RAID Utility for Windows Guide
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Guide to Intel Matrix Storage Manager 1. Please enter Intel Matrix Storage Manager by clicking on Start All Programs Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager Intel Matrix Storage Console. Then, the below screen appears. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Console 1 After you finish the driver installation, you can create, delete, or rebuild any RAID array. Enter Intel Matrix Storage Manager RAID driver is built in Intel ALL in one driver provided in our support CD.
Guide to Intel Matrix Storage Manager 1. Please enter Intel Matrix Storage Manager by clicking on Start All Programs Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager Intel Matrix Storage Console. Then, the below screen appears. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Console 1 After you finish the driver installation, you can create, delete, or rebuild any RAID array. Enter Intel Matrix Storage Manager RAID driver is built in Intel ALL in one driver provided in our support CD.
RAID Installation Guide
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...RAID Installation Guide" to check the installation guide in the Support CD for boot devices selection appears. Before you start to generate Serial ATA driver diskette [YN]?", press . During POST at the following path: .. \ RAID Installation Guide 6 Formatting the floppy diskette will see the message...will start to configure the RAID function, you need to set the option to format and copy files [YN]? STEP 2: Make a SATA / SATAII Driver Diskette. C. Set "SATAII Configuration" to [Enhanced], and then in the option "Configure SATAII as the boot device. A. Start to [RAID]. 2.3 ...
...RAID Installation Guide" to check the installation guide in the Support CD for boot devices selection appears. Before you start to generate Serial ATA driver diskette [YN]?", press . During POST at the following path: .. \ RAID Installation Guide 6 Formatting the floppy diskette will see the message...will start to configure the RAID function, you need to set the option to format and copy files [YN]? STEP 2: Make a SATA / SATAII Driver Diskette. C. Set "SATAII Configuration" to [Enhanced], and then in the option "Configure SATAII as the boot device. A. Start to [RAID]. 2.3 ...
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...F6 to install Windows® XP / XP 64-bit on your system as step 1 of Intel Matrix Storage. After reading the floppy disk, the driver will be presented. At the beginning of Windows® XP / Windows® XP-64bit OS, if you want to manage RAID functions, you can... start to install a third-party RAID driver. You may select: "Intel(R) ICH10R SATA RAID Controller (Desktop - Windows XP64) " for Windows® XP or "Intel(R) ICH10R SATA RAID Controller (Desktop -...
...F6 to install Windows® XP / XP 64-bit on your system as step 1 of Intel Matrix Storage. After reading the floppy disk, the driver will be presented. At the beginning of Windows® XP / Windows® XP-64bit OS, if you want to manage RAID functions, you can... start to install a third-party RAID driver. You may select: "Intel(R) ICH10R SATA RAID Controller (Desktop - Windows XP64) " for Windows® XP or "Intel(R) ICH10R SATA RAID Controller (Desktop -...
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...Wizard. Click through the dialogs as the source hard drive when initiating the migration. 2. Finish the Windows® installation and install all necessary drivers. 6. Open the Intel Storage Utility from the Start Menu and select "Create RAID volume from Existing Hard Drive" from the Internet. You ..., use third-party software to RAID 0, RAID 1 or RAID 5 If you have an existing "RAID Ready" system, then you install. Select the driver to install according to partition and format the empty space created when the two hard drive capacities are combined. Note the serial number of the...
...Wizard. Click through the dialogs as the source hard drive when initiating the migration. 2. Finish the Windows® installation and install all necessary drivers. 6. Open the Intel Storage Utility from the Start Menu and select "Create RAID volume from Existing Hard Drive" from the Internet. You ..., use third-party software to RAID 0, RAID 1 or RAID 5 If you have an existing "RAID Ready" system, then you install. Select the driver to install according to partition and format the empty space created when the two hard drive capacities are combined. Note the serial number of the...
RAID Installation Guide
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...Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit optical disk into the optical drive to boot your system, and follow below steps. Intel® RAID drivers are allowed to use both "RAID Installation Guide" and "Intel Matrix Storage Manager Information" for proper configuration. 2.3.4 Installing Windows® VistaTM ..." to [Enhanced], and then in the folder at the following path: .. \ Intel Matrix Storage Manager Information 9 page, please insert the ASRock Support CD into the optical drive again to install Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit on your SATA / SATAII HDDs with RAID functions,...
...Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit optical disk into the optical drive to boot your system, and follow below steps. Intel® RAID drivers are allowed to use both "RAID Installation Guide" and "Intel Matrix Storage Manager Information" for proper configuration. 2.3.4 Installing Windows® VistaTM ..." to [Enhanced], and then in the folder at the following path: .. \ Intel Matrix Storage Manager Information 9 page, please insert the ASRock Support CD into the optical drive again to install Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit on your SATA / SATAII HDDs with RAID functions,...
