock Easy RAID Installer Easy RAID Installer can copy the RAID driver from a support CD to your system, and press key to [RAID]. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Tool and highlight "Easy RAID Installer". Boot your USB storage device with RAID functions, please follow...
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4. After the UEFI and RAID BIOS setup, please follow the steps below. STEP 2: Install Windows® 10 64-bit OS Press to launch boot menu at system POST and choose the item "UEFI:" to use Windows® 10 64-bit. Please make sure to boot. 19 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 CD. (Please...
4. After the UEFI and RAID BIOS setup, please follow the steps below. STEP 2: Install Windows® 10 64-bit OS Press to launch boot menu at system POST and choose the item "UEFI:" to use Windows® 10 64-bit. Please make sure to boot. 19 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 CD. (Please...
User Manual
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... 1 1.1 Package Contents 1 1.2 Specifications 2 1.3 Motherboard Layout 7 1.4 I/O Panel 9 Chapter 2 Installation 11 2.1 Installing the CPU 12 2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 15 2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM) 16 2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots) 18 2.5 Jumpers Setup 19 2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 20 2.7 Post Status Checker 25 2.8 CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM Operation Guide 26 2.8.1 Installing Two CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards 26 2.8.2 Driver Installation and Setup 28 2.9 M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Installation Guide (M2_1) 29 2.10...
... 1 1.1 Package Contents 1 1.2 Specifications 2 1.3 Motherboard Layout 7 1.4 I/O Panel 9 Chapter 2 Installation 11 2.1 Installing the CPU 12 2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 15 2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM) 16 2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots) 18 2.5 Jumpers Setup 19 2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 20 2.7 Post Status Checker 25 2.8 CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM Operation Guide 26 2.8.1 Installing Two CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards 26 2.8.2 Driver Installation and Setup 28 2.9 M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Installation Guide (M2_1) 29 2.10...
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...B460M Steel Legend Quick Installation Guide • ASRock B460M Steel Legend Support CD • 1 x I/O Panel Shield • 2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional) • 3 x Screws for M.2 Sockets (Optional) • 1 x Standoff for purchasing ASRock B460M Steel Legend motherboard, a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock's consistently stringent quality control. If you require technical support related to this documentation, Chapter 1 and 2 contains the introduction of the software and utilities. Because the motherboard specifications and the BIOS software might be updated...
...B460M Steel Legend Quick Installation Guide • ASRock B460M Steel Legend Support CD • 1 x I/O Panel Shield • 2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional) • 3 x Screws for M.2 Sockets (Optional) • 1 x Standoff for purchasing ASRock B460M Steel Legend motherboard, a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock's consistently stringent quality control. If you require technical support related to this documentation, Chapter 1 and 2 contains the introduction of the software and utilities. Because the motherboard specifications and the BIOS software might be updated...
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... Connector) • 1 x 8 pin 12V Power Connector (Hi-Density 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...
... Connector) • 1 x 8 pin 12V Power Connector (Hi-Density 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...
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... Slots (DDR4_A2, DDR4_B2) 6 Addressable LED Header (ADDR_LED1) 7 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1) 8 USB 3.2 Gen1 Header (USB3_5_6) 9 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_2) 10 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_3) 11 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_4) 12 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_5) 13 Chassis/Water Pump Fan Connector (CHA_FAN3/WP) 14 Chassis/Water Pump Fan Connector (CHA_FAN4/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...
... Slots (DDR4_A2, DDR4_B2) 6 Addressable LED Header (ADDR_LED1) 7 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1) 8 USB 3.2 Gen1 Header (USB3_5_6) 9 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_2) 10 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_3) 11 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_4) 12 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_5) 13 Chassis/Water Pump Fan Connector (CHA_FAN3/WP) 14 Chassis/Water Pump Fan Connector (CHA_FAN4/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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...) 2-pin Jumper CLRMOS1 allows you update the BIOS. Please be noted that the password, date, time, and user default profile will be detected. Please adjust the BIOS option "Clear Status" to clear the data in CMOS. To clear and reset the system parameters to short the pins on CLRMOS1 for 15 seconds, use a jumper cap to default setup, please turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power supply. If no jumper...
...) 2-pin Jumper CLRMOS1 allows you update the BIOS. Please be noted that the password, date, time, and user default profile will be detected. Please adjust the BIOS option "Clear Status" to clear the data in CMOS. To clear and reset the system parameters to short the pins on CLRMOS1 for 15 seconds, use a jumper cap to default setup, please turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power supply. If no jumper...
