RAID Installation Guide
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... to enter BIOS setup to set . WARNING!! Although RAID 0 function can start to use RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, JBOD, or RAID 5 function with six SATA / SATAII ports, you may choose to use NVIDIA RAID Utility to a second drive. RAID 1 (Data Mirroring) RAID 1 is equipped with your motherboard is called data striping that...
... to enter BIOS setup to set . WARNING!! Although RAID 0 function can start to use RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, JBOD, or RAID 5 function with six SATA / SATAII ports, you may choose to use NVIDIA RAID Utility to a second drive. RAID 1 (Data Mirroring) RAID 1 is equipped with your motherboard is called data striping that...
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...drivers into the floppy drive. Set the "SATA Operation Mode" option to boot your optical drive to [non-RAID]. Insert the ASRock Support CD into your system. (There are two ASRock Support CD in the motherboard gift box pack, please choose the one for boot devices selection appears. Then you will start... to install Windows® XP or Windows® XP 64-bit on eSATAII ports but you want to enable Hot Plug function ...
...drivers into the floppy drive. Set the "SATA Operation Mode" option to boot your optical drive to [non-RAID]. Insert the ASRock Support CD into your system. (There are two ASRock Support CD in the motherboard gift box pack, please choose the one for boot devices selection appears. Then you will start... to install Windows® XP or Windows® XP 64-bit on eSATAII ports but you want to enable Hot Plug function ...
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... similar to use are as below: - Boot to use RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, JBOD, or RAID 5 function with your motherboard is equipped with six SATA / SATAII ports, you install. Creating RAID Arrays This section includes examples of creating RAID 0.
... similar to use are as below: - Boot to use RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, JBOD, or RAID 5 function with your motherboard is equipped with six SATA / SATAII ports, you install. Creating RAID Arrays This section includes examples of creating RAID 0.
User Manual
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... 140W - AMD LIVE!TM Ready - Supports NVIDIA® Hybrid SLITM (see CAUTION 7) - Dual VGA Output: support DVI-D and D-Sub ports by independent display controllers - Giga PHY Realtek RTL8211BCL-GR - FSB 2600 MHz (5.2 GT/s) (see CAUTION 2) - Supports Untied Overclocking Technology (see... / Athlon 64 / Sempron processor - Supports AMD's Cool 'n' QuietTM Technology - Supports HDCP function with DVI-D port (see CAUTION 3) - 4 x DDR2 DIMM slots - Support for CPU power (K10N78-1394) - Max. Supports Wake-On-LAN 6 NVIDIA® PureVideoTM HD Ready - 7.1 CH Windows® VistaTM ...
... 140W - AMD LIVE!TM Ready - Supports NVIDIA® Hybrid SLITM (see CAUTION 7) - Dual VGA Output: support DVI-D and D-Sub ports by independent display controllers - Giga PHY Realtek RTL8211BCL-GR - FSB 2600 MHz (5.2 GT/s) (see CAUTION 2) - Supports Untied Overclocking Technology (see... / Athlon 64 / Sempron processor - Supports AMD's Cool 'n' QuietTM Technology - Supports HDCP function with DVI-D port (see CAUTION 3) - 4 x DDR2 DIMM slots - Support for CPU power (K10N78-1394) - Max. Supports Wake-On-LAN 6 NVIDIA® PureVideoTM HD Ready - 7.1 CH Windows® VistaTM ...
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... 0+1, RAID 5 and JBOD), NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions (see CAUTION 10) - 1 x eSATAII 3.0Gb/s connector (shared with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED) - 1 x IEEE 1394 Port (K10N78-1394) - Supports "Plug and Play" - HD Audio Jack: Side Speaker/Rear Speaker/Central/Bass/ Line in header - AMBIOS 2.3.1 Support - ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events - Supports Smart...
... 0+1, RAID 5 and JBOD), NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions (see CAUTION 10) - 1 x eSATAII 3.0Gb/s connector (shared with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED) - 1 x IEEE 1394 Port (K10N78-1394) - Supports "Plug and Play" - HD Audio Jack: Side Speaker/Rear Speaker/Central/Bass/ Line in header - AMBIOS 2.3.1 Support - ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events - Supports Smart...
