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Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation 2 1.1 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation 2 2. Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration 1. Guide to RAID Configurations 3 2.1 Introduction of RAID 3 2.2 RAID Configuration Precautions 5 2.3 Installing Windows® XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit With RAID Functions 6 2.4 Setting the BIOS RAID Items 11 2.5 Configuring the Intel RAID BIOS 11 2.6 Deleting RAID Volume 15 1
Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation 2 1.1 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation 2 2. Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration 1. Guide to RAID Configurations 3 2.1 Introduction of RAID 3 2.2 RAID Configuration Precautions 5 2.3 Installing Windows® XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit With RAID Functions 6 2.4 Setting the BIOS RAID Items 11 2.5 Configuring the Intel RAID BIOS 11 2.6 Deleting RAID Volume 15 1
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Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration. B. Set "SATAII Configuration" to [Enhanced], and then in the Support CD for boot devices selection appears. A. Insert the Support ... in the option "Configure SATAII as the boot device. The system will lose ALL data in the folder at the beginning of system boot-up BIOS. Please refer to the document in the Support CD, "Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration", which is located in it! Start to...
Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration. B. Set "SATAII Configuration" to [Enhanced], and then in the Support CD for boot devices selection appears. A. Insert the Support ... in the option "Configure SATAII as the boot device. The system will lose ALL data in the folder at the beginning of system boot-up BIOS. Please refer to the document in the Support CD, "Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration", which is located in it! Start to...
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... install. Set up a "RAID Ready" system with a single SATA / SATAII hard disk. Begin Windows® setup by using "RAID Installation Guide" to set up system BIOS as step 2 of Windows setup, press F6 to use both "RAID Installation Guide" and "Intel Matrix Storage Manager Information" for RAID configuration.
... install. Set up a "RAID Ready" system with a single SATA / SATAII hard disk. Begin Windows® setup by using "RAID Installation Guide" to set up system BIOS as step 2 of Windows setup, press F6 to use both "RAID Installation Guide" and "Intel Matrix Storage Manager Information" for RAID configuration.
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... do you want to use both "RAID Installation Guide" and "Intel Matrix Storage Manager Information" for proper configuration. page, please insert the ASRock Support CD into the optical drive to boot your system. 2.3.4 Installing Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit With RAID Functions If you ...want to load the Intel® RAID drivers. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration. Before you start to configure the RAID function, you need to continue the installation. B. Intel® ...
... do you want to use both "RAID Installation Guide" and "Intel Matrix Storage Manager Information" for proper configuration. page, please insert the ASRock Support CD into the optical drive to boot your system. 2.3.4 Installing Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit With RAID Functions If you ...want to load the Intel® RAID drivers. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration. Before you start to configure the RAID function, you need to continue the installation. B. Intel® ...
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... 11 Wait until you see the RAID software prompting you exit BIOS setup. 2.5 Configuring the Intel RAID BIOS Reboot your RAID configuration. Create RAID Volume window appears. Highlight Advanced and press , then the main interface of BIOS setup utility will appear. Press . Then, the Intel RAID ...Utility - 2.4 Setting the BIOS RAID Items After installing the hard disk drives, please set the option Configure SATA as to...
... 11 Wait until you see the RAID software prompting you exit BIOS setup. 2.5 Configuring the Intel RAID BIOS Reboot your RAID configuration. Create RAID Volume window appears. Highlight Advanced and press , then the main interface of BIOS setup utility will appear. Press . Then, the Intel RAID ...Utility - 2.4 Setting the BIOS RAID Items After installing the hard disk drives, please set the option Configure SATA as to...
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Please note that you are only allowed to create one RAID partition at a time under Windows environment to configure RAID functions after you install OS. 2.6 Deleting RAID Volume If you want to delete a RAID volume, please select the option Delete RAID Volume, press , and then follow the instructions on the screen. 15 If you want to create extra RAID partition, please use the RAID utility under BIOS RAID environment.
Please note that you are only allowed to create one RAID partition at a time under Windows environment to configure RAID functions after you install OS. 2.6 Deleting RAID Volume If you want to delete a RAID volume, please select the option Delete RAID Volume, press , and then follow the instructions on the screen. 15 If you want to create extra RAID partition, please use the RAID utility under BIOS RAID environment.
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... / VistaTM 64-bit Without RAID Functions 50 2.20 Teaming Function Operation Guide (For P45R2000-WiFi / P45R2000 Only 51 2.21 Untied Overclocking Technology 53 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY 54 3.1 Introduction 54 3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar 54 3.1.2 Navigation Keys 55 3.2 Main Screen 55 3.3 Advanced Screen 57 3.3.1 CPU Configuration 58 3.3.2 Chipset Configuration 60 3.3.3 ACPI Configuration 63 3.3.4 IDE...
