RAID Installation Guide
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... a sustained data transfer rate. RAID 0 (Data Striping) RAID 0 is equipped with four SATA / SATAII ports, you may choose to set . After you make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette, press to enter BIOS setup to use RAID 0, RAID 1, or JBOD function with your motherboard is a method combining two or more hard disk drives...
... a sustained data transfer rate. RAID 0 (Data Striping) RAID 0 is equipped with four SATA / SATAII ports, you may choose to set . After you make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette, press to enter BIOS setup to use RAID 0, RAID 1, or JBOD function with your motherboard is a method combining two or more hard disk drives...
RAID Installation Guide
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...VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit on your system. STEP 3: Set Up BIOS. STEP 2: Make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette. Storage A. Please select CD-ROM as the boot device. B. B. Set the "SATA Operation Mode" option to set RAID configuration. Enter BIOS... SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration. STEP 1: Set Up BIOS. Insert the ASRock Support CD into the floppy diskette. STEP 4: Use "RAID Installation Guide" to [IDE]. 1.3 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit /...
...VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit on your system. STEP 3: Set Up BIOS. STEP 2: Make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette. Storage A. Please select CD-ROM as the boot device. B. B. Set the "SATA Operation Mode" option to set RAID configuration. Enter BIOS... SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration. STEP 1: Set Up BIOS. Insert the ASRock Support CD into the floppy diskette. STEP 4: Use "RAID Installation Guide" to [IDE]. 1.3 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit /...
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After reading the floppy disk, the driver will be presented. NOTE. Then, please set up "SATA Operation Mode" to the mode...F6 to install Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system. Select the driver to install according to [RAID] in the Support CD: .. \ RAID Installation Guide 6 When prompted, insert the SATA / ...SATAII driver diskette containing the NVIDIA® RAID driver. At the beginning of the document in the following path in BIOS first. STEP 5: Install Windows® XP...
After reading the floppy disk, the driver will be presented. NOTE. Then, please set up "SATA Operation Mode" to the mode...F6 to install Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system. Select the driver to install according to [RAID] in the Support CD: .. \ RAID Installation Guide 6 When prompted, insert the SATA / ...SATAII driver diskette containing the NVIDIA® RAID driver. At the beginning of the document in the following path in BIOS first. STEP 5: Install Windows® XP...
RAID Installation Guide
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... manage (create, convert, delete, or rebuild) RAID functions on the bottom to load the NVIDIA® RAID drivers. When you see "Where do you do not need to load RAID driver from ASRock support CD. 1.3.2 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit With RAID ...Functions If you still need to set up "SATA Operation Mode" to [RAID] in -1 driver. 7 Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration...
... manage (create, convert, delete, or rebuild) RAID functions on the bottom to load the NVIDIA® RAID drivers. When you see "Where do you do not need to load RAID driver from ASRock support CD. 1.3.2 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit With RAID ...Functions If you still need to set up "SATA Operation Mode" to [RAID] in -1 driver. 7 Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration...
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...functions by clicking on Start → Programs → NVIDIA Corporation → Mediashield → Mediashield. (There is built in NVIDIA ALL in one driver provided in our support CD. Please enter NVRAIDMAN by using NVIDIAMAN under Windows environment. 2. For Windows XP / XP 64-bit and Windows 7 .../ 7 64-bit / Vista / Vista 64-bit, there are different installation procedures. Enter NVRAIDMAN RAID driver is also a "Mediashield" shortcut on the desktop.) Then, the below to the OS you install. 2.1 NVIDIA Windows RAID Installation Guide for you can...
...functions by clicking on Start → Programs → NVIDIA Corporation → Mediashield → Mediashield. (There is built in NVIDIA ALL in one driver provided in our support CD. Please enter NVRAIDMAN by using NVIDIAMAN under Windows environment. 2. For Windows XP / XP 64-bit and Windows 7 .../ 7 64-bit / Vista / Vista 64-bit, there are different installation procedures. Enter NVRAIDMAN RAID driver is also a "Mediashield" shortcut on the desktop.) Then, the below to the OS you install. 2.1 NVIDIA Windows RAID Installation Guide for you can...
