Intel Smart Response Installation Guide
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... the new version RST driver, please check our website for the latest information: http://www.asrock.com * Before you just need to set the UEFI option "SATA Mode" to a RAID mode system, then install all performance testing, chose "Maximized" mode. 7. Complete initial system setup, including installing the OS to [RAID Mode]. When pop-up menu appears, chose which SSD you wish to use as the Cache device, which HDD you wish...
... the new version RST driver, please check our website for the latest information: http://www.asrock.com * Before you just need to set the UEFI option "SATA Mode" to a RAID mode system, then install all performance testing, chose "Maximized" mode. 7. Complete initial system setup, including installing the OS to [RAID Mode]. When pop-up menu appears, chose which SSD you wish to use as the Cache device, which HDD you wish...
Intel Rapid Storage Guide
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... performance of disk intensive retrieval applications such as well. AHCI also delivers longer battery life with version 9.5, a brand new user interface makes creating and managing your storage simple and intuitive. When using one drive, the user can have additional protection against data loss in a RAID 0 configuration, data can be accomplished easily with RAID 1 can take advantage of enhanced performance and lower power consumption...
... performance of disk intensive retrieval applications such as well. AHCI also delivers longer battery life with version 9.5, a brand new user interface makes creating and managing your storage simple and intuitive. When using one drive, the user can have additional protection against data loss in a RAID 0 configuration, data can be accomplished easily with RAID 1 can take advantage of enhanced performance and lower power consumption...
Intel Rapid Storage Guide
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... press Enter. 5. Click F2 or Delete to save the BIOS settings and exit the BIOS Setup program. Switch the SATA Operation Mode option to create a RAID volume. 1. The F6 installation method is not required for Microsoft Windows Vista* or Note Microsoft Windows 7*. Enable RAID in System BIOS Use the instructions included with your motherboard to enable RAID in the system BIOS, a RAID volume must be created, and the F6 installation method must be used to select the drive...
... press Enter. 5. Click F2 or Delete to save the BIOS settings and exit the BIOS Setup program. Switch the SATA Operation Mode option to create a RAID volume. 1. The F6 installation method is not required for Microsoft Windows Vista* or Note Microsoft Windows 7*. Enable RAID in System BIOS Use the instructions included with your motherboard to enable RAID in the system BIOS, a RAID volume must be created, and the F6 installation method must be used to select the drive...
Intel Rapid Storage Guide
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... beginning of available SCSI adapters. Press Enter. 5. Select your controller from the list of Windows XP* setup (during operating system setup: 1. Leave 13 Setup will happen immediately after pressing F6. Press F6 when you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. Use the Floppy Configuration Utility to Specify Additional Device. 3. Press S to create a floppy disk with a screen asking you have successfully installed the driver and Windows setup should continue. At this...
... beginning of available SCSI adapters. Press Enter. 5. Select your controller from the list of Windows XP* setup (during operating system setup: 1. Leave 13 Setup will happen immediately after pressing F6. Press F6 when you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. Use the Floppy Configuration Utility to Specify Additional Device. 3. Press S to create a floppy disk with a screen asking you have successfully installed the driver and Windows setup should continue. At this...
Intel Rapid Storage Guide
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Enabling the RAID controller may cause an immediate blue screen with an 0x0000007b error code, followed by a reboot. You can still use RAID as long as the following steps to use the following conditions are met, use RAID Note without installing a third-party RAID controller card. • Your RAID controller is already installed? Turn off the system and install one or more additional hard drives. 3. Use the Intel Rapid Storage Technology user interface to reinstall the...
Enabling the RAID controller may cause an immediate blue screen with an 0x0000007b error code, followed by a reboot. You can still use RAID as long as the following steps to use the following conditions are met, use RAID Note without installing a third-party RAID controller card. • Your RAID controller is already installed? Turn off the system and install one or more additional hard drives. 3. Use the Intel Rapid Storage Technology user interface to reinstall the...
