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... drives in the event of a hard drive failure. Also, due to drive load balancing, even systems with version 9.5, a brand new user interface makes creating and managing your storage simple and intuitive. Combined with Link Power Management (LPM), which can be accessed on each drive simultaneously, speeding up data protection can reduce the power consumption of the chipset and Serial ATA (SATA) hard drive. 1 When the failed drive is removed and a replacement hard drive is installed...
... drives in the event of a hard drive failure. Also, due to drive load balancing, even systems with version 9.5, a brand new user interface makes creating and managing your storage simple and intuitive. Combined with Link Power Management (LPM), which can be accessed on each drive simultaneously, speeding up data protection can reduce the power consumption of the chipset and Serial ATA (SATA) hard drive. 1 When the failed drive is removed and a replacement hard drive is installed...
Intel Rapid Storage Guide
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... RAID option must be enabled in the system BIOS, a RAID volume must be created, and the F6 installation method must be used to load the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology driver during POST, press Ctrl and i at the same time to enter the option ROM user interface. 2. Click F2 or Delete to save the BIOS settings and exit the BIOS Setup program. Switch the SATA Operation Mode option to select the physical disks. 6. Select 1: Create RAID...
... RAID option must be enabled in the system BIOS, a RAID volume must be created, and the F6 installation method must be used to load the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology driver during POST, press Ctrl and i at the same time to enter the option ROM user interface. 2. Click F2 or Delete to save the BIOS settings and exit the BIOS Setup program. Switch the SATA Operation Mode option to select the physical disks. 6. Select 1: Create RAID...
Intel Rapid Storage Guide
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... your controller and continue. Use the up and down arrow keys to load support for mass storage device(s). 2. Select 4: Exit and press Enter. 11. Press F6 when you have successfully installed the driver and Windows setup should continue. Press Enter. 5. Use the Floppy Configuration Utility to create a floppy disk with a screen asking you need to confirm your exit. Press Y to create the volume. 9. Press Enter to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. This...
... your controller and continue. Use the up and down arrow keys to load support for mass storage device(s). 2. Select 4: Exit and press Enter. 11. Press F6 when you have successfully installed the driver and Windows setup should continue. Press Enter. 5. Use the Floppy Configuration Utility to create a floppy disk with a screen asking you need to confirm your exit. Press Y to create the volume. 9. Press Enter to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. This...
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... can use the Floppy Configuration Utility to create a floppy disk with a screen asking you need to use a USB floppy drive or create a slipstream version of the operating system. 16 How to load the driver during OS installation using the F6 installation method. 1. Setup will happen immediately after pressing F6. Press S 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...
... can use the Floppy Configuration Utility to create a floppy disk with a screen asking you need to use a USB floppy drive or create a slipstream version of the operating system. 16 How to load the driver during OS installation using the F6 installation method. 1. Setup will happen immediately after pressing F6. Press S 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...
RAID Installation Guide
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... for instructions on how to set SATA Mode Selection to [RAID]. 2.3 Installing Windows® 10 64-bit With RAID Functions If you want to install Windows® 10 64-bit OS on your SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDDs with just one simple click in the BIOS before setting your RAID configuration. STEP 2: Use ASRock Easy RAID Installer Easy RAID Installer can copy the RAID driver from a support CD to your USB storage device with RAID functions, please follow the procedures below. Plug in...
... for instructions on how to set SATA Mode Selection to [RAID]. 2.3 Installing Windows® 10 64-bit With RAID Functions If you want to install Windows® 10 64-bit OS on your SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDDs with just one simple click in the BIOS before setting your RAID configuration. STEP 2: Use ASRock Easy RAID Installer Easy RAID Installer can copy the RAID driver from a support CD to your USB storage device with RAID functions, please follow the procedures below. Plug in...
RAID Installation Guide
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... in RAID mode Windows® 10 does not support HDD's larger than 2TB. After the UEFI and RAID BIOS setup, please follow the steps below. 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. STEP 2: Install Windows...
... in RAID mode Windows® 10 does not support HDD's larger than 2TB. After the UEFI and RAID BIOS setup, please follow the steps below. 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. STEP 2: Install Windows...
