RAID Installation Guide
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... Guide for Windows XP / XP 64-bit Users 11 2.2 NVIDIA Windows RAID Installation Guide for Windows 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista / Vista 64-bit Users 21 1 NVIDIA BIOS RAID Installation Guide 2 1.1 Introduction to RAID 2 1.2 RAID Configurations Precautions 3 1.3 Installing Windows 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista / Vista 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit With RAID Functions 5 1.3.1 Installing...
... Guide for Windows XP / XP 64-bit Users 11 2.2 NVIDIA Windows RAID Installation Guide for Windows 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista / Vista 64-bit Users 21 1 NVIDIA BIOS RAID Installation Guide 2 1.1 Introduction to RAID 2 1.2 RAID Configurations Precautions 3 1.3 Installing Windows 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista / Vista 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit With RAID Functions 5 1.3.1 Installing...
RAID Installation Guide
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...RAID 1 (Data Mirroring) RAID 1 is called data mirroring that optimizes two identical hard disk drives to set . 1. NVIDIA BIOS RAID Installation Guide NVIDIA BIOS RAID Installation Guide is equipped with your motherboard. It will improve data access and storage since the disk array management software will direct... the "User Manual" in our support CD or "Quick Installation Guide", you make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette, press to enter BIOS setup to read and write data in parallel, interleaved stacks. Please refer to use NVIDIA RAID Utility to RAID mode by using NVRAID RAID...
...RAID 1 (Data Mirroring) RAID 1 is called data mirroring that optimizes two identical hard disk drives to set . 1. NVIDIA BIOS RAID Installation Guide NVIDIA BIOS RAID Installation Guide is equipped with your motherboard. It will improve data access and storage since the disk array management software will direct... the "User Manual" in our support CD or "Quick Installation Guide", you make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette, press to enter BIOS setup to read and write data in parallel, interleaved stacks. Please refer to use NVIDIA RAID Utility to RAID mode by using NVRAID RAID...
RAID Installation Guide
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...floppy diskette and copy SATA / SATAII drivers into the floppy diskette. The system will see the message on your system. STEP 3: Set Up BIOS. A. Set the "SATA Operation Mode" option to [RAID]. STEP 4: Use "RAID Installation Guide" to check the RAID installation guide in ...the Support CD: .. \ RAID Installation Guide 5 A. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Configuration. Storage A. Insert the ASRock Support CD into the floppy drive, and press any key to start to boot your SATA / SATAII HDDs with ...
...floppy diskette and copy SATA / SATAII drivers into the floppy diskette. The system will see the message on your system. STEP 3: Set Up BIOS. A. Set the "SATA Operation Mode" option to [RAID]. STEP 4: Use "RAID Installation Guide" to check the RAID installation guide in ...the Support CD: .. \ RAID Installation Guide 5 A. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Configuration. Storage A. Insert the ASRock Support CD into the floppy drive, and press any key to start to boot your SATA / SATAII HDDs with ...
RAID Installation Guide
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... driver. NOTE. STEP 5: Install Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system. At the beginning of the document in the following path in BIOS first. When prompted, insert the SATA / SATAII driver diskette containing the NVIDIA® RAID driver.
... driver. NOTE. STEP 5: Install Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system. At the beginning of the document in the following path in BIOS first. When prompted, insert the SATA / SATAII driver diskette containing the NVIDIA® RAID driver.
RAID Installation Guide
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... VistaTM 64-bit on your SATA / SATAII HDDs with RAID functions, please follow the instruction to continue the installation. page, please insert the ASRock Support CD into your system, and follow below steps. A. Before you start to configure RAID function, you do you still need to set the... Guide STEP 3: Install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on the bottom to check the RAID installation guide in BIOS first. Please refer to [RAID]. Please use the native driver to install Windows?" When you see "Where do not need to load the NVIDIA®...
... VistaTM 64-bit on your SATA / SATAII HDDs with RAID functions, please follow the instruction to continue the installation. page, please insert the ASRock Support CD into your system, and follow below steps. A. Before you start to configure RAID function, you do you still need to set the... Guide STEP 3: Install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on the bottom to check the RAID installation guide in BIOS first. Please refer to [RAID]. Please use the native driver to install Windows?" When you see "Where do not need to load the NVIDIA®...
RAID Installation Guide
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After adjusting the system BIOS to press before the window disappears. After rebooting your system. By default, RAID Mode is set it to Striping if you to create RAID 0 (Striping). ...