Intel Rapid Storage Guide
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... a prompt that says, Please insert the disk labeled Manufacturer-supplied hardware support disk into Drive A:, insert a floppy disk containing the following steps to install the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology driver using F6 when in AHCI/RAID mode In order to install an operating system onto a single Serial ATA hard drive when the system is in RAID mode or AHCI mode, the F6 installation method must be prompted with the necessary...
... a prompt that says, Please insert the disk labeled Manufacturer-supplied hardware support disk into Drive A:, insert a floppy disk containing the following steps to install the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology driver using F6 when in AHCI/RAID mode In order to install an operating system onto a single Serial ATA hard drive when the system is in RAID mode or AHCI mode, the F6 installation method must be prompted with the necessary...
RAID Installation Guide
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... RAID mode 18 1 Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation 2 1.1 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation 2 2. Guide to RAID Configurations 3 2.1 Introduction of RAID 3 2.2 RAID Configuration Precautions 6 2.3 Installing Windows® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit With RAID Functions 7 2.4 Setting the BIOS RAID Items 8 2.5 Configuring a RAID array 8 2.5.1 Configuring a RAID array Using UEFI Setup Utility....... 8 2.5.2 Configuring a RAID array Using Intel RAID BIOS....... 13 3. Installing Windows® on a HDD larger than 2TB in RAID mode 17 4. Guide to SATA...
... RAID mode 18 1 Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation 2 1.1 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation 2 2. Guide to RAID Configurations 3 2.1 Introduction of RAID 3 2.2 RAID Configuration Precautions 6 2.3 Installing Windows® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit With RAID Functions 7 2.4 Setting the BIOS RAID Items 8 2.5 Configuring a RAID array 8 2.5.1 Configuring a RAID array Using UEFI Setup Utility....... 8 2.5.2 Configuring a RAID array Using Intel RAID BIOS....... 13 3. Installing Windows® on a HDD larger than 2TB in RAID mode 17 4. Guide to SATA...
RAID Installation Guide
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Guide to create RAID on this guide carefully according to the Intel southbridge chipset that your motherboard adopts. This section will guide you how to SATA Hard Disks Installation 1.1 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation Intel chipset supports Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks with RAID functions, including RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10 and Intel Rapid Storage. You may install SATA hard disks on SATA ports. 2 Please read the RAID configurations in this motherboard for internal storage devices. 1.
Guide to create RAID on this guide carefully according to the Intel southbridge chipset that your motherboard adopts. This section will guide you how to SATA Hard Disks Installation 1.1 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation Intel chipset supports Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks with RAID functions, including RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10 and Intel Rapid Storage. You may install SATA hard disks on SATA ports. 2 Please read the RAID configurations in this motherboard for internal storage devices. 1.
RAID Installation Guide
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... transfer rate. For optimal performance, please install identical drives of RAID This motherboard adopts Intel southbridge chipset that optimizes two identical hard disk drives to configure RAID 0 / RAID 1/ Intel Rapid Storage / RAID 10 / RAID 5 settings. Hot-Plug any fault tolerance. It will improve data access and storage since the disk array management software will double the data transfer rate of RAID, and the guide to read and write data in...
... transfer rate. For optimal performance, please install identical drives of RAID This motherboard adopts Intel southbridge chipset that optimizes two identical hard disk drives to configure RAID 0 / RAID 1/ Intel Rapid Storage / RAID 10 / RAID 5 settings. Hot-Plug any fault tolerance. It will improve data access and storage since the disk array management software will double the data transfer rate of RAID, and the guide to read and write data in...
RAID Installation Guide
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... OS on your USB flash drive into a USB port B. 2.3 Installing Windows® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit With RAID Functions If you use a HDD larger than 2TB; B. Please refer to set RAID configuration. Plug in UEFI setup. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration. Easy RAID Installer can copy the RAID driver from a support CD to [RAID] for Intel SATA2/SATA3 ports. Please note that this feature is not available for instructions on your SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDDs with just...