RAID Installation Guide
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... also a "Storage" shortcut on Start → Programs → NVIDIA Corporation → Storage. (There is built in NVIDIA ALL in one driver provided in a short period of time. 2.2 NVIDIA Windows RAID Installation Guide for Windows 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista / Vista 64-bit Users A. ...Please enter Storage by clicking on the desktop.) Then, the below screen appears. 21 After you finish the driver installation, you can create, delete, or rebuild any RAID array. C. The synchronization process will start and it will be completed in our support CD. ...
... also a "Storage" shortcut on Start → Programs → NVIDIA Corporation → Storage. (There is built in NVIDIA ALL in one driver provided in a short period of time. 2.2 NVIDIA Windows RAID Installation Guide for Windows 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista / Vista 64-bit Users A. ...Please enter Storage by clicking on the desktop.) Then, the below screen appears. 21 After you finish the driver installation, you can create, delete, or rebuild any RAID array. C. The synchronization process will start and it will be completed in our support CD. ...
User Manual
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... 25 2.10 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA / SATAII HDDs .... 25 2.11 SATA / SATAII HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide ..... 26 2.12 Driver Installation Guide 28 2.13 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions 28 2.14 Installing Windows®...
... 25 2.10 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA / SATAII HDDs .... 25 2.11 SATA / SATAII HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide ..... 26 2.12 Driver Installation Guide 28 2.13 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions 28 2.14 Installing Windows®...
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3.4.4 Storage Configuration 45 3.4.5 PCIPnP Configuration 47 3.4.6 Floppy Configuration 48 3.4.7 Super IO Configuration 48 3.4.8 USB Configuration 50 3.5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 51 3.6 Boot Screen 52 3.6.1 Boot Settings Configuration 52 3.7 Security Screen 53 3.8 Exit Screen 54 4 . Software Support 55 4.1 Install Operating System 55 4.2 Support CD Information 55 4.2.1 Running Support CD 55 4.2.2 Drivers Menu 55 4.2.3 Utilities Menu 55 4.2.4 Contact Information 55 4
3.4.4 Storage Configuration 45 3.4.5 PCIPnP Configuration 47 3.4.6 Floppy Configuration 48 3.4.7 Super IO Configuration 48 3.4.8 USB Configuration 50 3.5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 51 3.6 Boot Screen 52 3.6.1 Boot Settings Configuration 52 3.7 Security Screen 53 3.8 Exit Screen 54 4 . Software Support 55 4.1 Install Operating System 55 4.2 Support CD Information 55 4.2.1 Running Support CD 55 4.2.2 Drivers Menu 55 4.2.3 Utilities Menu 55 4.2.4 Contact Information 55 4
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... 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5, JBOD), NCQ and "Hot Plug" functions (see CAUTION 8) - 1 x ATA133 IDE connector (supports 2 x IDE devices) - 1 x Floppy connector - 1 x Print Port header - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), ASRock Software Suite (CyberLink DVD Suite and Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi MB) (OEM and Trial Version) - Intelligent Energy Saver (see CAUTION 15) - CPU Frequency...
... 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5, JBOD), NCQ and "Hot Plug" functions (see CAUTION 8) - 1 x ATA133 IDE connector (supports 2 x IDE devices) - 1 x Floppy connector - 1 x Print Port header - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), ASRock Software Suite (CyberLink DVD Suite and Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi MB) (OEM and Trial Version) - Intelligent Energy Saver (see CAUTION 15) - CPU Frequency...
User Manual
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...and then select "Primary". Right-click the display icon in the Display Properties dialog that the value you have installed the onboard VGA driver already, there is no need to the VGA/DVI-D connector of the add-on VGA card is less than the total capability of ... to install it again. 5. If you select is inserted to your system. Set up a multi monitor environment: 1. F. G. B. D. Install the onboard VGA driver to this motherboard. 4. When you wish to set up a multi-monitor display. Select the display icon identified by the number one monitor will always be...
...and then select "Primary". Right-click the display icon in the Display Properties dialog that the value you have installed the onboard VGA driver already, there is no need to the VGA/DVI-D connector of the add-on VGA card is less than the total capability of ... to install it again. 5. If you select is inserted to your system. Set up a multi monitor environment: 1. F. G. B. D. Install the onboard VGA driver to this motherboard. 4. When you wish to set up a multi-monitor display. Select the display icon identified by the number one monitor will always be...
