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Contents 1 Introduction 5 1.1 Package Contents 5 1.2 Specifications 6 1.3 Supported PCI Express VGA Card List for SLITM Mode .. 10 1.4 Motherboard Layout 11 1.5 I/O Panel 12 2 Installation 13 2.1 Screw Holes 13 2.2 Pre-installation Precautions 13 2.3 CPU Installation 14 2.4 Installation of Heatsink and CPU ... and Hot Swap Functions for SATA / SATAII HDDs and eSATAII Devices 39 2.16 SATA / SATAII HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide 40 2.17 Driver Installation Guide 42 2.18 Installing Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit Without RAID Functions 42 2.18.1 ...
Contents 1 Introduction 5 1.1 Package Contents 5 1.2 Specifications 6 1.3 Supported PCI Express VGA Card List for SLITM Mode .. 10 1.4 Motherboard Layout 11 1.5 I/O Panel 12 2 Installation 13 2.1 Screw Holes 13 2.2 Pre-installation Precautions 13 2.3 CPU Installation 14 2.4 Installation of Heatsink and CPU ... and Hot Swap Functions for SATA / SATAII HDDs and eSATAII Devices 39 2.16 SATA / SATAII HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide 40 2.17 Driver Installation Guide 42 2.18 Installing Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit Without RAID Functions 42 2.18.1 ...
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... procedures in position. Download the latest driver from the retention slot. Enjoy the benefit of ASRock SLI/XFire Switch Card. ASRock SLI/XFire Switch Card is one ASRock SLI/XFire Switch Card factory-mounted on this section. You should have two identical SLITM-ready graphics cards that hold the card in this motherboard. This card served as a switch...
... procedures in position. Download the latest driver from the retention slot. Enjoy the benefit of ASRock SLI/XFire Switch Card. ASRock SLI/XFire Switch Card is one ASRock SLI/XFire Switch Card factory-mounted on this section. You should have two identical SLITM-ready graphics cards that hold the card in this motherboard. This card served as a switch...
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...are two white ends (2-pin and 3-pin) on HDMI VGA card to this motherboard, please carefully follow the below steps. Connect the HDMI output connector on HDMI_SPDIF cable. Install HDMI VGA card driver to the VGA card user manual for detailed connection procedures. Incorrect connection may be...Connect the white end (B or C) of HDMI_SPDIF cable to the HDMI_SPDIF header (HDMI_SPDIF1, yellow, see page 11, No. 28) on the motherboard. 2.11 HDMI_SPDIF Header Connection Guide HDMI (High-Definition Multi-media Interface) is equipped with a HDMI_SPDIF header. Install the HDMI VGA card to ...
...are two white ends (2-pin and 3-pin) on HDMI VGA card to this motherboard, please carefully follow the below steps. Connect the HDMI output connector on HDMI_SPDIF cable. Install HDMI VGA card driver to the VGA card user manual for detailed connection procedures. Incorrect connection may be...Connect the white end (B or C) of HDMI_SPDIF cable to the HDMI_SPDIF header (HDMI_SPDIF1, yellow, see page 11, No. 28) on the motherboard. 2.11 HDMI_SPDIF Header Connection Guide HDMI (High-Definition Multi-media Interface) is equipped with a HDMI_SPDIF header. Install the HDMI VGA card to ...
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...installed into system properly. The latest SATA / SATAII driver is available on our website: www.asrock.com 2. Please follow below instructions step by the chipset because of its limitation, the SATA / SATAII Hot Plug support information of our motherboard is designed only for SATA / SATAII HDD in the... product spec on our support website: www.asrock.com 4. SATA power cable SATA 7-pin connector The SATA 15-pin power connector (Black)...
...installed into system properly. The latest SATA / SATAII driver is available on our website: www.asrock.com 2. Please follow below instructions step by the chipset because of its limitation, the SATA / SATAII Hot Plug support information of our motherboard is designed only for SATA / SATAII HDD in the... product spec on our support website: www.asrock.com 4. SATA power cable SATA 7-pin connector The SATA 15-pin power connector (Black)...
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... CD into your OS documentation for more information. 4.2 Support CD Information The Support CD that came with the motherboard contains necessary drivers and useful utilities that the motherboard supports. Refer to visit ASRock's website at http://www.asrock.com; Click on the file "ASSETUP.EXE" from the BIN folder in your dealer for general reference...
... CD into your OS documentation for more information. 4.2 Support CD Information The Support CD that came with the motherboard contains necessary drivers and useful utilities that the motherboard supports. Refer to visit ASRock's website at http://www.asrock.com; Click on the file "ASSETUP.EXE" from the BIN folder in your dealer for general reference...
Quick Installation Guide
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... 9) - 1 x USB/WiFi header (see CAUTION 14) - AMI Legal BIOS - Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.) - Chassis Temperature Sensing - Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore ASRock N7AD-SLI Motherboard Supports "Plug and Play" - Supports jumperfree - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version) - CD in header - ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events - CPU, DRAM, NB, VTT Voltage Multi-adjustment - Supports Smart...
... 9) - 1 x USB/WiFi header (see CAUTION 14) - AMI Legal BIOS - Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.) - Chassis Temperature Sensing - Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore ASRock N7AD-SLI Motherboard Supports "Plug and Play" - Supports jumperfree - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version) - CD in header - ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events - CPU, DRAM, NB, VTT Voltage Multi-adjustment - Supports Smart...