... / VistaTM 64-bit Without RAID Functions 50 2.20 Teaming Function Operation Guide (For P45R2000-WiFi / P45R2000 Only 51 2.21 Untied Overclocking Technology 53 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY 54 3.1 Introduction 54 3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar 54 3.1.2 Navigation Keys 55 3.2 Main Screen 55 3.3 Advanced Screen 57 3.3.1 CPU Configuration 58 3.3.2 Chipset Configuration 60 3.3.3 ACPI Configuration 63 3.3.4 IDE...
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... introduction of this manual will be subject to BIOS setup and information of this motherboard, please visit our website for specific information about the model you for a 3.5-in , 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm) ASRock P45R2000-WiFi / P45R2000 / P45TurboTwins2000 Quick Installation Guide ASRock P45R2000-WiFi / P45R2000 / P45TurboTwins2000 Support CD ASRock WiFi-802.11g Module Operation Guide (For P45R2000...
... introduction of this manual will be subject to BIOS setup and information of this motherboard, please visit our website for specific information about the model you for a 3.5-in , 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm) ASRock P45R2000-WiFi / P45R2000 / P45TurboTwins2000 Quick Installation Guide ASRock P45R2000-WiFi / P45R2000 / P45TurboTwins2000 Support CD ASRock WiFi-802.11g Module Operation Guide (For P45R2000...
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... Voltage Multi-adjustment - CPU Fan Tachometer - We are not responsible for possible damage caused by overclocking. 8 AMI Legal BIOS - Supports I. T. (Intelligent Overclocking Technology) Support CD - Hybrid Booster: - ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 12) BIOS Feature - 8Mb AMI BIOS - Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore OS - ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events - CPU Quiet Fan - FCC...
... Voltage Multi-adjustment - CPU Fan Tachometer - We are not responsible for possible damage caused by overclocking. 8 AMI Legal BIOS - Supports I. T. (Intelligent Overclocking Technology) Support CD - Hybrid Booster: - ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 12) BIOS Feature - 8Mb AMI BIOS - Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore OS - ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events - CPU Quiet Fan - FCC...
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...USB8_9, Blue) 23 System Panel Header (PANEL1) 24 USB 2.0 Header (USB6_7, Blue) 25 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1) 26 SPI BIOS Chip 27 Front Panel IEEE 1394 Header (FRONT_1394) 28 DeskExpress Hot Plug Detection Header (IR1) 29 Floppy Connector (FLOPPY1) 30 COM Port... I/O PCIE3 PCIE4 1394a PCI1 CD1 AUDIO CODEC 1 HDMI_SPDIF1 HD_AUDIO1 1 PCI2 1 WIFI/E COM1 1 PCI3 FLOPPY1 1 FSB3 1 FSB2 1 FSB1 CMOS 8Mb Battery BIOS Intel CLRCMOS1 1 ICH10R VIA VT6308S IR1 1 FRONT_1394 1 CHA_FAN1 SATAII_6 (Port 5) SATAII_5 (Port 4) USB8_9 1 SPEAKER1 1 USB6_7 SATAII_1 (Port 0) 1 PLED ...
...USB8_9, Blue) 23 System Panel Header (PANEL1) 24 USB 2.0 Header (USB6_7, Blue) 25 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1) 26 SPI BIOS Chip 27 Front Panel IEEE 1394 Header (FRONT_1394) 28 DeskExpress Hot Plug Detection Header (IR1) 29 Floppy Connector (FLOPPY1) 30 COM Port... I/O PCIE3 PCIE4 1394a PCI1 CD1 AUDIO CODEC 1 HDMI_SPDIF1 HD_AUDIO1 1 PCI2 1 WIFI/E COM1 1 PCI3 FLOPPY1 1 FSB3 1 FSB2 1 FSB1 CMOS 8Mb Battery BIOS Intel CLRCMOS1 1 ICH10R VIA VT6308S IR1 1 FRONT_1394 1 CHA_FAN1 SATAII_6 (Port 5) SATAII_5 (Port 4) USB8_9 1 SPEAKER1 1 USB6_7 SATAII_1 (Port 0) 1 PLED ...