User Manual
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...conventional power connector interfaces, the IDE 1x4-pin conventional power connector interface is installed into system properly. Please make sure the SATA / SATAII driver is definitely not able to support Hot Plug and will be processed. 2. Make sure to use the SATA power cable & data cable... or data loss. 26 Below operation procedure is available on our website: www.asrock.com 2. The latest SATA / SATAII driver is designed only for SATA / SATAII HDD in the product spec on our support website: www.asrock.com 4. Before you process the Hot Plug: 1. SATA data cable (Red)...
...conventional power connector interfaces, the IDE 1x4-pin conventional power connector interface is installed into system properly. Please make sure the SATA / SATAII driver is definitely not able to support Hot Plug and will be processed. 2. Make sure to use the SATA power cable & data cable... or data loss. 26 Below operation procedure is available on our website: www.asrock.com 2. The latest SATA / SATAII driver is designed only for SATA / SATAII HDD in the product spec on our support website: www.asrock.com 4. Before you process the Hot Plug: 1. SATA data cable (Red)...
User Manual
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... the beginning of system boot-up to bottom side to your optical drive first. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration. Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to [IDE]. Please select CD-ROM as the boot device. Besides, there is no need for boot ...devices selection appears. Set the "SATA Operation Mode" option to boot your system. B. B. Then, the drivers compatible to your system can start to install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit on your system ...
... the beginning of system boot-up to bottom side to your optical drive first. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration. Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to [IDE]. Please select CD-ROM as the boot device. Besides, there is no need for boot ...devices selection appears. Set the "SATA Operation Mode" option to boot your system. B. B. Then, the drivers compatible to your system can start to install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit on your system ...
User Manual
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...set RAID configuration. B. STEP 4: Use "RAID Installation Guide" to [RAID]. When prompted, insert the SATA / SATAII driver diskette containing the NVIDIA® RAID driver. Select the driver to install according to set RAID configuration. STEP 2: Use "RAID Installation Guide" to the mode you choose and the OS...refer to the BIOS RAID installation guide part of Windows® setup, press F6 to format the floppy diskette and copy SATA / SATAII drivers into floppy drive A: press any key. E. NOTE. Then, please set up "SATA Operation Mode" to the BIOS RAID installation guide...
...set RAID configuration. B. STEP 4: Use "RAID Installation Guide" to [RAID]. When prompted, insert the SATA / SATAII driver diskette containing the NVIDIA® RAID driver. Select the driver to install according to set RAID configuration. STEP 2: Use "RAID Installation Guide" to the mode you choose and the OS...refer to the BIOS RAID installation guide part of Windows® setup, press F6 to format the floppy diskette and copy SATA / SATAII drivers into floppy drive A: press any key. E. NOTE. Then, please set up "SATA Operation Mode" to the BIOS RAID installation guide...
User Manual
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...up "SATA Operation Mode" to [RAID] in BIOS first. If you want to load RAID driver from [Auto] to install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit OS, and then install ASRock All-in-1 driver. 2 . 1 5 Untied Overclocking Technology This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology, which means during ... the warning on your system. NVIDIA® RAID drivers are in the Support CD: .. \ RAID Installation Guide NOTE. Please use the native driver to [CPU, PCIE, Async.]. Then, please set the selection from ASRock support CD. Before you apply Untied Overclocking Technology. 30...
...up "SATA Operation Mode" to [RAID] in BIOS first. If you want to load RAID driver from [Auto] to install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit OS, and then install ASRock All-in-1 driver. 2 . 1 5 Untied Overclocking Technology This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology, which means during ... the warning on your system. NVIDIA® RAID drivers are in the Support CD: .. \ RAID Installation Guide NOTE. Please use the native driver to [CPU, PCIE, Async.]. Then, please set the selection from ASRock support CD. Before you apply Untied Overclocking Technology. 30...
User Manual
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...Click on the file "ASSETUP.EXE" from 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. Refer to activate the devices. 4.2.3 Utilities Menu The Utilities Menu shows the... 4.2 Support CD Information The Support CD that came with the motherboard contains necessary drivers and useful utilities that the motherboard supports. or you need to contact ASRock or want to know more about ASRock, welcome to install it. 4.2.4 Contact Information If you may contact your OS ...
...Click on the file "ASSETUP.EXE" from 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. Refer to activate the devices. 4.2.3 Utilities Menu The Utilities Menu shows the... 4.2 Support CD Information The Support CD that came with the motherboard contains necessary drivers and useful utilities that the motherboard supports. or you need to contact ASRock or want to know more about ASRock, welcome to install it. 4.2.4 Contact Information If you may contact your OS ...