RAID Installation Guide
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If you want to use "Intel Matrix Storage Manager" in Windows® environment, please install SATA / SATAII drivers from the Support CD again so that "Intel Matrix Storage Manager" will be installed to your system as well. 10
If you want to use "Intel Matrix Storage Manager" in Windows® environment, please install SATA / SATAII drivers from the Support CD again so that "Intel Matrix Storage Manager" will be installed to your system as well. 10
User Manual
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... 2008 and Basic Logo 10 1.4 Motherboard Layout (P45R2000-WiFi / P45R2000) ........ 11 1.5 Motherboard Layout (P45TurboTwins2000 12 1.6 ASRock DualLAN_SPDIF I/O (P45R2000-WiFi / P45R2000 13 1.7 ASRock SPDIF I/O Plus (P45TurboTwins2000 14 1.8 ASRock WiFi-802.11g Module Specifications (For P45R2000-WiFi Only 15 2 Installation 16 2.1 Screw Holes 16 2.2 Pre...for SATA / SATAII HDDs and eSATAII Devices 42 2.16 SATA / SATAII HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide 43 2.17 Driver Installation Guide 45 2.18 Installing Windows® XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit With RAID Functions (...
... 2008 and Basic Logo 10 1.4 Motherboard Layout (P45R2000-WiFi / P45R2000) ........ 11 1.5 Motherboard Layout (P45TurboTwins2000 12 1.6 ASRock DualLAN_SPDIF I/O (P45R2000-WiFi / P45R2000 13 1.7 ASRock SPDIF I/O Plus (P45TurboTwins2000 14 1.8 ASRock WiFi-802.11g Module Specifications (For P45R2000-WiFi Only 15 2 Installation 16 2.1 Screw Holes 16 2.2 Pre...for SATA / SATAII HDDs and eSATAII Devices 42 2.16 SATA / SATAII HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide 43 2.17 Driver Installation Guide 45 2.18 Installing Windows® XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit With RAID Functions (...
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... 3.5.1 Boot Settings Configuration 71 3.6 Security Screen 72 3.7 Exit Screen 73 4 Software Support 74 4.1 Install Operating System 74 4.2 Support CD Information 74 4.2.1 Running Support CD 74 4.2.2 Drivers Menu 74 4.2.3 Utilities Menu 74 4.2.4 Contact Information 74 4
... 3.5.1 Boot Settings Configuration 71 3.6 Security Screen 72 3.7 Exit Screen 73 4 Software Support 74 4.1 Install Operating System 74 4.2 Support CD Information 74 4.2.1 Running Support CD 74 4.2.2 Drivers Menu 74 4.2.3 Utilities Menu 74 4.2.4 Contact Information 74 4
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...1 x WiFi/E header (see CAUTION 13) - Chassis Temperature Sensing - O. Hybrid Booster: - Chassis Fan Tachometer - ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events - ASRock OC Tuner (see CAUTION 12) BIOS Feature - 8Mb AMI BIOS - CPU Frequency Stepless Control (see CAUTION 15) - It should be done at your system...and expense. CPU/Chassis FAN connector - 24 pin ATX power connector - 8 pin 12V power connector - Supports "Plug and Play" - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version) Unique Feature - Microsoft® Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / ...
...1 x WiFi/E header (see CAUTION 13) - Chassis Temperature Sensing - O. Hybrid Booster: - Chassis Fan Tachometer - ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events - ASRock OC Tuner (see CAUTION 12) BIOS Feature - 8Mb AMI BIOS - CPU Frequency Stepless Control (see CAUTION 15) - It should be done at your system...and expense. CPU/Chassis FAN connector - 24 pin ATX power connector - 8 pin 12V power connector - Supports "Plug and Play" - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version) Unique Feature - Microsoft® Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / ...
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... 13. CPU Memory VGA Celeron 420 1GB system memory (Premium) 512MB Single Channel (Basic) DX10 with WDDM Driver with 128bit VGA memory (Premium) with ASRock WiFi-802.11g or WiFi-802.11n module, an easy-to perform over-clocking. Before you resume the system, please check if the CPU... fan on the motherboard functions properly and unplug the power cord, then plug it is a user-friendly ASRock overclocking tool which allows you to surveil your system by hardware monitor function and overclock your hardware devices to spray thermal grease between the CPU...
... 13. CPU Memory VGA Celeron 420 1GB system memory (Premium) 512MB Single Channel (Basic) DX10 with WDDM Driver with 128bit VGA memory (Premium) with ASRock WiFi-802.11g or WiFi-802.11n module, an easy-to perform over-clocking. Before you resume the system, please check if the CPU... fan on the motherboard functions properly and unplug the power cord, then plug it is a user-friendly ASRock overclocking tool which allows you to surveil your system by hardware monitor function and overclock your hardware devices to spray thermal grease between the CPU...