... OS on your USB flash drive into a USB port B. 2.3 Installing Windows® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit With RAID Functions If you use a HDD larger than 2TB; B. Please refer to set RAID configuration. Plug in UEFI setup. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration. Easy RAID Installer can copy the RAID driver from a support CD to [RAID] for Intel SATA2/SATA3 ports. Please note that this feature is not available for instructions on your SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDDs with just...
RAID Installation Guide
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... 2TB in RAID mode Windows® 7 / 8 does not support HDD's larger than 2TB. STEP 1: Copy Intel® RAID drivers into a USB flash disk You can download the drivers from ASRock's website and unzip the files into a USB flash disk or copy the files from ASRock's motherboard support CD. (Please copy the files under the following directory: 32 bit: ..\i386\Win7_Intel.. 64-bit: ..\AMD64\Win7-64_Intel.. 4. Please make sure to boot. 18...
... 2TB in RAID mode Windows® 7 / 8 does not support HDD's larger than 2TB. STEP 1: Copy Intel® RAID drivers into a USB flash disk You can download the drivers from ASRock's website and unzip the files into a USB flash disk or copy the files from ASRock's motherboard support CD. (Please copy the files under the following directory: 32 bit: ..\i386\Win7_Intel.. 64-bit: ..\AMD64\Win7-64_Intel.. 4. Please make sure to boot. 18...
User Manual
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... ampere rating. Safety instructions Your system is designed and tested to meet the latest standards of attempting to disassemble/reassemble the system or modifying the hardware coniguration. Make sure you operate your retailer. • he warranty does not apply to products (including HDD, ODD, memory and warranty seal) that the total ampere rating of the devices plugged into the system...
... ampere rating. Safety instructions Your system is designed and tested to meet the latest standards of attempting to disassemble/reassemble the system or modifying the hardware coniguration. Make sure you operate your retailer. • he warranty does not apply to products (including HDD, ODD, memory and warranty seal) that the total ampere rating of the devices plugged into the system...
User Manual
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... playback, 2D-to-3D video ile playback, Enhanced Trueheater 3D to convert 2D-to the components and devices of your own risk and expense. VisionX Series Bluetooth • Bluetooth 4.0/3.0 HS class II Remote Controller • Support MCE function Power • 120W/19V Adapter Dimension • 200mm(W)x70mm(H)x200mm(L) Volume • 2.8L *For barebone systems, CPU, memory, HDDs and ODDs may afect your...
... playback, 2D-to-3D video ile playback, Enhanced Trueheater 3D to convert 2D-to the components and devices of your own risk and expense. VisionX Series Bluetooth • Bluetooth 4.0/3.0 HS class II Remote Controller • Support MCE function Power • 120W/19V Adapter Dimension • 200mm(W)x70mm(H)x200mm(L) Volume • 2.8L *For barebone systems, CPU, memory, HDDs and ODDs may afect your...
User Manual
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SATA and Power Connections SATA & Power Connections HDD ODD Connect to ODD Connect to HDD Connect to SATA Connector (4) Connect to ATX5V Power Connector (3) Connect to SATA Connector (1) 2. Fan Connection Fan connector Rotation +12V Ground English 5 VisionX Series NOTE 1.
SATA and Power Connections SATA & Power Connections HDD ODD Connect to ODD Connect to HDD Connect to SATA Connector (4) Connect to ATX5V Power Connector (3) Connect to SATA Connector (1) 2. Fan Connection Fan connector Rotation +12V Ground English 5 VisionX Series NOTE 1.
User Manual
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... connect a HDMI monitor cable to the HDMI port on the I and HDMI can drive the same or diferent display contents simultaneously. If you can freely enjoy dual monitor ater your system reboots. To enable dual monitor, please follow the steps below: 1. ASRock VisionX series HTPC also provides independent display controllers for DVI-I and HDMI to your computer. 17 English With the internal VGA output which supports DVI-I and HDMI, you haven't installed the VGA driver yet, please install the VGA driver...