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...) 41 ATX 12V Connector (ATX12V1) 12 Yellow) 7 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (Dual Channel B: DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1; 1.5 Motherboard Layout (P45TurboTwins2000) 1 23 4 24.4cm (9.6 in) CPU_FAN1 eSATAII_BOTTOM (Port 5) eSATAII_TOP (Port 4) 5 67 8 1 PS2_USB_PWR1 PS2 Mouse PS2 Keyboard Coaxial SPDIF ... Express 2.0 FSB2000 Intel P45 Chipset PCIE1/DE LAN PHY PCIE2 PCIE3 Super I/O PCIE4 PCI1 8Mb BIOS CD1 AUDIO CODEC 1 HDMI_SPDIF1 HD_AUDIO1 1 PCI2 1 WIFI/E COM1 1 PCI3 FLOPPY1 IR1 1 RoHS P45TurboTwins2000 DDRII_1 (64 bit, 240-pin module) DDR3_A1 (64 bit, 240-pin module) DDR3_A2 (64...
...) 41 ATX 12V Connector (ATX12V1) 12 Yellow) 7 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (Dual Channel B: DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1; 1.5 Motherboard Layout (P45TurboTwins2000) 1 23 4 24.4cm (9.6 in) CPU_FAN1 eSATAII_BOTTOM (Port 5) eSATAII_TOP (Port 4) 5 67 8 1 PS2_USB_PWR1 PS2 Mouse PS2 Keyboard Coaxial SPDIF ... Express 2.0 FSB2000 Intel P45 Chipset PCIE1/DE LAN PHY PCIE2 PCIE3 Super I/O PCIE4 PCI1 8Mb BIOS CD1 AUDIO CODEC 1 HDMI_SPDIF1 HD_AUDIO1 1 PCI2 1 WIFI/E COM1 1 PCI3 FLOPPY1 IR1 1 RoHS P45TurboTwins2000 DDRII_1 (64 bit, 240-pin module) DDR3_A1 (64 bit, 240-pin module) DDR3_A2 (64...
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... you do the clearCMOS action. If you need to clear the CMOS when you just finish updating the BIOS, you must boot up events. Note: To select +5VSB, it down before you update the BIOS. Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1) (see p.11/12, No. 14) 1_2 2_3 Default Clear CMOS Note: CLRCMOS1 allows... is placed on CLRCMOS1 for PS/2 or USB wake up the system first, and then shut it requires 2 Amp and higher standby current provided by BIOS setting) you to be overclocked very high. FSB1 Jumper (FSB1, 3-pin jumper, see p.11/12 No. 12) FSB2 Jumper (FSB2, 5-pin jumper, see p.11/12...
... you do the clearCMOS action. If you need to clear the CMOS when you just finish updating the BIOS, you must boot up events. Note: To select +5VSB, it down before you update the BIOS. Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1) (see p.11/12, No. 14) 1_2 2_3 Default Clear CMOS Note: CLRCMOS1 allows... is placed on CLRCMOS1 for PS/2 or USB wake up the system first, and then shut it requires 2 Amp and higher standby current provided by BIOS setting) you to be overclocked very high. FSB1 Jumper (FSB1, 3-pin jumper, see p.11/12 No. 12) FSB2 Jumper (FSB2, 5-pin jumper, see p.11/12...
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... / XP / XP 64-bit OS: Please select "Front Mic" as the default record device. 33 If you want to enter Realtek HD Audio Manager. G. D. Enter BIOS Setup Utility.
... / XP / XP 64-bit OS: Please select "Front Mic" as the default record device. 33 If you want to enter Realtek HD Audio Manager. G. D. Enter BIOS Setup Utility.
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...you may simply plug your eSATAII hard disk to the eSATAII ports instead of the advantageous transfer speed and the facilitating mobile capability, in BIOS setup to 400Mb/s. Please refer to page 45 to 50 for detailed information of USB 2.0 is up to AHCI or RAID mode, Hot... eSATAII devices. SATAII connectors (SATAII_5 (Port4) and SATAII_6 (Port5)) eSATAII connectors (eSATAII_TOP (Port4) and eSATAII_BOTTOM (Port5)) 37 Currently, on and in BIOS setup to IDE mode, Hot Plug function is not supported with Hot Plug capability that enables you to the eSATAII ports while the system is...
...you may simply plug your eSATAII hard disk to the eSATAII ports instead of the advantageous transfer speed and the facilitating mobile capability, in BIOS setup to 400Mb/s. Please refer to page 45 to 50 for detailed information of USB 2.0 is up to AHCI or RAID mode, Hot... eSATAII devices. SATAII connectors (SATAII_5 (Port4) and SATAII_6 (Port5)) eSATAII connectors (eSATAII_TOP (Port4) and eSATAII_BOTTOM (Port5)) 37 Currently, on and in BIOS setup to IDE mode, Hot Plug function is not supported with Hot Plug capability that enables you to the eSATAII ports while the system is...