Quick Installation Guide
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...Hybrid Booster: - Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, Vcore 6 ASRock N68C-S Motherboard - 4 x Ready-to 12.5% (see CAUTION 11) - Intelligent Energy Saver (see CAUTION 16) Hardware - ASRock AM2 Boost: ASRock Patented Technology to boost memory performance up to -Use USB 2.0 Ports - ...see CAUTION 8) - 1 x ATA133 IDE connector (supports 2 x IDE devices) - 1 x Floppy connector - 1 x Print Port header - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), ASRock Software Suite (CyberLink DVD Suite and Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi MB) (OEM and Trial Version) Unique Feature...
...Hybrid Booster: - Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, Vcore 6 ASRock N68C-S Motherboard - 4 x Ready-to 12.5% (see CAUTION 11) - Intelligent Energy Saver (see CAUTION 16) Hardware - ASRock AM2 Boost: ASRock Patented Technology to boost memory performance up to -Use USB 2.0 Ports - ...see CAUTION 8) - 1 x ATA133 IDE connector (supports 2 x IDE devices) - 1 x Floppy connector - 1 x Print Port header - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), ASRock Software Suite (CyberLink DVD Suite and Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi MB) (OEM and Trial Version) Unique Feature...
Quick Installation Guide
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... the default value of the system memory. Right-click the display icon in the Display Properties dialog that you have installed the onboard VGA driver already, there is no need to the VGA/DVI-D connector of the add-on VGA card is less than the total capability of "...function when the add-on PCI Express VGA card. 3. E. Set the "Screen Resolution" and "Color Quality" as Secondary. Click the number "2" icon. 15 ASRock N68C-S Motherboard English Install the NVIDIA® PCI Express VGA card to page 14 for proper expansion card installation procedures for the second monitor. Set up...
... the default value of the system memory. Right-click the display icon in the Display Properties dialog that you have installed the onboard VGA driver already, there is no need to the VGA/DVI-D connector of the add-on VGA card is less than the total capability of "...function when the add-on PCI Express VGA card. 3. E. Set the "Screen Resolution" and "Color Quality" as Secondary. Click the number "2" icon. 15 ASRock N68C-S Motherboard English Install the NVIDIA® PCI Express VGA card to page 14 for proper expansion card installation procedures for the second monitor. Set up...
Quick Installation Guide
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...up to bottom side to your optical drive first. English 21 ASRock N68C-S Motherboard Please follow the order from [Auto] to [CPU, PCIE, Async.]. 12 24 1 13 2.8 Driver Installation Guide To install the drivers to your system, please insert the support CD to your system...Overclocking Technology. Please refer to the warning on page 7 for you don't have to make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette. Then, the drivers compatible to install those required drivers. Besides, there is untied during overclocking, but PCI / PCIE buses are in the Support CD for detailed procedures...
...up to bottom side to your optical drive first. English 21 ASRock N68C-S Motherboard Please follow the order from [Auto] to [CPU, PCIE, Async.]. 12 24 1 13 2.8 Driver Installation Guide To install the drivers to your system, please insert the support CD to your system...Overclocking Technology. Please refer to the warning on page 7 for you don't have to make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette. Then, the drivers compatible to install those required drivers. Besides, there is untied during overclocking, but PCI / PCIE buses are in the Support CD for detailed procedures...
Quick Installation Guide
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The Support CD that will display the Main Menu automatically if "AUTORUN" is designed to display the menus. 22 ASRock N68C-S Motherboard English Software Support CD information This motherboard supports various Microsoft® Windows® operating systems: 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM...the detailed information about BIOS Setup, please refer to enter BIOS Setup utility; otherwise, POST continues with the motherboard contains necessary drivers and useful utilities that came with its various sub-menus and to select among the predetermined choices. If the Main Menu does ...
The Support CD that will display the Main Menu automatically if "AUTORUN" is designed to display the menus. 22 ASRock N68C-S Motherboard English Software Support CD information This motherboard supports various Microsoft® Windows® operating systems: 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM...the detailed information about BIOS Setup, please refer to enter BIOS Setup utility; otherwise, POST continues with the motherboard contains necessary drivers and useful utilities that came with its various sub-menus and to select among the predetermined choices. If the Main Menu does ...