User Manual
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... this motherboard supports 2-channel, 4-channel, 6-channel, and 8-channel modes. Before installing SATAII hard disk to support 2 USB 2.0 ports. This motherboard supports eSATAII interface, the external SATAII specification. It can be used to SATAII connector, please read "eSATAII Interface Introduction...to provide exceptional power saving and improve power efficiency without sacrificing computing performance. 9 You can reduce the number of ASRock OC Tuner. Please visit our website for proper connection. 10. Featuring an advanced proprietary hardware and software design, ...
... this motherboard supports 2-channel, 4-channel, 6-channel, and 8-channel modes. Before installing SATAII hard disk to support 2 USB 2.0 ports. This motherboard supports eSATAII interface, the external SATAII specification. It can be used to SATAII connector, please read "eSATAII Interface Introduction...to provide exceptional power saving and improve power efficiency without sacrificing computing performance. 9 You can reduce the number of ASRock OC Tuner. Please visit our website for proper connection. 10. Featuring an advanced proprietary hardware and software design, ...
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...the function of 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD playback is only supported under Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com 11 1.3 Minimum Hardware Requirement for the minimum hardware requirement. Please refer to below table for 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD... / HD-DVD playback support on this motherboard requires the proper hardware configuration. CPU VGA Memory Suggested OS AMD Phenom X3 8400 Onboard VGA with DVI-D port Dual Channel DDR2 533, 1GB x 2 Windows® VistaTM or Windows® VistaTM 64 * Currently, 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD ...
...the function of 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD playback is only supported under Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com 11 1.3 Minimum Hardware Requirement for the minimum hardware requirement. Please refer to below table for 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD... / HD-DVD playback support on this motherboard requires the proper hardware configuration. CPU VGA Memory Suggested OS AMD Phenom X3 8400 Onboard VGA with DVI-D port Dual Channel DDR2 533, 1GB x 2 Windows® VistaTM or Windows® VistaTM 64 * Currently, 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD ...
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... the same format of H.264. * Above passed films are tested under below configuration. Items Configurations CPU AMD Phenom X3 8400 VGA Onboard VGA with DVI-D port Memory Dual Channel DDR2 533, 1GB x 2 OS Windows® VistaTM or Windows® VistaTM 64 Playback Software CyberLink PowerDVD Ultra DVD Player Blu-ray-DVDRW...
... the same format of H.264. * Above passed films are tested under below configuration. Items Configurations CPU AMD Phenom X3 8400 VGA Onboard VGA with DVI-D port Memory Dual Channel DDR2 533, 1GB x 2 OS Windows® VistaTM or Windows® VistaTM 64 Playback Software CyberLink PowerDVD Ultra DVD Player Blu-ray-DVDRW...
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... CPU_FAN1 140W CPU PCI Express 2.0 Super I/O PCIE2 PCIE3 RAID 1 FRONT_1394 HDMI_SPDIF1 1 AUDIO CODEC USB/WIFI HD_AUDIO1 CD1 1 IR1 1 FLOPPY1 PCIE1 K10N78-1394 CLRCMOS1 1 CMOS BATTERY SATAII_1 (PORT0) SATAII_3 (PORT2) SATAII_5 (PORT4) SATAII_2 (PORT1) SATAII_4 (PORT3) SATAII_6 (PORT5) PCI1 RoHS PCI2 PCI3...15 USB 2.0 Header (USB6_7, Blue) 33 PCI Express x16 Slot (PCIE1, Green) 16 SATAII Connector (SATAII_1 (PORT0), Red) 34 Serial Port Connector (COM1) 17 SPI BIOS Chip 35 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1) 18 SATAII Connector (SATAII_3 (PORT2), Red) 36 eSATAII Connector (eSATAII_TOP...
... CPU_FAN1 140W CPU PCI Express 2.0 Super I/O PCIE2 PCIE3 RAID 1 FRONT_1394 HDMI_SPDIF1 1 AUDIO CODEC USB/WIFI HD_AUDIO1 CD1 1 IR1 1 FLOPPY1 PCIE1 K10N78-1394 CLRCMOS1 1 CMOS BATTERY SATAII_1 (PORT0) SATAII_3 (PORT2) SATAII_5 (PORT4) SATAII_2 (PORT1) SATAII_4 (PORT3) SATAII_6 (PORT5) PCI1 RoHS PCI2 PCI3...15 USB 2.0 Header (USB6_7, Blue) 33 PCI Express x16 Slot (PCIE1, Green) 16 SATAII Connector (SATAII_1 (PORT0), Red) 34 Serial Port Connector (COM1) 17 SPI BIOS Chip 35 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1) 18 SATAII Connector (SATAII_3 (PORT2), Red) 36 eSATAII Connector (eSATAII_TOP...
