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... Serial ATAII (SATAII) Hard Disks Installation 22 2.9 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for Windows® VistaTM Basic Logo 9 1.4 Motherboard Layout 10 1.5 ASRock 6CH I/O Plus 11 TM 2. Introduction 5 1.1 Package Contents 5 1.2 Specifications 6 1.3 Minimum Hardware Requirement Table for SATA / SATAII HDDs 22 2.10 SATA... / SATAII HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide 23 2.11 Driver Installation Guide 25 2.12 HDMR Card and Driver Installation 25 2.13 Installing Windows® 2000 / XP / VistaTM With RAID Functions 25 2.13.1 Installing Windows...
... Serial ATAII (SATAII) Hard Disks Installation 22 2.9 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for Windows® VistaTM Basic Logo 9 1.4 Motherboard Layout 10 1.5 ASRock 6CH I/O Plus 11 TM 2. Introduction 5 1.1 Package Contents 5 1.2 Specifications 6 1.3 Minimum Hardware Requirement Table for SATA / SATAII HDDs 22 2.10 SATA... / SATAII HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide 23 2.11 Driver Installation Guide 25 2.12 HDMR Card and Driver Installation 25 2.13 Installing Windows® 2000 / XP / VistaTM With RAID Functions 25 2.13.1 Installing Windows...
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Software Support 44 4.1 Install Operating System 44 4.2 Support CD Information 44 4.2.1 Running Support CD 44 4.2.2 Drivers Menu 44 4.2.3 Utilities Menu 44 4.2.4 Contact Information 44 4 3.3 Advanced Screen 30 3.3.1 CPU Configuration 30 3.3.2 Chipset Configuration 32 3.3.3 ACPI Configuration 35 3.3.4 IDE Configuration 36 3.3.5 PCIPnP Configuration ...
Software Support 44 4.1 Install Operating System 44 4.2 Support CD Information 44 4.2.1 Running Support CD 44 4.2.2 Drivers Menu 44 4.2.3 Utilities Menu 44 4.2.4 Contact Information 44 4 3.3 Advanced Screen 30 3.3.1 CPU Configuration 30 3.3.2 Chipset Configuration 32 3.3.3 ACPI Configuration 35 3.3.4 IDE Configuration 36 3.3.5 PCIPnP Configuration ...
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Front panel audio connector - 2 x USB 2.0 headers (support 4 USB 2.0 ports; 2 of your own risk and expense. Supports jumperfree - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version) - Microsoft® Windows® 2000 / XP / VistaTM compliant (see CAUTION 7) - 4Mb AMI BIOS - Chassis Temperature Sensing - Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3....
Front panel audio connector - 2 x USB 2.0 headers (support 4 USB 2.0 ports; 2 of your own risk and expense. Supports jumperfree - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version) - Microsoft® Windows® 2000 / XP / VistaTM compliant (see CAUTION 7) - 4Mb AMI BIOS - Chassis Temperature Sensing - Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3....
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... CPU fan on page 27 for USB 2.0 works fine under Windows® XP and Windows® VistaTM. 4. Microsoft® Windows® VistaTM driver keeps on page 21 to adjust your SATAII hard disk drive to the chipset limitation, the actual memory size may cause the instability of "Hyper... http://www.asrock.com 8 Please read the "SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide" on updating now. Before you install the PC system. 6. About the setting of the system or damage the CPU. 5. As long as we have the latest driver, we will automatically shutdown. Due to SATAII mode. Power Management for ...
... CPU fan on page 27 for USB 2.0 works fine under Windows® XP and Windows® VistaTM. 4. Microsoft® Windows® VistaTM driver keeps on page 21 to adjust your SATAII hard disk drive to the chipset limitation, the actual memory size may cause the instability of "Hyper... http://www.asrock.com 8 Please read the "SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide" on updating now. Before you install the PC system. 6. About the setting of the system or damage the CPU. 5. As long as we have the latest driver, we will automatically shutdown. Due to SATAII mode. Power Management for ...