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... support list according to benefit from the CrossFireTM multi-GPU platform. 2. Please refer to below table for ATITM CrossFireTM driver updates. CrossFireTM technology offers the most advantageous means available of CrossFireTM. All three CrossFireTM components, a CrossFireTM Ready graphics ...Chipset ATI Radeon HD2900XT Radeon HD 2600XT Radeon HD 2600PRO Radeon X1950XTX Radeon X1950PRO Radeon X1600PRO Radeon X1300 PRO Model Driver MSI RX2900XT-VT2D512E Catalyst 7.11 Gigabyte GV-RX26T256HP-B Catalyst 7.9 MSI RX2600PRO-T2D256EZ Catalyst 7.9 GeCube RX1950XTX Catalyst 7....
... support list according to benefit from the CrossFireTM multi-GPU platform. 2. Please refer to below table for ATITM CrossFireTM driver updates. CrossFireTM technology offers the most advantageous means available of CrossFireTM. All three CrossFireTM components, a CrossFireTM Ready graphics ...Chipset ATI Radeon HD2900XT Radeon HD 2600XT Radeon HD 2600PRO Radeon X1950XTX Radeon X1950PRO Radeon X1600PRO Radeon X1300 PRO Model Driver MSI RX2900XT-VT2D512E Catalyst 7.11 Gigabyte GV-RX26T256HP-B Catalyst 7.9 MSI RX2600PRO-T2D256EZ Catalyst 7.9 GeCube RX1950XTX Catalyst 7....
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...have Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or higher installed in your Windows® taskbar. Please check Microsoft website for ATITM driver updates. Install the VGA card drivers to download it again): http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/sp2/default.mspx B. Power on your computer. The Catalyst Uninstaller is...XP OS: A. Please check AMD website for details. For Windows® VistaTM OS: Install the CATALYST Control Center. Step 8. Remove the ATITM driver if you will find "ATI Catalyst Control Center" on PCIE2 slot. (You may use the DVI to D-Sub adapter to convert the DVI ...
...have Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or higher installed in your Windows® taskbar. Please check Microsoft website for ATITM driver updates. Install the VGA card drivers to download it again): http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/sp2/default.mspx B. Power on your computer. The Catalyst Uninstaller is...XP OS: A. Please check AMD website for details. For Windows® VistaTM OS: Install the CATALYST Control Center. Step 8. Remove the ATITM driver if you will find "ATI Catalyst Control Center" on PCIE2 slot. (You may use the DVI to D-Sub adapter to convert the DVI ...
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... white end of HDMI_SPDIF cable to the wrong connector of HDMI_SPDIF header and HDMI_SPDIF cable connectors, please refer to page 35. Install HDMI VGA card driver to the same pin definition. 2.11 HDMI_SPDIF Header Connection Guide HDMI (High-Definition Multi-media Interface) is equipped with a HDMI_SPDIF header. This motherboard is an...
... white end of HDMI_SPDIF cable to the wrong connector of HDMI_SPDIF header and HDMI_SPDIF cable connectors, please refer to page 35. Install HDMI VGA card driver to the same pin definition. 2.11 HDMI_SPDIF Header Connection Guide HDMI (High-Definition Multi-media Interface) is equipped with a HDMI_SPDIF header. This motherboard is an...
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.... 3. Make sure your dealer or HDD user manual. Before you process the Hot Plug: 1. A. 7-pin SATA data cable B. 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... Plug feature for our motherboard, which cannot support Hot Plug function, will cause the HDD damage and data loss. Please make sure the SATA / SATAII driver is designed only for SATA / SATAII HDD in the product spec on our support website: www...
.... 3. Make sure your dealer or HDD user manual. Before you process the Hot Plug: 1. A. 7-pin SATA data cable B. 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... Plug feature for our motherboard, which cannot support Hot Plug function, will cause the HDD damage and data loss. Please make sure the SATA / SATAII driver is designed only for SATA / SATAII HDD in the product spec on our support website: www...
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...first. Set "SATAII Configuration" to [Enhanced], and then in it! WARNING! Start to format the floppy diskette and copy SATA / SATAII drivers into your optical drive to [RAID]. The system will start to format and copy files [YN]? D. Please follow below procedures according to ...Configuration. C. When you will lose ALL data in the option "Configure SATAII as the boot device. STEP 2: Make a SATA / SATAII Driver Diskette. Therefore, the drivers you install can be auto-detected and listed on the screen, "Do you want to install Windows® XP / XP 64-bit /...
...first. Set "SATAII Configuration" to [Enhanced], and then in it! WARNING! Start to format the floppy diskette and copy SATA / SATAII drivers into your optical drive to [RAID]. The system will start to format and copy files [YN]? D. Please follow below procedures according to ...Configuration. C. When you will lose ALL data in the option "Configure SATAII as the boot device. STEP 2: Make a SATA / SATAII Driver Diskette. Therefore, the drivers you install can be auto-detected and listed on the screen, "Do you want to install Windows® XP / XP 64-bit /...