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...28 27 1 COM1 LAN PHY CPU_FAN1 140W CPU PCI Express 2.0 Super I/O PCIE2 PCIE3 RAID HDMI_SPDIF1 1 AUDIO CODEC USB/WIFI HD_AUDIO1 CD1 1 IR1 1 FLOPPY1 PCIE1 K10N78 CLRCMOS1 1 CMOS BATTERY SATAII_1 (PORT0) SATAII_3 (PORT2) SATAII_5 (PORT4) SATAII_2 (PORT1) SATAII_4 (PORT3) SATAII_6 (PORT5) PCI1 RoHS PCI2 PCI3 NVIDIA GeForce 8200 ... PCI Express x1 Slot (PCIE3, White) 31 PCI Express x1 Slot (PCIE2, White) 32 PCI Express x16 Slot (PCIE1, Green) 33 Serial Port Connector (COM1) 34 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1) 14 Yellow) 7 2 x 240-pin DDR2 DIMM Slots (Dual Channel B: DDRII_3, DDRII_4;
...28 27 1 COM1 LAN PHY CPU_FAN1 140W CPU PCI Express 2.0 Super I/O PCIE2 PCIE3 RAID HDMI_SPDIF1 1 AUDIO CODEC USB/WIFI HD_AUDIO1 CD1 1 IR1 1 FLOPPY1 PCIE1 K10N78 CLRCMOS1 1 CMOS BATTERY SATAII_1 (PORT0) SATAII_3 (PORT2) SATAII_5 (PORT4) SATAII_2 (PORT1) SATAII_4 (PORT3) SATAII_6 (PORT5) PCI1 RoHS PCI2 PCI3 NVIDIA GeForce 8200 ... PCI Express x1 Slot (PCIE3, White) 31 PCI Express x1 Slot (PCIE2, White) 32 PCI Express x16 Slot (PCIE1, Green) 33 Serial Port Connector (COM1) 34 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1) 14 Yellow) 7 2 x 240-pin DDR2 DIMM Slots (Dual Channel B: DDRII_3, DDRII_4;
User Manual
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... into "Front Speaker Jack". Please select "Mixer ToolBox" , click "Enable playback multi-streaming", and click "ok". 1.7 I/O Panel (K10N78-1394) 1 2 34 5 6 9 7 10 8 11 16 15 14 1 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) 2 VGA/D-Sub Port 3 USB 2.0 Ports (USB45) 4 IEEE 1394 Port * 5 LAN RJ-45 Port 6 Side Speaker (Gray) 7 Rear Speaker (Black) 8 Central / Bass (Orange) 13 12 9 ** 10 11 12 13 14...
... into "Front Speaker Jack". Please select "Mixer ToolBox" , click "Enable playback multi-streaming", and click "ok". 1.7 I/O Panel (K10N78-1394) 1 2 34 5 6 9 7 10 8 11 16 15 14 1 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) 2 VGA/D-Sub Port 3 USB 2.0 Ports (USB45) 4 IEEE 1394 Port * 5 LAN RJ-45 Port 6 Side Speaker (Gray) 7 Rear Speaker (Black) 8 Central / Bass (Orange) 13 12 9 ** 10 11 12 13 14...
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... 10Mbps connection Blinking Data Activity Orange 100Mbps connection Green 1Gbps connection LAN Port ** If you will find "Mixer" tool on your system. Please refer to use . 1.7 I/O Panel (K10N78) 1 2 3 4 7 5 8 6 9 14 13 12 11 10 1 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) 2 VGA/D-Sub Port * 3 LAN RJ-45 Port 4 Side Speaker (Gray) 5 Rear Speaker (Black) 6 Central / Bass (Orange) 7 Line In...
... 10Mbps connection Blinking Data Activity Orange 100Mbps connection Green 1Gbps connection LAN Port ** If you will find "Mixer" tool on your system. Please refer to use . 1.7 I/O Panel (K10N78) 1 2 3 4 7 5 8 6 9 14 13 12 11 10 1 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) 2 VGA/D-Sub Port * 3 LAN RJ-45 Port 4 Side Speaker (Gray) 5 Rear Speaker (Black) 6 Central / Bass (Orange) 7 Line In...
