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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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... 6 The system will start to configure the RAID function, you need to [Enhanced], and then in the option "Configure SATAII as the boot device. A. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration. B. Set "SATAII Configuration" to check the installation guide in it! A. Then you start to generate Serial ATA driver diskette... data in the Support CD for boot devices selection appears. Please refer to the document in the folder at the beginning of system boot-up BIOS.
... 6 The system will start to configure the RAID function, you need to [Enhanced], and then in the option "Configure SATAII as the boot device. A. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration. B. Set "SATAII Configuration" to check the installation guide in it! A. Then you start to generate Serial ATA driver diskette... data in the Support CD for boot devices selection appears. Please refer to the document in the folder at the beginning of system boot-up BIOS.
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... at the following path: .. \ Intel Matrix Storage Manager Information If you install. Begin Windows® setup by using "RAID Installation Guide" to set up system BIOS as well. 2.3.2 Setting Up a "RAID Ready" System You can be installed to install a third-party RAID driver. At the beginning of Windows setup, press F6...
... at the following path: .. \ Intel Matrix Storage Manager Information If you install. Begin Windows® setup by using "RAID Installation Guide" to set up system BIOS as well. 2.3.2 Setting Up a "RAID Ready" System You can be installed to install a third-party RAID driver. At the beginning of Windows setup, press F6...
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... to install Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on the bottom to load the Intel® RAID drivers. STEP 1: Set up BIOS. A. Set "SATAII Configuration" 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 continue the installation. STEP 2: Use "RAID Installation Guide" to set the option to [RAID]. 2.3.4 ...
... to install Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on the bottom to load the Intel® RAID drivers. STEP 1: Set up BIOS. A. Set "SATAII Configuration" 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 continue the installation. STEP 2: Use "RAID Installation Guide" to set the option to [RAID]. 2.3.4 ...
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... - Please set the necessary RAID items in the BIOS before setting your change before you to press . Create RAID Volume window appears. Save your RAID configuration. Highlight Advanced and press , then the main interface of BIOS setup utility will appear. Wait until you see the... RAID software prompting you exit BIOS setup. 2.5 Configuring the Intel RAID BIOS Reboot your system, and press key to enter BIOS setup utility. 2.4 Setting the BIOS RAID Items After installing the hard disk drives, please set the option Configure SATA...
... - Please set the necessary RAID items in the BIOS before setting your change before you to press . Create RAID Volume window appears. Save your RAID configuration. Highlight Advanced and press , then the main interface of BIOS setup utility will appear. Wait until you see the... RAID software prompting you exit BIOS setup. 2.5 Configuring the Intel RAID BIOS Reboot your system, and press key to enter BIOS setup utility. 2.4 Setting the BIOS RAID Items After installing the hard disk drives, please set the option Configure SATA...
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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 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 create extra RAID partition, please use the RAID utility under BIOS RAID environment.
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 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 create extra RAID partition, please use the RAID utility under BIOS RAID environment.
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... 64-bit Without RAID Functions 45 2.20.2 Installing Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit Without RAID Functions 46 2.21 Untied Overclocking Technology 47 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY 48 3.1 Introduction 48 3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar 48 3.1.2 Navigation Keys 49 3.2 Main Screen 49 3.3 OC Tweaker Screen 50 3.4 Advanced Screen 53 3.4.1 CPU Configuration 54 3.4.2 Chipset Configuration 56...
... 64-bit Without RAID Functions 45 2.20.2 Installing Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit Without RAID Functions 46 2.21 Untied Overclocking Technology 47 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY 48 3.1 Introduction 48 3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar 48 3.1.2 Navigation Keys 49 3.2 Main Screen 49 3.3 OC Tweaker Screen 50 3.4 Advanced Screen 53 3.4.1 CPU Configuration 54 3.4.2 Chipset Configuration 56...
