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... Express Slots) 17 2.5 Jumpers Setup 18 2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 19 2.7 CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM Operation Guide 23 2.7.1 Installing Two CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards 23 2.7.2 Driver Installation and Setup 25 Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 26 3.1 Installing Drivers 26 3.2 A-Tuning 27 3.3 ASRock Live Update & APP Shop 31 3.3.1 UI Overview 31 3.3.2 Apps 32
... Express Slots) 17 2.5 Jumpers Setup 18 2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 19 2.7 CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM Operation Guide 23 2.7.1 Installing Two CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards 23 2.7.2 Driver Installation and Setup 25 Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 26 3.1 Installing Drivers 26 3.2 A-Tuning 27 3.3 ASRock Live Update & APP Shop 31 3.3.1 UI Overview 31 3.3.2 Apps 32
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... 3.3.4 Setting 36 3.4 Creating Windows® 7 Installation Disk with USB 3.0 Drivers Packed 37 Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 41 4.1 Introduction 41 4.2 EZ Mode 42 4.3 Advanced Mode 43 4.3.1 UEFI Menu Bar 43 4.3.2 Navigation Keys 44 4.4 Main Screen 45 4.5 ...
... 3.3.4 Setting 36 3.4 Creating Windows® 7 Installation Disk with USB 3.0 Drivers Packed 37 Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 41 4.1 Introduction 41 4.2 EZ Mode 42 4.3 Advanced Mode 43 4.3.1 UEFI Menu Bar 43 4.3.2 Navigation Keys 44 4.4 Main Screen 45 4.5 ...
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H170A-X1 • Supports DVI-D with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED) • HD Audio ...panel audio module and enable the multi-channel audio feature through the audio driver. • Premium Blu-ray Audio support • Supports Surge Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection) • ELNA Audio Caps LAN • Gigabit LAN... 10/100/1000 Mb/s • Giga PHY Intel® I219V • Supports Wake-On-LAN • Supports Lightning/ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection) • Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az • Supports PXE Rear Panel I/O • 1 x PS/2 Mouse ...
H170A-X1 • Supports DVI-D with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED) • HD Audio ...panel audio module and enable the multi-channel audio feature through the audio driver. • Premium Blu-ray Audio support • Supports Surge Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection) • ELNA Audio Caps LAN • Gigabit LAN... 10/100/1000 Mb/s • Giga PHY Intel® I219V • Supports Wake-On-LAN • Supports Lightning/ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection) • Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az • Supports PXE Rear Panel I/O • 1 x PS/2 Mouse ...
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...; 1 x Front Panel Audio Connector • 2 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 4 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)) • 1 x USB 3.0 Header (Supports 2 USB 3.0 ports) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)) BIOS Feature • AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with xHCI drivers packed into the ISO file is required) English 4 Please refer to page 37...
...; 1 x Front Panel Audio Connector • 2 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 4 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)) • 1 x USB 3.0 Header (Supports 2 USB 3.0 ports) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)) BIOS Feature • AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with xHCI drivers packed into the ISO file is required) English 4 Please refer to page 37...
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H170A-X1 ** To configure 7.1 CH HD Audio, it is required to "7.1 Speaker"in 7.1-channel Configuration: Port Light Blue (Rear panel) Lime (Rear panel) Pink (Rear panel) Lime (Front panel) Function Rear Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Central /Subwoofer Speaker Out Side Speaker Out 9 English Function of the Audio Ports in the Realtek HD Audio Manager. Please set Speaker Configuration to use an HD front panel audio module and enable the multichannel audio feature through the audio driver.
H170A-X1 ** To configure 7.1 CH HD Audio, it is required to "7.1 Speaker"in 7.1-channel Configuration: Port Light Blue (Rear panel) Lime (Rear panel) Pink (Rear panel) Lime (Front panel) Function Rear Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Central /Subwoofer Speaker Out Side Speaker Out 9 English Function of the Audio Ports in the Realtek HD Audio Manager. Please set Speaker Configuration to use an HD front panel audio module and enable the multichannel audio feature through the audio driver.