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...64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on your SATA / SATAII HDDs with RAID functions, please follow below procedures according to [RAID]. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration. Set "SATAII Configuration" to [Enhanced], and then in it! STEP 2: Make a SATA / SATAII Driver Diskette.... During POST at the beginning of system boot-up BIOS. WARNING! E. Since Windows® 2000 RAID / AHCI driver is not provided by the chipset vendor, RAID / AHCI functions are not supported under...
...64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on your SATA / SATAII HDDs with RAID functions, please follow below procedures according to [RAID]. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration. Set "SATAII Configuration" to [Enhanced], and then in it! STEP 2: Make a SATA / SATAII Driver Diskette.... During POST at the beginning of system boot-up BIOS. WARNING! E. Since Windows® 2000 RAID / AHCI driver is not provided by the chipset vendor, RAID / AHCI functions are not supported under...
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... SATA / SATAII drivers from the installation CD. 4. You may select: "Intel(R) ICH10R SATA RAID Controller (Desktop - STEP 3: Use "RAID Installation Guide" to set up system BIOS as step 1 of page 45. Set up a "RAID Ready" system with a single SATA / SATAII hard disk. Before you start to install Windows® XP / XP...
... SATA / SATAII drivers from the installation CD. 4. You may select: "Intel(R) ICH10R SATA RAID Controller (Desktop - STEP 3: Use "RAID Installation Guide" to set up system BIOS as step 1 of page 45. Set up a "RAID Ready" system with a single SATA / SATAII hard disk. Before you start to install Windows® XP / XP...
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Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration. B. STEP 2: Use "RAID Installation Guide" to set the option to [RAID]. page, please insert the ASRock Support CD into the optical drive again to continue the installation. When you see "Where do you are in the Support ...in the following path: .. \ RAID Installation Guide STEP 3: Install Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on your system. STEP 1: Set up BIOS. A. Intel® RAID drivers are allowed to use "Intel Matrix Storage Manager" in Windows® environment, please install SATA / SATAII drivers from the ...
Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration. B. STEP 2: Use "RAID Installation Guide" to set the option to [RAID]. page, please insert the ASRock Support CD into the optical drive again to continue the installation. When you see "Where do you are in the Support ...in the following path: .. \ RAID Installation Guide STEP 3: Install Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on your system. STEP 1: Set up BIOS. A. Intel® RAID drivers are allowed to use "Intel Matrix Storage Manager" in Windows® environment, please install SATA / SATAII drivers from the ...
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...install Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit OS on your SATA / SATAII HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below steps. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration. STEP 2: Make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette. When prompted, insert the SATA / SATAII driver diskette containing...B. After reading the floppy disk, the driver will be presented. Using SATA / SATAII HDDs and eSATAII devices without NCQ function STEP 1: Set up BIOS. Select the driver to install according to install a thirdparty AHCI driver. A. STEP 2: Install Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit OS...
...install Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit OS on your SATA / SATAII HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below steps. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration. STEP 2: Make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette. When prompted, insert the SATA / SATAII driver diskette containing...B. After reading the floppy disk, the driver will be presented. Using SATA / SATAII HDDs and eSATAII devices without NCQ function STEP 1: Set up BIOS. Select the driver to install according to install a thirdparty AHCI driver. A. STEP 2: Install Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit OS...
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... VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit optical disk into the optical drive to boot your system, and follow below steps. page, please insert the ASRock Support CD into the optical drive again to continue the installation. Using SATA / SATAII HDDs and eSATAII devices with NCQ function STEP 1: Set Up... optical drive, and click the "Load Driver" button on the left on your SATA / SATAII HDDs without NCQ function STEP 1: Set up BIOS. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration. Intel® AHCI drivers are in the following path in the option "Configure SATAII as ", please set ...
... VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit optical disk into the optical drive to boot your system, and follow below steps. page, please insert the ASRock Support CD into the optical drive again to continue the installation. Using SATA / SATAII HDDs and eSATAII devices with NCQ function STEP 1: Set Up... optical drive, and click the "Load Driver" button on the left on your SATA / SATAII HDDs without NCQ function STEP 1: Set up BIOS. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration. Intel® AHCI drivers are in the following path in the option "Configure SATAII as ", please set ...
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Reboot your system. Then, you will auto create a new Local Area Connection. 7. After doing above settings, system will find the Speed column of BIOS setup to set the selection from [Auto] to [Manual]. Therefore, CPU FSB is untied during overclocking, FSB enjoys better margin due to the warning on ...
Reboot your system. Then, you will auto create a new Local Area Connection. 7. After doing above settings, system will find the Speed column of BIOS setup to set the selection from [Auto] to [Manual]. Therefore, CPU FSB is untied during overclocking, FSB enjoys better margin due to the warning on ...