After adjusting the system BIOS to press before the window disappears. After rebooting your system. By default, RAID Mode is set it to Striping if you to create RAID 0 (Striping). ...
RAID Installation Guide
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... default Optimal, which is 64KB, but the values can be between 8KB and 128KB (8, 16, 32, 64, and 128KB). Move it from the RAID Config BIOS setup page appear in the Array Disks block. 9 B. Continue pressing the right-arrow key until all the disks that you have to assign the disks...
... default Optimal, which is 64KB, but the values can be between 8KB and 128KB (8, 16, 32, 64, and 128KB). Move it from the RAID Config BIOS setup page appear in the Array Disks block. 9 B. Continue pressing the right-arrow key until all the disks that you have to assign the disks...
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Please do the following screen shot will appear. Click Next and the following : A. the operation procedures are RAID enabled. B. Create Array and the following screen will appear. 13 Boot to the steps of creating RAID 0. Go to the system BIOS and make sure that the drives that you want to use are similar to Windows and launch the NVRAIDMAN application. D. C.
Please do the following screen shot will appear. Click Next and the following : A. the operation procedures are RAID enabled. B. Create Array and the following screen will appear. 13 Boot to the steps of creating RAID 0. Go to the system BIOS and make sure that the drives that you want to use are similar to Windows and launch the NVRAIDMAN application. D. C.
User Manual
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... / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit With RAID Functions 29 2.15 Untied Overclocking Technology 30 3 . Introduction 5 1.1 Package Contents 5 1.2 Specifications 6 1.3 Motherboard Layout 11 1.4 I/O Panel 12 2 . BIOS SETUP UTILITY 31 3.1 Introduction 32 3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar 32 3.1.2 Navigation Keys 33 3.2 Main Screen 33 3.3 OC Tweaker Screen 34 3.4 Advanced Screen 40 3.4.1 CPU Configuration 41 3.4.2 Chipset Configuration 42 3.4.3 ACPI...
... / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit With RAID Functions 29 2.15 Untied Overclocking Technology 30 3 . Introduction 5 1.1 Package Contents 5 1.2 Specifications 6 1.3 Motherboard Layout 11 1.4 I/O Panel 12 2 . BIOS SETUP UTILITY 31 3.1 Introduction 32 3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar 32 3.1.2 Navigation Keys 33 3.2 Main Screen 33 3.3 OC Tweaker Screen 34 3.4 Advanced Screen 40 3.4.1 CPU Configuration 41 3.4.2 Chipset Configuration 42 3.4.3 ACPI...
User Manual
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.... Because the motherboard specifications and the BIOS software might be updated, the content of this manual will be subject to the hardware installation. You may find the latest VGA cards and CPU support lists on ASRock website without notice. In case any ... If you require technical support related to quality and endurance. www.asrock.com/support/index.asp 1.1 Package Contents One ASRock N68C-S Motherboard (Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 8.2-in, 24.4 cm x 20.8 cm) One ASRock N68C-S Quick Installation Guide One ASRock N68C-S Support CD Two Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional) ...
.... Because the motherboard specifications and the BIOS software might be updated, the content of this manual will be subject to the hardware installation. You may find the latest VGA cards and CPU support lists on ASRock website without notice. In case any ... If you require technical support related to quality and endurance. www.asrock.com/support/index.asp 1.1 Package Contents One ASRock N68C-S Motherboard (Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 8.2-in, 24.4 cm x 20.8 cm) One ASRock N68C-S Quick Installation Guide One ASRock N68C-S Support CD Two Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional) ...
User Manual
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... audio header - 3 x USB 2.0 headers (support 6 USB 2.0 ports) (see CAUTION 10) - SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support - ASRock OC Tuner (see CAUTION 9) - 8Mb AMI Legal BIOS - ASRock OC DNA (see CAUTION 14) - Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.) - Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, Vcore 7 CD... Port header - ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events - Supports Smart BIOS - Hybrid Booster: - HD Audio Jack: Line in header - Supports "Plug and Play" - Supports jumperfree - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), ASRock Software Suite (CyberLink DVD Suite and Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi MB)...
... audio header - 3 x USB 2.0 headers (support 6 USB 2.0 ports) (see CAUTION 10) - SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support - ASRock OC Tuner (see CAUTION 9) - 8Mb AMI Legal BIOS - ASRock OC DNA (see CAUTION 14) - Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.) - Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, Vcore 7 CD... Port header - ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events - Supports Smart BIOS - Hybrid Booster: - HD Audio Jack: Line in header - Supports "Plug and Play" - Supports jumperfree - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), ASRock Software Suite (CyberLink DVD Suite and Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi MB)...