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... 1. If you pair a 12-pipe CrossFireXTM Edition card with this motherboard. Please refer to PCIE4 slot. Download the drivers from the AMD's website: www.amd.com 3. Please refer to enable CrossFireXTM. Different CrossFireXTM cards may require different methods to your... graphics card driver supports AMD CrossFireXTM technology. Make sure that the cards are AMD certified. 2. You should only use a AMD certified PSU. CrossFire Bridge Step 2 Connect two graphics cards by installing a CrossFire Bridge on the CrossFire Bridge Interconnects on the slots. H170A-X1 2.7 CrossFireXTM...
... 1. If you pair a 12-pipe CrossFireXTM Edition card with this motherboard. Please refer to PCIE4 slot. Download the drivers from the AMD's website: www.amd.com 3. Please refer to enable CrossFireXTM. Different CrossFireXTM cards may require different methods to your... graphics card driver supports AMD CrossFireXTM technology. Make sure that the cards are AMD certified. 2. You should only use a AMD certified PSU. CrossFire Bridge Step 2 Connect two graphics cards by installing a CrossFire Bridge on the CrossFire Bridge Interconnects on the slots. H170A-X1 2.7 CrossFireXTM...
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... enable the Multi-Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) in the Windows® system tray. Please follow the below procedures to your system. H170A-X1 2.7.2 Driver Installation and Setup Install the graphics card drivers to enable the multi-GPU. For SLITM and Quad SLITM mode Step 1 Double-click the NVIDIA Control Panel icon in the NVIDIA...
... enable the Multi-Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) in the Windows® system tray. Please follow the below procedures to your system. H170A-X1 2.7.2 Driver Installation and Setup Install the graphics card drivers to enable the multi-GPU. For SLITM and Quad SLITM mode Step 1 Double-click the NVIDIA Control Panel icon in the NVIDIA...
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... in the Support CD to display the menu. Please click Install All or follow the installation wizard to install those required drivers. To improve Windows 7 compatibility, please download and install the following hot fix provided by Microsoft. Running The Support CD ...computer. Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 3.1 Installing Drivers The Support CD that comes with the motherboard contains necessary drivers and useful utilities that the motherboard supports. Click on the support CD driver page. Drivers Menu The drivers compatible to your system will be auto-detected and ...
... in the Support CD to display the menu. Please click Install All or follow the installation wizard to install those required drivers. To improve Windows 7 compatibility, please download and install the following hot fix provided by Microsoft. Running The Support CD ...computer. Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 3.1 Installing Drivers The Support CD that comes with the motherboard contains necessary drivers and useful utilities that the motherboard supports. Click on the support CD driver page. Drivers Menu The drivers compatible to your system will be auto-detected and ...
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Step 1 Please check the item information before update. Click on Step 2 to update. Please update them all soon. Click to select one or more items you will see more details. Step 3 Click Update to start the update process. 35 English H170A-X1 3.3.3 BIOS & Drivers Installing BIOS or Drivers When the "BIOS & Drivers" tab is selected, you want to see a list of recommended or critical updates for the BIOS or drivers.
Step 1 Please check the item information before update. Click on Step 2 to update. Please update them all soon. Click to select one or more items you will see more details. Step 3 Click Update to start the update process. 35 English H170A-X1 3.3.3 BIOS & Drivers Installing BIOS or Drivers When the "BIOS & Drivers" tab is selected, you want to see a list of recommended or critical updates for the BIOS or drivers.
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...® 7 installation disk in your CD drive. H170A-X1 3.4 Creating Windows® 7 Installation Disk with the Intel® USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller (xHCI) drivers packed into the ISO file of your computer. Step 4 Copy "boot.wim" and "install.wim" files from the "Sources" folder in the ASRock Support CD) • Windows® PC Instructions...
...® 7 installation disk in your CD drive. H170A-X1 3.4 Creating Windows® 7 Installation Disk with the Intel® USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller (xHCI) drivers packed into the ISO file of your computer. Step 4 Copy "boot.wim" and "install.wim" files from the "Sources" folder in the ASRock Support CD) • Windows® PC Instructions...