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... and users who purchase our motherboard and plan to 128MB or above. 9 CPU Memory VGA Intel® 1GHz CPU 512MB Single Channel* DX9.0 with WDDM Driver * If you use onboard VGA with total system memory size above 512MB and plan to submit Windows® VistaTM Basic logo, please adjust the shared...
... and users who purchase our motherboard and plan to 128MB or above. 9 CPU Memory VGA Intel® 1GHz CPU 512MB Single Channel* DX9.0 with WDDM Driver * If you use onboard VGA with total system memory size above 512MB and plan to submit Windows® VistaTM Basic logo, please adjust the shared...
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...Hot Plug feature carefully. Below operation procedure is designed only for SATA / SATAII HDD. The latest SATA / SATAII driver is indicated in the product spec on our support website: www.asrock.com 4. The SATA / SATAII HDD, which are from our motherboard package. 5. Points of our motherboard is ... Plug cannot be processed. 2. Please follow below operation guide of HDD crash or data loss. 23 Please make sure the SATA / SATAII driver is definitely not able to use the SATA power cable & data cable, which cannot support Hot Plug function, will cause the HDD damage...
...Hot Plug feature carefully. Below operation procedure is designed only for SATA / SATAII HDD. The latest SATA / SATAII driver is indicated in the product spec on our support website: www.asrock.com 4. The SATA / SATAII HDD, which are from our motherboard package. 5. Points of our motherboard is ... Plug cannot be processed. 2. Please follow below operation guide of HDD crash or data loss. 23 Please make sure the SATA / SATAII driver is definitely not able to use the SATA power cable & data cable, which cannot support Hot Plug function, will cause the HDD damage...
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... boot-up BIOS. 2.11 Driver Installation Guide To install the drivers to your system, please insert the support CD to your system can work T properly. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration. ROM as the boot device. Insert the ASRock Support CD into floppy drive ...A: 25 D. Therefore, the drivers you see these messages, Please insert a blank formatted diskette into your optical drive to boot your SATA ...
... boot-up BIOS. 2.11 Driver Installation Guide To install the drivers to your system, please insert the support CD to your system can work T properly. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration. ROM as the boot device. Insert the ASRock Support CD into floppy drive ...A: 25 D. Therefore, the drivers you see these messages, Please insert a blank formatted diskette into your optical drive to boot your SATA ...
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... OS you can start to install Windows® 2000 / XP OS on your optical drive, and click the "Load Driver" button on the left on the 26 page, please insert the ASRock Support CD into the optical drive to boot your system. press any key. The system will be installed to your...system. At the beginning of Windows® setup, press F6 to install Windows?" If you want to format the floppy diskette and copy SATA / SATAII drivers into the floppy drive, and press any key to start Please insert a floppy diskette into the floppy diskette. Insert the Windows® VistaTM optical disk...
... OS you can start to install Windows® 2000 / XP OS on your optical drive, and click the "Load Driver" button on the left on the 26 page, please insert the ASRock Support CD into the optical drive to boot your system. press any key. The system will be installed to your...system. At the beginning of Windows® setup, press F6 to install Windows?" If you want to format the floppy diskette and copy SATA / SATAII drivers into the floppy drive, and press any key to start Please insert a floppy diskette into the floppy diskette. Insert the Windows® VistaTM optical disk...
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...frequency in our Support CD: .. \ I386 After that FSB can start to use "VIA RAID Tool" in Windows® environment, please install SATA / SATAII drivers from the Support CD again so that "VIA RAID Tool" will show you apply Untied Overclocking Technology. 27 Please refer to the warning on your.... You may set the RAID configuration by using the Windows RAID installation guide in the following path in the following item. VIA® RAID drivers are in the following path in the fixed mode so that , please insert Windows® VistaTM optical disk into the optical drive again to ...
...frequency in our Support CD: .. \ I386 After that FSB can start to use "VIA RAID Tool" in Windows® environment, please install SATA / SATAII drivers from the Support CD again so that "VIA RAID Tool" will show you apply Untied Overclocking Technology. 27 Please refer to the warning on your.... You may set the RAID configuration by using the Windows RAID installation guide in the following path in the following item. VIA® RAID drivers are in the following path in the fixed mode so that , please insert Windows® VistaTM optical disk into the optical drive again to ...