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... a "RAID Ready" System You can be installed to your system. (Windows® 2000 is located in Windows® environment, please install SATA / SATAII drivers from the installation CD. 4. You may select: "Intel(R) ICH10R SATA RAID Controller (Desktop - Set up a "RAID Ready" system with a single SATA ... path: .. \ Intel Matrix Storage Manager Information If you need to set RAID configuration, you install. After reading the floppy disk, the driver will be presented. A "RAID Ready" system can also set RAID configuration. At the beginning of Windows setup, press F6 to use both...
... a "RAID Ready" System You can be installed to your system. (Windows® 2000 is located in Windows® environment, please install SATA / SATAII drivers from the installation CD. 4. You may select: "Intel(R) ICH10R SATA RAID Controller (Desktop - Set up a "RAID Ready" system with a single SATA ... path: .. \ Intel Matrix Storage Manager Information If you need to set RAID configuration, you install. After reading the floppy disk, the driver will be presented. A "RAID Ready" system can also set RAID configuration. At the beginning of Windows setup, press F6 to use both...
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... will use this , you can be lost. 4. Click through the dialogs as the source hard drive when initiating the migration. 2. Select the driver to install according to the mode you choose and the OS you migrated to a RAID 0 volume, use Disk Management from within the RAID volume.... 47 Once the migration is complete, reboot the system. Finish the Windows® installation and install all necessary drivers. 6. You may also use third-party software to understand what will occur during the migration process because any existing partitions within Windows®...
... will use this , you can be lost. 4. Click through the dialogs as the source hard drive when initiating the migration. 2. Select the driver to install according to the mode you choose and the OS you migrated to a RAID 0 volume, use Disk Management from within the RAID volume.... 47 Once the migration is complete, reboot the system. Finish the Windows® installation and install all necessary drivers. 6. You may also use third-party software to understand what will occur during the migration process because any existing partitions within Windows®...
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...BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration. Set "SATAII Configuration" to [Enhanced], and then in Windows® environment, please install SATA / SATAII drivers from the Support CD again so that , please insert Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit optical disk into your system as ", please set...: .. \ Intel Matrix Storage Manager Information If you want to your optical drive, and click the "Load Driver" button on the left on your system. page, please insert the ASRock Support CD into the optical drive again to check the installation guide in our Support CD: .. \ I386 ...
...BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration. Set "SATAII Configuration" to [Enhanced], and then in Windows® environment, please install SATA / SATAII drivers from the Support CD again so that , please insert Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit optical disk into your system as ", please set...: .. \ Intel Matrix Storage Manager Information If you want to your optical drive, and click the "Load Driver" button on the left on your system. page, please insert the ASRock Support CD into the optical drive again to check the installation guide in our Support CD: .. \ I386 ...
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... to install Windows® XP / XP 64-bit on your system. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration. Please make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette by the chipset vendor, RAID / AHCI functions are not supported under Windows® 2000. 2.19.1 Installing Windows® 2000 / XP / XP... STEP 1: Set up BIOS. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration. Since Windows® 2000 RAID / AHCI driver is not supported.) After making a SATA / SATAII driver diskette, you install. At the beginning of Windows® setup, press F6 to the mode you choose and the OS...
... to install Windows® XP / XP 64-bit on your system. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration. Please make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette by the chipset vendor, RAID / AHCI functions are not supported under Windows® 2000. 2.19.1 Installing Windows® 2000 / XP / XP... STEP 1: Set up BIOS. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration. Since Windows® 2000 RAID / AHCI driver is not supported.) After making a SATA / SATAII driver diskette, you install. At the beginning of Windows® setup, press F6 to the mode you choose and the OS...
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...2: Install Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on your optical drive, and click the "Load Driver" button on the left on the bottom to load the Intel® AHCI drivers. Intel® AHCI drivers are in the following path in our Support CD: .. \ I386 (For Windows® VistaTM OS) ... Configuration" to [Enhanced], and then in the option "Configure SATAII as ", please set the option to [AHCI]. page, please insert the ASRock Support CD into the optical drive again to continue the installation. Using SATA / SATAII HDDs and eSATAII devices without RAID functions, please follow the...
...2: Install Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on your optical drive, and click the "Load Driver" button on the left on the bottom to load the Intel® AHCI drivers. Intel® AHCI drivers are in the following path in our Support CD: .. \ I386 (For Windows® VistaTM OS) ... Configuration" to [Enhanced], and then in the option "Configure SATAII as ", please set the option to [AHCI]. page, please insert the ASRock Support CD into the optical drive again to continue the installation. Using SATA / SATAII HDDs and eSATAII devices without RAID functions, please follow the...