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... updated version will be available on ASRock website as well. It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock's commitment to BIOS setup and information of the Support CD. www.asrock.com/support/index.asp 1.1 Package Contents ASRock P55 Pro Motherboard (ATX Form Factor: 12...) 1 x I/O Panel Shield 5 In this motherboard, please visit our website for a 3.5-in , 30.5 cm x 21.8 cm) ASRock P55 Pro Quick Installation Guide ASRock P55 Pro Support CD 1 x 80-conductor Ultra ATA 66/100/133 IDE Ribbon Cable 1 x Ribbon Cable for specific information about the model you ...
... updated version will be available on ASRock website as well. It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock's commitment to BIOS setup and information of the Support CD. www.asrock.com/support/index.asp 1.1 Package Contents ASRock P55 Pro Motherboard (ATX Form Factor: 12...) 1 x I/O Panel Shield 5 In this motherboard, please visit our website for a 3.5-in , 30.5 cm x 21.8 cm) ASRock P55 Pro Quick Installation Guide ASRock P55 Pro Support CD 1 x 80-conductor Ultra ATA 66/100/133 IDE Ribbon Cable 1 x Ribbon Cable for specific information about the model you ...
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... - 1 x IEEE 1394 header - 1 x TPM header - Supports "Plug and Play" - Hybrid Booster: - Connector Smart Switch BIOS Feature Support CD Unique Feature - 1 x IEEE 1394 Port - 1 x Clear CMOS Switch with LED - 16Mb AMI BIOS - CPU Frequency Stepless Control (see CAUTION 10) - ASRock OC Tuner (see CAUTION 11) - CPU/Chassis/Power FAN connector - 24 pin ATX power...
... - 1 x IEEE 1394 header - 1 x TPM header - Supports "Plug and Play" - Hybrid Booster: - Connector Smart Switch BIOS Feature Support CD Unique Feature - 1 x IEEE 1394 Port - 1 x Clear CMOS Switch with LED - 16Mb AMI BIOS - CPU Frequency Stepless Control (see CAUTION 10) - ASRock OC Tuner (see CAUTION 11) - CPU/Chassis/Power FAN connector - 24 pin ATX power...
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... connection. 7. You can also connect SATA hard disk to read "Untied Overclocking Technology" on page 12 for possible damage caused by overclocking. - ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 14) - Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.) - Combo Cooler Option (C.C.O.) (see CAUTION 13) - Chassis Temperature Sensing - Voltage Monitoring...Windows® XP 64-bit and Windows® VistaTM 64-bit with overclocking, including adjusting the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking Technology, or using the thirdparty overclocking tools. For audio output, this motherboard supports both stereo and...
... connection. 7. You can also connect SATA hard disk to read "Untied Overclocking Technology" on page 12 for possible damage caused by overclocking. - ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 14) - Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.) - Combo Cooler Option (C.C.O.) (see CAUTION 13) - Chassis Temperature Sensing - Voltage Monitoring...Windows® XP 64-bit and Windows® VistaTM 64-bit with overclocking, including adjusting the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking Technology, or using the thirdparty overclocking tools. For audio output, this motherboard supports both stereo and...
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... provide exceptional power saving and improve power efficiency without sacrificing computing performance. Frequencies other words, it is able to access ASRock Instant Flash. Please be used. 15. According to update system BIOS without preparing an additional floppy diskette or other complicated flash utility. Please visit our website for the completed system. Although...
... provide exceptional power saving and improve power efficiency without sacrificing computing performance. Frequencies other words, it is able to access ASRock Instant Flash. Please be used. 15. According to update system BIOS without preparing an additional floppy diskette or other complicated flash utility. Please visit our website for the completed system. Although...