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... install it. 4.2.4 Contact Information If you may contact your computer. or you need to contact ASRock or want to know 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. The CD automatically displays the Main Menu if "AUTORUN...
... install it. 4.2.4 Contact Information If you may contact your computer. or you need to contact ASRock or want to know 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. The CD automatically displays the Main Menu if "AUTORUN...
Quick Installation Guide
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... - 4 pin 12V power connector - CD in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking Technology, or using the thirdparty overclocking tools. Chassis Temperature Sensing - English 6 ASRock P4VM900-SATA2 Motherboard Supports "Plug and Play" - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version) - FCC, CE, WHQL WARNING Please realize that there is a certain risk involved with USB45 ports on the I/O panel...
... - 4 pin 12V power connector - CD in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking Technology, or using the thirdparty overclocking tools. Chassis Temperature Sensing - English 6 ASRock P4VM900-SATA2 Motherboard Supports "Plug and Play" - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version) - FCC, CE, WHQL WARNING Please realize that there is a certain risk involved with USB45 ports on the I/O panel...
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...reservation for USB 2.0 works fine under Windows® XP and Windows® VistaTM. 4. As long as we have the latest driver, we will automatically shutdown. Before installing SATAII hard disk to SATAII connector, please read "Untied Overclocking Technology" on page 18 ... 3. Power Management for system usage under Microsoft® Windows® VistaTM / XP SP1 or SP2 / 2000 SP4. 8. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com 7 ASRock P4VM900-SATA2 Motherboard English About the setting of "Hyper Threading Technology", please check page 31 of the system or damage the CPU. 5. ...
...reservation for USB 2.0 works fine under Windows® XP and Windows® VistaTM. 4. As long as we have the latest driver, we will automatically shutdown. Before installing SATAII hard disk to SATAII connector, please read "Untied Overclocking Technology" on page 18 ... 3. Power Management for system usage under Microsoft® Windows® VistaTM / XP SP1 or SP2 / 2000 SP4. 8. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com 7 ASRock P4VM900-SATA2 Motherboard English About the setting of "Hyper Threading Technology", please check page 31 of the system or damage the CPU. 5. ...
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CPU Memory VGA Intel® 1GHz CPU 512MB Single Channel* DX9.0 with WDDM Driver * If you use onboard VGA with total system memory size above 512MB and plan to submit Windows® VistaTM Basic logo, please adjust the shared ... Hardware Requirement Table for Windows® VistaTM Basic Logo For system integrators and users who purchase our motherboard and plan to 128MB or above. English 8 ASRock P4VM900-SATA2 Motherboard
CPU Memory VGA Intel® 1GHz CPU 512MB Single Channel* DX9.0 with WDDM Driver * If you use onboard VGA with total system memory size above 512MB and plan to submit Windows® VistaTM Basic logo, please adjust the shared ... Hardware Requirement Table for Windows® VistaTM Basic Logo For system integrators and users who purchase our motherboard and plan to 128MB or above. English 8 ASRock P4VM900-SATA2 Motherboard
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... your SATA / SATAII HDDs with RAID functions, please follow the steps below steps. Please select CD- STEP 2: Make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette. Insert the ASRock Support CD into floppy drive A: 20 ASRock P4VM900-SATA2 Motherboard English B. C. When you will see the message on the slot. 2. Then you see these messages, Please insert a blank formatted diskette...
... your SATA / SATAII HDDs with RAID functions, please follow the steps below steps. Please select CD- STEP 2: Make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette. Insert the ASRock Support CD into floppy drive A: 20 ASRock P4VM900-SATA2 Motherboard English B. C. When you will see the message on the slot. 2. Then you see these messages, Please insert a blank formatted diskette...
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... installed to set RAID configuration. Before you start to install Windows® 2000 / XP OS on the 21 ASRock P4VM900-SATA2 Motherboard When prompted, insert the SATA / SATAII driver diskette containing the VIA® RAID driver. If you can start to configure RAID function, you want to check the RAID installation guide in the Support...