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Download the drivers from the AMD's website: www.amd.com 3. Make sure that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide at least the minimum power your system requires. Please refer to AMD graphics card manuals for detailed installation guide. 2.8.1 Installing Two CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards Step 1 Insert one graphics card into PCIE1 slot and the other graphics card to use identical CrossFireXTM-ready graphics cards that your graphics card vendor for details. 4. CrossFire Bridge Step 2 Connect two graphics cards by...
Download the drivers from the AMD's website: www.amd.com 3. Make sure that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide at least the minimum power your system requires. Please refer to AMD graphics card manuals for detailed installation guide. 2.8.1 Installing Two CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards Step 1 Insert one graphics card into PCIE1 slot and the other graphics card to use identical CrossFireXTM-ready graphics cards that your graphics card vendor for details. 4. CrossFire Bridge Step 2 Connect two graphics cards by...
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... AMD driver updates. Step 3 Install the required drivers and CATALYST Control Center then restart your computer and boot into OS. 2.8.2 Driver Installation and Setup Step 1 Power on your computer. English 28 We recommend using this utility to uninstall any VGA drivers installed in the Windows® system tray. AMD Catalyst Control Center Step 4 Double-click the AMD Catalyst Control Center icon in your graphics card and click Apply. The Catalyst Uninstaller is an optional download...
... AMD driver updates. Step 3 Install the required drivers and CATALYST Control Center then restart your computer and boot into OS. 2.8.2 Driver Installation and Setup Step 1 Power on your computer. English 28 We recommend using this utility to uninstall any VGA drivers installed in the Windows® system tray. AMD Catalyst Control Center Step 4 Double-click the AMD Catalyst Control Center icon in your graphics card and click Apply. The Catalyst Uninstaller is an optional download...
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... the motherboard supports. Drivers Menu The drivers compatible to install it. 38 English Utilities Menu The Utilities Menu shows the application software that enhance the motherboard's features. Please click Install All or follow the installation wizard to your computer. Click on the file "ASRSETUP.EXE" in your system will be auto-detected and listed on the support CD driver page. If the Main Menu does not appear automatically, locate and double click on a specific...
... the motherboard supports. Drivers Menu The drivers compatible to install it. 38 English Utilities Menu The Utilities Menu shows the application software that enhance the motherboard's features. Please click Install All or follow the installation wizard to your computer. Click on the file "ASRSETUP.EXE" in your system will be auto-detected and listed on the support CD driver page. If the Main Menu does not appear automatically, locate and double click on a specific...
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B460M Steel Legend Because the UEFI software is a more stressful workload that lower the AVX ratio to avoid high voltage overrides. 57 English BCLK Spread Spectrum Enable BCLK Spread Spectrum to achieve higher clock speeds when overclocking. Disable to reduce electromagnetic interference for reference purpose only, and they may not exactly match what you can set up overclocking features. AVX is constantly being updated, the following...
B460M Steel Legend Because the UEFI software is a more stressful workload that lower the AVX ratio to avoid high voltage overrides. 57 English BCLK Spread Spectrum Enable BCLK Spread Spectrum to achieve higher clock speeds when overclocking. Disable to reduce electromagnetic interference for reference purpose only, and they may not exactly match what you can set up overclocking features. AVX is constantly being updated, the following...
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DMI Link Speed Configure DMI Slot Link Speed. SR-IOV Support If system has SR-IOV capable PCIe Devices, this option Enables or Disables Single Root IO Virtualization Support. Auto mode is optimizing 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. VT-d Intel® Virtualization Technology for overclocking. Above 4G Decoding Enable or disable 64bit capable...
DMI Link Speed Configure DMI Slot Link Speed. SR-IOV Support If system has SR-IOV capable PCIe Devices, this option Enables or Disables Single Root IO Virtualization Support. Auto mode is optimizing 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. VT-d Intel® Virtualization Technology for overclocking. Above 4G Decoding Enable or disable 64bit capable...
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PCI Express Native Control Select Enable for all PCH PCIE devices. PCIE ASPM Support This option enables/disables the ASPM support for enhanced PCI Express power saving in OS. Share Memory Configure the size of the DMI Link. Set to Auto to enable onboard HD audio and automatically disable it when a sound card is allocated to the integrated graphics processor when the system boots up. Front Panel Enable/disable front panel HD audio. 71 English PCH DMI ASPM Support This option enables/disables the ASPM support for all CPU downstream devices. IGPU...