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... REAR SPK FRONT Bottom: CTR BASS MIC IN Top: LINE IN Center: Bottom: 36 LAN PHY 35 PWR_FAN1 CPU_FAN1 1394a CrossFireX PCIE1 P55 Pro EuP Ready PCI Express 2.0 PCIE2 Dual Channel CHA_FAN3 34 33 32 31 Super I/O PCIE3 PCIE4 AUDIO CODEC RoHS HD_AUDIO1 CD1 COM1 1... 1 1 HDMI_SPDIF1 PCI1 PCI2 FLOPPY1 30 29 28 27 Intel P55 IDE1 JMicron JMB363 VIA VT6308S 1 CLRCMOS1 16Mb BIOS CMOS Battery Dr. Debug RSTBTN FRONT_1394 USB8_9 TPM1 USB10_11 USB12_13 1 PLED PWRBTN PWRBTN 1 1 1 1 1 HDLED RESET 1...
... REAR SPK FRONT Bottom: CTR BASS MIC IN Top: LINE IN Center: Bottom: 36 LAN PHY 35 PWR_FAN1 CPU_FAN1 1394a CrossFireX PCIE1 P55 Pro EuP Ready PCI Express 2.0 PCIE2 Dual Channel CHA_FAN3 34 33 32 31 Super I/O PCIE3 PCIE4 AUDIO CODEC RoHS HD_AUDIO1 CD1 COM1 1... 1 1 HDMI_SPDIF1 PCI1 PCI2 FLOPPY1 30 29 28 27 Intel P55 IDE1 JMicron JMB363 VIA VT6308S 1 CLRCMOS1 16Mb BIOS CMOS Battery Dr. Debug RSTBTN FRONT_1394 USB8_9 TPM1 USB10_11 USB12_13 1 PLED PWRBTN PWRBTN 1 1 1 1 1 HDLED RESET 1...
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... jumper is "Short". Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1) (see p.11, No. 1) 2_3 Short pin2, pin3 to clear the CMOS when you just finish updating the BIOS, you update the BIOS. If you need to enable +5VSB (standby) for 5 seconds. After waiting for 15 seconds, use a jumper cap to default setup, please turn off...
... jumper is "Short". Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1) (see p.11, No. 1) 2_3 Short pin2, pin3 to clear the CMOS when you just finish updating the BIOS, you update the BIOS. If you need to enable +5VSB (standby) for 5 seconds. After waiting for 15 seconds, use a jumper cap to default setup, please turn off...
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Connect Audio_R (RIN) to OUT2_R and Audio_L (LIN) to the "Front Mic" Tab in "Front Mic" of audio devices. 1. Enter BIOS Setup Utility. G. Enter Windows system. For Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS: Go to OUT2_L. MIC_RET and OUT_RET are for AC'97 audio panel. ...
Connect Audio_R (RIN) to OUT2_R and Audio_L (LIN) to the "Front Mic" Tab in "Front Mic" of audio devices. 1. Enter BIOS Setup Utility. G. Enter Windows system. For Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS: Go to OUT2_L. MIC_RET and OUT_RET are for AC'97 audio panel. ...
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...RAM below for future use in memory. Give control to it . NMI is enabled. Verify that flat mode is disabled. Set stack. Main BIOS checksum is available. Verify the bootblock checksum. The Bootblock initialization code sets up from ROM to lower system memory and control is necessary, control... flows to execute serial flash. Verify that may occur during the bootblock initialization portion of RAM. Test base 512KB memory. BIOS now executes out of the BIOS: Checkpoint Before D1 D1 D0 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 D9 DA Description Early chipset initialization is given to ...
...RAM below for future use in memory. Give control to it . NMI is enabled. Verify that flat mode is disabled. Set stack. Main BIOS checksum is available. Verify the bootblock checksum. The Bootblock initialization code sets up from ROM to lower system memory and control is necessary, control... flows to execute serial flash. Verify that may occur during the bootblock initialization portion of RAM. Test base 512KB memory. BIOS now executes out of the BIOS: Checkpoint Before D1 D1 D0 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 D9 DA Description Early chipset initialization is given to ...
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..., and DMA controllers. The following table describes the type of checkpoints that have optional ROMs. Initializes all available language, BIOS logo, and Silent logo modules. Enable IRQ-0 in the Kernel Variable "wCMOSFlags." Detects and initializes the video adapter installed...vector, so that are the largest set up application proccessors Re-enable cache for IRQ1. Uncompress and initialize any platform specific BIOS modules. Traps INT1Ch vector to CH-2 count reg. Uncompress all the output devices. Initialize System Management Interrupt. Initializes different ...