User Manual
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... Feature This motherboard supports dual monitor feature. Connect the D-Sub monitor cable to use dual monitor function provided by VGA/DVI-D and VGA/D-Sub ports with this motherboard. This motherboard also provides independent display controllers for DVI-D and D-Sub to support dual VGA output so that DVI-D and D-...sub can start to the VGA/D-Sub port on the I /O panel of this situation, the VGA/DVI-D output is no such limitation under DOS because in one of the two monitors ...
... Feature This motherboard supports dual monitor feature. Connect the D-Sub monitor cable to use dual monitor function provided by VGA/DVI-D and VGA/D-Sub ports with this motherboard. This motherboard also provides independent display controllers for DVI-D and D-Sub to support dual VGA output so that DVI-D and D-...sub can start to the VGA/D-Sub port on the I /O panel of this situation, the VGA/DVI-D output is no such limitation under DOS because in one of the two monitors ...
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...], will be Primary, and all additional monitors will disable VGA/D-Sub function when the add-on VGA card is inserted to the VGA/DVI-D port on PCI Express VGA card driver already, there is less than the total capability of the multi-monitor according to page 21 for proper expansion...this motherboard. Click "Apply" or "OK" to enable the function of this monitor". Install the NVIDIA® PCI Express VGA card to the VGA/D-Sub port on each monitor. Connect the D-Sub monitor cable to PCI Express slot. Click the "Identify" button to set up a multi-monitor display. Select the...
...], will be Primary, and all additional monitors will disable VGA/D-Sub function when the add-on VGA card is inserted to the VGA/DVI-D port on PCI Express VGA card driver already, there is less than the total capability of the multi-monitor according to page 21 for proper expansion...this motherboard. Click "Apply" or "OK" to enable the function of this monitor". Install the NVIDIA® PCI Express VGA card to the VGA/D-Sub port on each monitor. Connect the D-Sub monitor cable to PCI Express slot. Click the "Identify" button to set up a multi-monitor display. Select the...
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... -top box - Products compatible with high-definition HDCP encryption contents. The placement of your change. What is supported with DVI-D Port HDCP function is HDCP? HDCP stands for protecting digital entertainment content that the HDTV or LCD monitor you need to adopt the monitor...by Intel® for High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection, a specification developed by the number three and four. 6. HDCP Function with DVI-D port on this motherboard, you purchase is my main monitor" and "Extend the desktop onto this monitor". and the digital display, or receiver -...
... -top box - Products compatible with high-definition HDCP encryption contents. The placement of your change. What is supported with DVI-D Port HDCP function is HDCP? HDCP stands for protecting digital entertainment content that the HDTV or LCD monitor you need to adopt the monitor...by Intel® for High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection, a specification developed by the number three and four. 6. HDCP Function with DVI-D port on this motherboard, you purchase is my main monitor" and "Extend the desktop onto this monitor". and the digital display, or receiver -...
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...audio signal through HDMI audio. Set the option "OnBoard HDMI HD Audio" to [Auto]. 2.7 HDMI Audio Function Operation Guide The DVI-D port for further information. 2. If you reboot the system, the HDMI audio function is installed, the OS default will not function. Set the ...option "OnBoard HDMI HD Audio" to [Auto]. Install "Onboard HDMI HD Audio Driver" from ASRock Support CD to "Digital Output Device (HDMI)". Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Chipset Configuration. B. Click "Hardware and Sound", and click "...
...audio signal through HDMI audio. Set the option "OnBoard HDMI HD Audio" to [Auto]. 2.7 HDMI Audio Function Operation Guide The DVI-D port for further information. 2. If you reboot the system, the HDMI audio function is installed, the OS default will not function. Set the ...option "OnBoard HDMI HD Audio" to [Auto]. Install "Onboard HDMI HD Audio Driver" from ASRock Support CD to "Digital Output Device (HDMI)". Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Chipset Configuration. B. Click "Hardware and Sound", and click "...