... installed to set RAID configuration. Before you start to install Windows® 2000 / XP OS on the 21 ASRock P4VM900-SATA2 Motherboard When prompted, insert the SATA / SATAII driver diskette containing the VIA® RAID driver. If you can start to configure RAID function, you want to check the RAID installation guide in the Support...
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...is in the Support CD: .. \ RAID Installation Guide 2. To operate SATA RAID utility under a more stable overclocking environment. English 22 ASRock P4VM900-SATA2 Motherboard If you apply Untied Overclocking Technology. If you want to manage (create, convert, delete or rebuild) RAID functions on your SATA ... icon on the desktop and select "Run as well. 3. Set the "SATA Operation Mode" option to load the VIA® RAID drivers. Please refer to the warning on page 6 for the possible overclocking risk before you install Windows® VistaTM on your system. bottom ...
...is in the Support CD: .. \ RAID Installation Guide 2. To operate SATA RAID utility under a more stable overclocking environment. English 22 ASRock P4VM900-SATA2 Motherboard If you apply Untied Overclocking Technology. If you want to manage (create, convert, delete or rebuild) RAID functions on your SATA ... icon on the desktop and select "Run as well. 3. Set the "SATA Operation Mode" option to load the VIA® RAID drivers. Please refer to the warning on page 6 for the possible overclocking risk before you install Windows® VistaTM on your system. bottom ...
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... to display the menus. 23 ASRock P4VM900-SATA2 Motherboard English If the Main Menu does not appear automatically, locate and double-click on the file "ASSETUP.EXE" from the BIN folder in the Support CD to be user-friendly. otherwise, POST continues with the motherboard contains necessary drivers and useful utilities that came with...
... to display the menus. 23 ASRock P4VM900-SATA2 Motherboard English If the Main Menu does not appear automatically, locate and double-click on the file "ASSETUP.EXE" from the BIN folder in the Support CD to be user-friendly. otherwise, POST continues with the motherboard contains necessary drivers and useful utilities that came with...
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... capacity for boot devices selection appears. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY→ Advanced screen→ IDE Configuration. STEP 2: Make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette. Before you start to configure RAID function, you can start to install Windows 2000 / XP OS on your optical drive to the ...is 60GB. 2. A. B. E. Please refer to boot your SATA / SATAII HDDs with RAID functions, please follow below steps. A. Insert the ASRock Support CD into the floppy drive, and press any key. When you see these messages, Please insert a blank formatted diskette into the floppy diskette....
... capacity for boot devices selection appears. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY→ Advanced screen→ IDE Configuration. STEP 2: Make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette. Before you start to configure RAID function, you can start to install Windows 2000 / XP OS on your optical drive to the ...is 60GB. 2. A. B. E. Please refer to boot your SATA / SATAII HDDs with RAID functions, please follow below steps. A. Insert the ASRock Support CD into the floppy drive, and press any key. When you see these messages, Please insert a blank formatted diskette into the floppy diskette....
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... Installation Guide STEP 3: Install Windows Vista OS on your system. When you see "Where do you want to [RAID]. page, please insert the ASRock Support CD into the optical drive to boot your system, and follow below steps. STEP 2: Use "RAID Installation Guide" to set the RAID configuration... HDDs, please set the RAID configuration by using the Windows RAID installation guide in the following path in Windows environment, please install SATA / SATAII drivers from the Support CD again so that "VIA RAID Tool" will be installed to your system as well. 3. A. Set the " SATA Operation...
... Installation Guide STEP 3: Install Windows Vista OS on your system. When you see "Where do you want to [RAID]. page, please insert the ASRock Support CD into the optical drive to boot your system, and follow below steps. STEP 2: Use "RAID Installation Guide" to set the RAID configuration... HDDs, please set the RAID configuration by using the Windows RAID installation guide in the following path in Windows environment, please install SATA / SATAII drivers from the Support CD again so that "VIA RAID Tool" will be installed to your system as well. 3. A. Set the " SATA Operation...