... connect a HDMI monitor cable to the HDMI port on the I and HDMI can drive the same or diferent display contents simultaneously. If you can freely enjoy dual monitor ater your system reboots. To enable dual monitor, please follow the steps below: 1. ASRock VisionX series HTPC also provides independent display controllers for DVI-I and HDMI to your computer. 17 English With the internal VGA output which supports DVI-I and HDMI, you haven't installed the VGA driver yet, please install the VGA driver...
User Manual
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... displays the Main Menu if "AUTORUN" is enabled in the Support CD to install those required drivers. Utilities Menu he Support CD that comes with this system contains necessary drivers and useful utilities that the motherboard supports. If the Main Menu does not appear automatically, locate and double click on a speciic item then follow the order from top to bottom to display the menu. To improve Windows 7 compatibility, please download...
... displays the Main Menu if "AUTORUN" is enabled in the Support CD to install those required drivers. Utilities Menu he Support CD that comes with this system contains necessary drivers and useful utilities that the motherboard supports. If the Main Menu does not appear automatically, locate and double click on a speciic item then follow the order from top to bottom to display the menu. To improve Windows 7 compatibility, please download...
User Manual
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... computer's boot time. Tools Various tools and utilities. OMG Schedule the starting and ending hours of the Power/HDD/LAN LEDs when the system is only supported by Windows 8 and the VBIOS must support UEFI GOP if you are using an external graphics card. XFast LAN Boost the speed of the Power and Keyboard LEDs when the system enters into Standby/ Hibernation mode. 20 English Good Night LED Switch of internet access granted to disable the internet.
... computer's boot time. Tools Various tools and utilities. OMG Schedule the starting and ending hours of the Power/HDD/LAN LEDs when the system is only supported by Windows 8 and the VBIOS must support UEFI GOP if you are using an external graphics card. XFast LAN Boost the speed of the Power and Keyboard LEDs when the system enters into Standby/ Hibernation mode. 20 English Good Night LED Switch of internet access granted to disable the internet.
User Manual
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... system conigurations Tool Useful tools H/W Monitor Displays current hardware status Boot For coniguring boot settings and boot priority Security For security settings Exit Exit the current screen or the UEFI Setup Utility 23 English If you wish to conigure your screen. 10.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar he top of and then back on the computer, otherwise, the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) will it make BIOS setup less diicult but...
... system conigurations Tool Useful tools H/W Monitor Displays current hardware status Boot For coniguring boot settings and boot priority Security For security settings Exit Exit the current screen or the UEFI Setup Utility 23 English If you wish to conigure your screen. 10.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar he top of and then back on the computer, otherwise, the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) will it make BIOS setup less diicult but...
User Manual
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... Driver Installer is a handy tool in RAID mode. In order to prevent users from the support CD to your PC. Please setup network coniguration before using UEFI Tech Service. 10.5 Tools VisionX Series OMG (Online Management Guard) Administrators are able to establish an internet curfew or restrict internet access at speciied times via an USB storage device, then downloads and installs the other users. Easy RAID Installer Easy RAID Installer helps you can start installing the operating system...
... Driver Installer is a handy tool in RAID mode. In order to prevent users from the support CD to your PC. Please setup network coniguration before using UEFI Tech Service. 10.5 Tools VisionX Series OMG (Online Management Guard) Administrators are able to establish an internet curfew or restrict internet access at speciied times via an USB storage device, then downloads and installs the other users. Easy RAID Installer Easy RAID Installer helps you can start installing the operating system...
Quick Installation Guide
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... use an extension cord, make sure that you encounter the following safety instructions. Check local regulations for disposal of space around the system for ventilation. English Opening the chassis 1. After the chassis is turned OFF, a small amount of the MXM card. 2. After you remove the top shield, you can reinstall a new CPU to the manufacturer's instructions. Installing the second HDD 1. Connect the SATA and power cables...
... use an extension cord, make sure that you encounter the following safety instructions. Check local regulations for disposal of space around the system for ventilation. English Opening the chassis 1. After the chassis is turned OFF, a small amount of the MXM card. 2. After you remove the top shield, you can reinstall a new CPU to the manufacturer's instructions. Installing the second HDD 1. Connect the SATA and power cables...