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Step 7 Make sure the Windows 7 you are going to the subfolder "usb3" created in Step 2. For 64-bit Windows 7: Copy all 12 files under the folders "HCSwitch" (x64) and "Win7" (x64) in Step 2. Step 8 Open the "Start" menu and type "command" or "cmd" to the subfolder "usb3" created in the "Drivers" to install is the 32-bit version or the 64-bit version. For 32-bit Windows 7: Copy all 12 files under the folders "HCSwitch" (x86) and "Win7" (x86) in the "Drivers" to launch the command prompt as an administrator. 38 English
Step 7 Make sure the Windows 7 you are going to the subfolder "usb3" created in Step 2. For 64-bit Windows 7: Copy all 12 files under the folders "HCSwitch" (x64) and "Win7" (x64) in Step 2. Step 8 Open the "Start" menu and type "command" or "cmd" to the subfolder "usb3" created in the "Drivers" to install is the 32-bit version or the 64-bit version. For 32-bit Windows 7: Copy all 12 files under the folders "HCSwitch" (x86) and "Win7" (x86) in the "Drivers" to launch the command prompt as an administrator. 38 English
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...process completes. dism /mount-wim /wimfile:boot.wim /index:2 /mountdir:mount dism /image:mount /add-driver:"usb3" /recurse dism /unmount-wim /mountdir:mount /commit Step 11 To add the drivers into "boot.wim" in order to install Windows® 7 by inputting "cd.." "cd.." : go...the screenshot below. dism /mount-wim /wimfile:install.wim /index:4 /mountdir:mount dism /image:mount /add-driver:"usb3" /recurse dism /unmount-wim /mountdir:mount /commit 39 English and "cd (folder name)" commands. H170A-X1 Step 9 Enter the folder created in order and wait until the each process completes.
...process completes. dism /mount-wim /wimfile:boot.wim /index:2 /mountdir:mount dism /image:mount /add-driver:"usb3" /recurse dism /unmount-wim /mountdir:mount /commit Step 11 To add the drivers into "boot.wim" in order to install Windows® 7 by inputting "cd.." "cd.." : go...the screenshot below. dism /mount-wim /wimfile:install.wim /index:4 /mountdir:mount dism /image:mount /add-driver:"usb3" /recurse dism /unmount-wim /mountdir:mount /commit 39 English and "cd (folder name)" commands. H170A-X1 Step 9 Enter the folder created in order and wait until the each process completes.
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... Service if you are required. 4.7 Tools System Browser ASRock System Browser shows the overview of internet access granted to establish an internet curfew or restrict internet access at specified times via OMG. You may ... time are having trouble with your PC. Please setup network configuration before using UEFI Tech Service. After copying the drivers please change the SATA mode to RAID, then you to copy the RAID driver from bypassing OMG, guest accounts without permission to your current PC and the devices connected. Easy RAID Installer...
... Service if you are required. 4.7 Tools System Browser ASRock System Browser shows the overview of internet access granted to establish an internet curfew or restrict internet access at specified times via OMG. You may ... time are having trouble with your PC. Please setup network configuration before using UEFI Tech Service. After copying the drivers please change the SATA mode to RAID, then you to copy the RAID driver from bypassing OMG, guest accounts without permission to your current PC and the devices connected. Easy RAID Installer...
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... Boot Manager Timeout. Instant Flash Save UEFI files in the UEFI that don't have an optical disk drive to install the drivers from our support CD, Easy Driver Installer is specifically designed for the Boot Manager. Boot Manager Boot Manager is a handy tool in your USB storage device and...Please connect more than one boot devices to use this tool. Timeout Seconds Configure the number of seconds to update your UEFI. 65 English H170A-X1 Easy Driver Installer For users that installs the LAN driver to your system via an USB storage device, then downloads and installs the other required...
... Boot Manager Timeout. Instant Flash Save UEFI files in the UEFI that don't have an optical disk drive to install the drivers from our support CD, Easy Driver Installer is specifically designed for the Boot Manager. Boot Manager Boot Manager is a handy tool in your USB storage device and...Please connect more than one boot devices to use this tool. Timeout Seconds Configure the number of seconds to update your UEFI. 65 English H170A-X1 Easy Driver Installer For users that installs the LAN driver to your system via an USB storage device, then downloads and installs the other required...