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... arms that allows you need to install two identical NVIDIA® SLITM enabled PCI Express x16 graphics cards. English 17 ASRock N7AD-SLI Motherboard Take it to SLI Mode, you to reverse the direction of SLITM Step 1. Currently, NVIDIA® SLITM technology supports Windows® XP,...itself will spring away from the NVIDIA® website (www.nvidia.com). 3. Download the latest driver from the retention slot. ASRock SLI/XFire Switch Card is one ASRock SLI/XFire Switch Card factory-mounted on this section. You should have two identical SLITM-ready graphics cards ...
... arms that allows you need to install two identical NVIDIA® SLITM enabled PCI Express x16 graphics cards. English 17 ASRock N7AD-SLI Motherboard Take it to SLI Mode, you to reverse the direction of SLITM Step 1. Currently, NVIDIA® SLITM technology supports Windows® XP,...itself will spring away from the NVIDIA® website (www.nvidia.com). 3. Download the latest driver from the retention slot. ASRock SLI/XFire Switch Card is one ASRock SLI/XFire Switch Card factory-mounted on this section. You should have two identical SLITM-ready graphics cards ...
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... the multiGPU feature. Click the NVIDIA Settings icon on your system. C. Please follow the below procedures to SLI/XFIRE power connector. From the nView Desktop Manager window, select the Desktop Management tab. English 19 ASRock N7AD-SLI Motherboard Step 9. After that is inserted to the monitor connector and the DVI connector of the graphics card... a DVI-I cable to PCIE2 slot. Step 10. From the pop-up menu, select nView Desktop Manager, and then click nView Properties. Install the graphics card drivers to display the Display Properties dialog box.
... the multiGPU feature. Click the NVIDIA Settings icon on your system. C. Please follow the below procedures to SLI/XFIRE power connector. From the nView Desktop Manager window, select the Desktop Management tab. English 19 ASRock N7AD-SLI Motherboard Step 9. After that is inserted to the monitor connector and the DVI connector of the graphics card... a DVI-I cable to PCIE2 slot. Step 10. From the pop-up menu, select nView Desktop Manager, and then click nView Properties. Install the graphics card drivers to display the Display Properties dialog box.
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...; XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions If you want to install Windows® XP / Windows® XP 64-bit on the support CD driver page. A. B. English 30 ASRock N7AD-SLI Motherboard Then, the drivers compatible to your system. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration. Set the "SATA Operation Mode" option to [IDE]. 2.10...
...; XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions If you want to install Windows® XP / Windows® XP 64-bit on the support CD driver page. A. B. English 30 ASRock N7AD-SLI Motherboard Then, the drivers compatible to your system. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration. Set the "SATA Operation Mode" option to [IDE]. 2.10...
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... to [CPU, PCIE, Async.]. English 31 ASRock N7AD-SLI Motherboard Therefore, CPU FSB is untied during overclocking, FSB enjoys better margin due to the warning on your system. Insert the Windows® VistaTM / Windows® VistaTM 64-bit optical disk into your optical drive, and click the "Load Driver" button on the left on your...
... to [CPU, PCIE, Async.]. English 31 ASRock N7AD-SLI Motherboard Therefore, CPU FSB is untied during overclocking, FSB enjoys better margin due to the warning on your system. Insert the Windows® VistaTM / Windows® VistaTM 64-bit optical disk into your optical drive, and click the "Load Driver" button on the left on your...
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.... If the Main Menu does not appear automatically, locate and double-click on the motherboard stores BIOS Setup Utility. otherwise, POST continues with the motherboard contains necessary drivers and useful utilities that came with its various sub-menus and to enter BIOS Setup ...into your computer. The BIOS Setup program is a menu-driven program, which allows you to display the menus. 32 ASRock N7AD-SLI Motherboard English 3. Software Support CD information This motherboard supports various Microsoft® Windows® operating systems: XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit. ...
.... If the Main Menu does not appear automatically, locate and double-click on the motherboard stores BIOS Setup Utility. otherwise, POST continues with the motherboard contains necessary drivers and useful utilities that came with its various sub-menus and to enter BIOS Setup ...into your computer. The BIOS Setup program is a menu-driven program, which allows you to display the menus. 32 ASRock N7AD-SLI Motherboard English 3. Software Support CD information This motherboard supports various Microsoft® Windows® operating systems: XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit. ...
RAID Installation Guide
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...of the data in our support CD or "Quick Installation Guide", you make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette, press to enter BIOS setup to the RAID functions your motherboard according to the SATA / SATAII HDDs amount you to configure RAID functions by following the detailed instruction... of Independent Disks", which is equipped with your motherboard provides in advance and follow the instruction in parallel, interleaved stacks. NVIDIA BIOS RAID Installation Guide NVIDIA BIOS RAID Installation Guide...
...of the data in our support CD or "Quick Installation Guide", you make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette, press to enter BIOS setup to the RAID functions your motherboard according to the SATA / SATAII HDDs amount you to configure RAID functions by following the detailed instruction... of Independent Disks", which is equipped with your motherboard provides in advance and follow the instruction in parallel, interleaved stacks. NVIDIA BIOS RAID Installation Guide NVIDIA BIOS RAID Installation Guide...