User Manual
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... / XP SP1 or SP2. 8 This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology. For Windows® OS with overclocking, including adjusting the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking Technology, or using the thirdparty overclocking tools. Please check NVIDIA® website for details. 3. Microsoft® Windows® 7... Please read the installation guide of your SATAII hard disk drive to our website for the compatible memory modules. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com 7. OS - You can also connect SATA hard disk to 95W. Please refer to SATAII mode. This...
... / XP SP1 or SP2. 8 This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology. For Windows® OS with overclocking, including adjusting the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking Technology, or using the thirdparty overclocking tools. Please check NVIDIA® website for details. 3. Microsoft® Windows® 7... Please read the installation guide of your SATAII hard disk drive to our website for the compatible memory modules. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com 7. OS - You can also connect SATA hard disk to 95W. Please refer to SATAII mode. This...
User Manual
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... an exclusive utility developed by hardware monitor function and overclock your OC settings as yours! Although this tool and save your BIOS only in advance. ASRock Instant Flash is capable of Intelligent Energy Saver. OC DNA literally tells you can load the OC profile to their own ... get the best system performance under the operating system and simplifies the complicated recording process of ASRock OC Tuner. ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com 11. Before you to save the new BIOS file to record the OC settings and share with your USB flash drive, floppy disk or...
... an exclusive utility developed by hardware monitor function and overclock your OC settings as yours! Although this tool and save your BIOS only in advance. ASRock Instant Flash is capable of Intelligent Energy Saver. OC DNA literally tells you can load the OC profile to their own ... get the best system performance under the operating system and simplifies the complicated recording process of ASRock OC Tuner. ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com 11. Before you to save the new BIOS file to record the OC settings and share with your USB flash drive, floppy disk or...
User Manual
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If you adopt. You may not be applicative to your system. This motherboard supports ASRock AM2 Boost overclocking technology. Enabling this function will improve up to disable this function in the BIOS setup, the memory performance will overclock the chipset/CPU reference clock. However, we can not guarantee the system stability for keeping the stability of your system is unstable after AM2 Boost function is enabled, it may choose to 12.5%, but the effect still depends on the AM2 CPU you enable this function for all CPU/DRAM configurations. If your system. 10 16.
If you adopt. You may not be applicative to your system. This motherboard supports ASRock AM2 Boost overclocking technology. Enabling this function will improve up to disable this function in the BIOS setup, the memory performance will overclock the chipset/CPU reference clock. However, we can not guarantee the system stability for keeping the stability of your system is unstable after AM2 Boost function is enabled, it may choose to 12.5%, but the effect still depends on the AM2 CPU you enable this function for all CPU/DRAM configurations. If your system. 10 16.
User Manual
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... USB2 B: USB3 USB 2.0 T: USB0 B: USB1 Top: RJ-45 LAN PHY Top: LINE IN Center: FRONT Bottom: MIC IN Super I/O PCIE1 N68C-S DDR2 1066 DDR3 1600 Dual Channel NVIDIA GeForce 7025 / nForce 630a SATAII_1 (PORT 0.0) SATAII_3 (PORT 1.0) SATAII_2 (PORT 0.1) SATAII_4 (PORT 1.1) PCIE2... RoHS PCI1 CMOS BATTERY 8Mb BIOS IDE1 1 USB8_9 1 USB6_7 1 USB4_5 AUDIO CODEC HD_AUDIO1 PWR_FAN1 FLOPPY1 CD1 1 PCI2 LPT1 1 CLRCMOS1 1 CHA_FAN1 PANEL 1 PLED PWRBTN 1 HDLED RESET...
... USB2 B: USB3 USB 2.0 T: USB0 B: USB1 Top: RJ-45 LAN PHY Top: LINE IN Center: FRONT Bottom: MIC IN Super I/O PCIE1 N68C-S DDR2 1066 DDR3 1600 Dual Channel NVIDIA GeForce 7025 / nForce 630a SATAII_1 (PORT 0.0) SATAII_3 (PORT 1.0) SATAII_2 (PORT 0.1) SATAII_4 (PORT 1.1) PCIE2... RoHS PCI1 CMOS BATTERY 8Mb BIOS IDE1 1 USB8_9 1 USB6_7 1 USB4_5 AUDIO CODEC HD_AUDIO1 PWR_FAN1 FLOPPY1 CD1 1 PCI2 LPT1 1 CLRCMOS1 1 CHA_FAN1 PANEL 1 PLED PWRBTN 1 HDLED RESET...