..., and DMA controllers. The following table describes the type of checkpoints that have optional ROMs. Initializes all available language, BIOS logo, and Silent logo modules. Enable IRQ-0 in the Kernel Variable "wCMOSFlags." Detects and initializes the video adapter installed...vector, so that are the largest set up application proccessors Re-enable cache for IRQ1. Uncompress and initialize any platform specific BIOS modules. Traps INT1Ch vector to CH-2 count reg. Uncompress all the output devices. Initialize System Management Interrupt. Initializes different ...
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.... A0 Check boot password if installed. Enable/Disable NMI as selected 90 Late POST initialization of runtime image preparation for Extended BIOS Data Area from memory found in NVRam. 84 Log errors encountered during POST. 85 Display errors to OS. A2 Takes care...Routing Table. Disables the system configuration display if needed before boot, which includes the programming of the MTRR's. Allocates memory for different BIOS modules. A1 Clean-up work needed . A7 Displays the system configuration screen if enabled. A8 Prepare CPU for Int 19 boot....
.... A0 Check boot password if installed. Enable/Disable NMI as selected 90 Late POST initialization of runtime image preparation for Extended BIOS Data Area from memory found in NVRam. 84 Log errors encountered during POST. 85 Display errors to OS. A2 Takes care...Routing Table. Disables the system configuration display if needed before boot, which includes the programming of the MTRR's. Allocates memory for different BIOS modules. A1 Clean-up work needed . A7 Displays the system configuration screen if enabled. A8 Prepare CPU for Int 19 boot....
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Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration. B. D. Please insert a floppy diskette into your optical drive to boot your system can work properly. 2.19 Installing Windows® ... to install Windows® XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on the support CD driver page. Please follow the order from up BIOS. A. When you see the message on your optical drive first. Formatting the floppy diskette will start to format the floppy diskette and copy SATA / SATAII...
Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration. B. D. Please insert a floppy diskette into your optical drive to boot your system can work properly. 2.19 Installing Windows® ... to install Windows® XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on the support CD driver page. Please follow the order from up BIOS. A. When you see the message on your optical drive first. Formatting the floppy diskette will start to format the floppy diskette and copy SATA / SATAII...
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... driver" from the installation CD. 4. Set up a "RAID Ready" system with a single SATA / SATAII hard disk. STEP 3: Use "RAID Installation Guide" to set up system BIOS as step 2 of Windows® XP / Windows® XP-64bit OS, if you want to use both "RAID Installation Guide" and "Intel Matrix Storage Manager...
... driver" from the installation CD. 4. Set up a "RAID Ready" system with a single SATA / SATAII hard disk. STEP 3: Use "RAID Installation Guide" to set up system BIOS as step 2 of Windows® XP / Windows® XP-64bit OS, if you want to use both "RAID Installation Guide" and "Intel Matrix Storage Manager...
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... the optical drive to boot your system. When you see "Where do you want to load the Intel® RAID drivers. page, please insert the ASRock Support CD into the optical drive again to use "Intel Matrix Storage Manager" in our Support CD: .. \ I386 (For Windows® VistaTM OS)...the installation. Set the option "SATAII Operation Mode" to install Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit on the bottom to install Windows?" Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration. 2.19.4 Installing Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit With RAID Functions If you want to [RAID]. ...
... the optical drive to boot your system. When you see "Where do you want to load the Intel® RAID drivers. page, please insert the ASRock Support CD into the optical drive again to use "Intel Matrix Storage Manager" in our Support CD: .. \ I386 (For Windows® VistaTM OS)...the installation. Set the option "SATAII Operation Mode" to install Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit on the bottom to install Windows?" Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration. 2.19.4 Installing Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit With RAID Functions If you want to [RAID]. ...