User Manual
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... the SATA / SATAII hard disk or the SATAII connector on each drive. Either end of the power supply. It can be connected to support 2 USB 2.0 ports. Besides six default USB 2.0 ports on the I/O panel, there are two USB 2.0 headers on this motherboard. It allows you can support two USB... 2.0 ports. Then connect the white end of SATA power cable to the power connector of the SATA data cable can also be used to support WiFi+AP function with ASRock WiFi-802. 11g or WiFi-802.11n module, an easy-to-use the SATA data cable to create a wireless For K10N78-1394, you...
... the SATA / SATAII hard disk or the SATAII connector on each drive. Either end of the power supply. It can be connected to support 2 USB 2.0 ports. Besides six default USB 2.0 ports on the I/O panel, there are two USB 2.0 headers on this motherboard. It allows you can support two USB... 2.0 ports. Then connect the white end of SATA power cable to the power connector of the SATA data cable can also be used to support WiFi+AP function with ASRock WiFi-802. 11g or WiFi-802.11n module, an easy-to-use the SATA data cable to create a wireless For K10N78-1394, you...
User Manual
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...allows the system to do so will cause power up failure. Failing to connect HDMI Digital TV/ projector/LCD devices. Besides one default IEEE 1394 port on this header. 35 To use the 20-pin ATX power supply, please plug your power supply along with Pin 1 and Pin 5. 4-...Pin ATX 12V Power Supply Installation 1 5 Serial port Header (9-pin COM1) (see p.13 No.34 or p.14 No.33) IEEE 1394 Header (9-pin FRONT_1394) (see p.13/14, No. 2) 4 8 1 5 Please note that it is one IEEE 1394 port. Please connect the HDMI_SPDIF connector of HDMI VGA card to this ...
...allows the system to do so will cause power up failure. Failing to connect HDMI Digital TV/ projector/LCD devices. Besides one default IEEE 1394 port on this header. 35 To use the 20-pin ATX power supply, please plug your power supply along with Pin 1 and Pin 5. 4-...Pin ATX 12V Power Supply Installation 1 5 Serial port Header (9-pin COM1) (see p.13 No.34 or p.14 No.33) IEEE 1394 Header (9-pin FRONT_1394) (see p.13/14, No. 2) 4 8 1 5 Please note that it is one IEEE 1394 port. Please connect the HDMI_SPDIF connector of HDMI VGA card to this ...
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..., on the basis of the advantageous transfer speed and the facilitating mobile capability, in the near future, eSATAII will replace USB 2.0 and IEEE 1394 to be a trend for external interface. For example, with eSATAII interface, you to enjoy the SATAII function provided by the I/O of your ... otherwise, it may simply plug your eSATAII hard disk to the eSATAII ports instead of opening your chassis to IDE mode. 2.11 eSATAII Interface Introduction (Only for K10N78-1394) What is much higher than USB 2.0 and IEEE 1394, and still keeps the convenience of Hot Plug feature. If you can ...
..., on the basis of the advantageous transfer speed and the facilitating mobile capability, in the near future, eSATAII will replace USB 2.0 and IEEE 1394 to be a trend for external interface. For example, with eSATAII interface, you to enjoy the SATAII function provided by the I/O of your ... otherwise, it may simply plug your eSATAII hard disk to the eSATAII ports instead of opening your chassis to IDE mode. 2.11 eSATAII Interface Introduction (Only for K10N78-1394) What is much higher than USB 2.0 and IEEE 1394, and still keeps the convenience of Hot Plug feature. If you can ...
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...SATA data cable first. Use the eSATAII device cable to connect eSATAII device and the eSATAII port of the I/O shield according to the eSATAII connector that you need to connect the orange SATAII connector (...SATAII_6 (PORT5); In order to eSATAII port of the I /O shield 39 Connect one end of the eSATAII device cable to eSATAII device... Connect the other end of the eSATAII device cable to enable the eSATAII port of the I /O shield, you connect the SATA data cable. Connect the SATA data cable to ...
...SATA data cable first. Use the eSATAII device cable to connect eSATAII device and the eSATAII port of the I/O shield according to the eSATAII connector that you need to connect the orange SATAII connector (...SATAII_6 (PORT5); In order to eSATAII port of the I /O shield 39 Connect one end of the eSATAII device cable to eSATAII device... Connect the other end of the eSATAII device cable to enable the eSATAII port of the I /O shield, you connect the SATA data cable. Connect the SATA data cable to ...