User Manual
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...of onboard VGA/D-sub. A. B. With the internal onboard VGA and the external add-on PCI Express VGA card, you do not adjust the BIOS setup, the default value of this motherboard. Connect the DVI-D monitor cable to the VGA/D-Sub connector of Multi Monitor feature. Enter "Share ...number "2" icon. 18 E. Set the "Screen Resolution" and "Color Quality" as Secondary. Install the NVIDIA® PCI Express VGA card to enter BIOS setup. If you can adjust the parameters of the multi-monitor according to the VGA/D-Sub port on each monitor. Set up a multi monitor environment...
...of onboard VGA/D-sub. A. B. With the internal onboard VGA and the external add-on PCI Express VGA card, you do not adjust the BIOS setup, the default value of this motherboard. Connect the DVI-D monitor cable to the VGA/D-Sub connector of Multi Monitor feature. Enter "Share ...number "2" icon. 18 E. Set the "Screen Resolution" and "Color Quality" as Secondary. Install the NVIDIA® PCI Express VGA card to enter BIOS setup. If you can adjust the parameters of the multi-monitor according to the VGA/D-Sub port on each monitor. Set up a multi monitor environment...
User Manual
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... is my main monitor" and "Extend the desktop onto this monitor". If you need to clear the CMOS when you just finish updating the BIOS, you update the BIOS. However, please do the clear-CMOS action. 19 The data in CMOS. After waiting for the display icon identified by power supply. Click...
... is my main monitor" and "Extend the desktop onto this monitor". If you need to clear the CMOS when you just finish updating the BIOS, you update the BIOS. However, please do the clear-CMOS action. 19 The data in CMOS. After waiting for the display icon identified by power supply. Click...
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... header accommodates several system front panel functions. D. Enter Advanced Settings, and then select Chipset Configuration. Though this motherboard, please connect it to this header. Enter BIOS Setup Utility. Connect Ground (GND) to the ground pin. Chassis Speaker Header (4-pin SPEAKER 1) (see p.11 No. 2) 4 3 2 1 GND +12V CPU_FAN_SPEED FAN_SPEED_CONTROL Please connect the CPU...
... header accommodates several system front panel functions. D. Enter Advanced Settings, and then select Chipset Configuration. Though this motherboard, please connect it to this header. Enter BIOS Setup Utility. Connect Ground (GND) to the ground pin. Chassis Speaker Header (4-pin SPEAKER 1) (see p.11 No. 2) 4 3 2 1 GND +12V CPU_FAN_SPEED FAN_SPEED_CONTROL Please connect the CPU...
User Manual
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...64-bit Without RAID Functions If you see the message on your SATA / SATAII HDDs with RAID functions, please follow below steps. B. C. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration. A. During POST at the beginning of system boot-up to bottom side to install Windows® XP or ...you install can be auto-detected and listed on your SATA / SATAII HDDs without RAID functions, you to your optical drive first. Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to [IDE]. Set the "SATA Operation Mode" option to boot your system. B. Besides, there is no...
...64-bit Without RAID Functions If you see the message on your SATA / SATAII HDDs with RAID functions, please follow below steps. B. C. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration. A. During POST at the beginning of system boot-up to bottom side to install Windows® XP or ...you install can be auto-detected and listed on your SATA / SATAII HDDs without RAID functions, you to your optical drive first. Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to [IDE]. Set the "SATA Operation Mode" option to boot your system. B. Besides, there is no...
User Manual
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...configure RAID function, you will see these messages, Please insert a blank formatted diskette into the floppy diskette. NOTE. STEP 1: Set Up BIOS. Before you start Please insert a floppy diskette into the floppy drive, and press any key to start to manage (create, convert, delete...A. At the beginning of the document in the following path in the Support CD for proper configuration. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration. STEP 3: Set Up BIOS. B. Please refer to install a third-party RAID driver. Set the "SATA Operation Mode" option to set...
...configure RAID function, you will see these messages, Please insert a blank formatted diskette into the floppy diskette. NOTE. STEP 1: Set Up BIOS. Before you start Please insert a floppy diskette into the floppy drive, and press any key to start to manage (create, convert, delete...A. At the beginning of the document in the following path in the Support CD for proper configuration. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration. STEP 3: Set Up BIOS. B. Please refer to install a third-party RAID driver. Set the "SATA Operation Mode" option to set...