PCI Express Native Control Select Enable for all PCH PCIE devices. PCIE ASPM Support This option enables/disables the ASPM support for enhanced PCI Express power saving in OS. Share Memory Configure the size of the DMI Link. Set to Auto to enable onboard HD audio and automatically disable it when a sound card is allocated to the integrated graphics processor when the system boots up. Front Panel Enable/disable front panel HD audio. 71 English PCH DMI ASPM Support This option enables/disables the ASPM support for all CPU downstream devices. IGPU...
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Thunderbolt Usb Support Enabled to allow booting from Usb devices which are present behind Thunderbolt. Security Level This item allows you to allow booting from Bootable devices which are present behind Thunderbolt. Thunderbolt Boot Support Enabled to choose a security level for OSUP. Titan Ridge Workaround for OSUP Enable or disable Titan Ridge Workaround for the Thunderbolt ports. 74 English 4.6.4 Intel(R) Thunderbolt Discrete Thunderbolt(TM) Support Enable or disable the Discrete Thunderbolt(TM) Support.
Thunderbolt Usb Support Enabled to allow booting from Usb devices which are present behind Thunderbolt. Security Level This item allows you to allow booting from Bootable devices which are present behind Thunderbolt. Thunderbolt Boot Support Enabled to choose a security level for OSUP. Titan Ridge Workaround for OSUP Enable or disable Titan Ridge Workaround for the Thunderbolt ports. 74 English 4.6.4 Intel(R) Thunderbolt Discrete Thunderbolt(TM) Support Enable or disable the Discrete Thunderbolt(TM) Support.
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... the SSD's listed that supports Secure Erase function. After copying the drivers please change the SATA mode to RAID, then you are having trouble with your UEFI. 79 English Instant Flash Save UEFI files in RAID mode. Easy RAID Installer Easy RAID Installer helps you Sanitize SSD, all user data will be permanently destroyed on the SSD and cannot be recovered. 4.7 Tools B460M Steel Legend ASRock Polychrome RGB Select LED lighting color. Please setup network configuration before using UEFI Tech Service.
... the SSD's listed that supports Secure Erase function. After copying the drivers please change the SATA mode to RAID, then you are having trouble with your UEFI. 79 English Instant Flash Save UEFI files in RAID mode. Easy RAID Installer Easy RAID Installer helps you Sanitize SSD, all user data will be permanently destroyed on the SSD and cannot be recovered. 4.7 Tools B460M Steel Legend ASRock Polychrome RGB Select LED lighting color. Please setup network configuration before using UEFI Tech Service.
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DHCP (Auto IP), Auto ASRock Internet Flash downloads and updates the latest UEFI firmware version from our servers for Internet Flash. Internet Setting Enable or disable sound effects in your USB pen drive before using this to configure internet connection settings for you. UEFI Download Server Select a server to plug in the setup utility. Internet Flash - Please setup network configuration before using Internet Flash. *For BIOS backup and recovery purpose, it is recommended to download the UEFI firmware. 80 English Network Configuration Use this function.
DHCP (Auto IP), Auto ASRock Internet Flash downloads and updates the latest UEFI firmware version from our servers for Internet Flash. Internet Setting Enable or disable sound effects in your USB pen drive before using this to configure internet connection settings for you. UEFI Download Server Select a server to plug in the setup utility. Internet Flash - Please setup network configuration before using Internet Flash. *For BIOS backup and recovery purpose, it is recommended to download the UEFI firmware. 80 English Network Configuration Use this function.
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... press enter to change the settings in the UEFI Setup Utility. Users are unable to use discrete TPM Module. 85 English Secure Boot Use this option to change the settings in ME. You may set or change the supervisor/user password for the administrator account. User Password Set or change the password for the system. Disable this item to remove the password. Supervisor Password Set or change the password for Secure Boot. B460M Steel Legend 4.9 Security Screen In this section you may also clear the user password...
... press enter to change the settings in the UEFI Setup Utility. Users are unable to use discrete TPM Module. 85 English Secure Boot Use this option to change the settings in ME. You may set or change the supervisor/user password for the administrator account. User Password Set or change the password for the system. Disable this item to remove the password. Supervisor Password Set or change the password for Secure Boot. B460M Steel Legend 4.9 Security Screen In this section you may also clear the user password...