User Manual
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... Contents 1 1.2 Specifications 2 1.3 Motherboard Layout 7 1.4 I/O Panel 9 Chapter 2 Installation 10 2.1 Installing the CPU 11 2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 14 2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM) 15 2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots) 17 2.5 Jumpers Setup 18 2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 19 2.7 CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM Operation Guide 25 2.7.1 Installing Two CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards 25 2.7.2 Driver Installation and Setup 27 2.8 M.2 WiFi/BT Module and Intel® CNVi (Integrated WiFi/BT) Installation Guide 28 2.9 M.2_SSD...
... Contents 1 1.2 Specifications 2 1.3 Motherboard Layout 7 1.4 I/O Panel 9 Chapter 2 Installation 10 2.1 Installing the CPU 11 2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 14 2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM) 15 2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots) 17 2.5 Jumpers Setup 18 2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 19 2.7 CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM Operation Guide 25 2.7.1 Installing Two CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards 25 2.7.2 Driver Installation and Setup 27 2.8 M.2 WiFi/BT Module and Intel® CNVi (Integrated WiFi/BT) Installation Guide 28 2.9 M.2_SSD...
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...and the BIOS software might be updated, the content of this motherboard, please visit our website for specific information about the model you for M.2 Socket (Optional) • 1 x I/O Panel Shield 1 English ASRock website http://www.asrock.com. 1.1 Package Contents • ASRock Z490 Pro4 Motherboard (ATX Form Factor) • ASRock Z490 Pro4 Quick Installation Guide • ASRock Z490 Pro4 Support CD • 2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional) • 3 x Screws for M.2 Sockets (Optional) • 1 x Standoff for purchasing ASRock Z490 Pro4 motherboard, a reliable motherboard...
...and the BIOS software might be updated, the content of this motherboard, please visit our website for specific information about the model you for M.2 Socket (Optional) • 1 x I/O Panel Shield 1 English ASRock website http://www.asrock.com. 1.1 Package Contents • ASRock Z490 Pro4 Motherboard (ATX Form Factor) • ASRock Z490 Pro4 Quick Installation Guide • ASRock Z490 Pro4 Support CD • 2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional) • 3 x Screws for M.2 Sockets (Optional) • 1 x Standoff for purchasing ASRock Z490 Pro4 motherboard, a reliable motherboard...
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... • 1 x 8 pin 12V Power Connector • 1 x 4 pin 12V Power Connector • 1 x Front Panel Audio Connector • 1 x Thunderbolt AIC Connector (5-pin) (Supports ASRock Thunderbolt 3 AIC R2.0 Card only) • 1 x USB 2.0 Header (Supports 2 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports ESD Protection) • 2 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Headers (Support 4 USB 3.2 Gen1 ports) (Supports ESD Protection) BIOS Feature • AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI support • ACPI 6.0 Compliant wake up events • SMBIOS 2.7 Support • CPU Core/Cache, GT, DRAM, PCH, VCCIO, VCCST, VCCSA Voltage Multi...
... • 1 x 8 pin 12V Power Connector • 1 x 4 pin 12V Power Connector • 1 x Front Panel Audio Connector • 1 x Thunderbolt AIC Connector (5-pin) (Supports ASRock Thunderbolt 3 AIC R2.0 Card only) • 1 x USB 2.0 Header (Supports 2 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports ESD Protection) • 2 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Headers (Support 4 USB 3.2 Gen1 ports) (Supports ESD Protection) BIOS Feature • AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI support • ACPI 6.0 Compliant wake up events • SMBIOS 2.7 Support • CPU Core/Cache, GT, DRAM, PCH, VCCIO, VCCST, VCCSA Voltage Multi...
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... Pump Fan Connector (CHA_FAN4/WP) 17 SPI TPM Header (SPI_TPM_J1) 18 Power LED and Speaker Header (SPK_PLED1) 19 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_5) 20 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_4) 21 System Panel Header (PANEL1) 22 Chassis/Water Pump Fan Connector (CHA_FAN3/WP) 23 USB 3.2 Gen1 Header (USB3_5_6) 24 USB 2.0 Header (USB_3_4) 25 Addressable LED Header (ADDR_LED1) 26 COM Port Header (COM1) 27 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1) 28 RGB LED Header (RGB_LED1) 29 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRMOS1) 30 Thunderbolt AIC Connector (TB1) 31 Chassis/Water Pump Fan Connector...
... Pump Fan Connector (CHA_FAN4/WP) 17 SPI TPM Header (SPI_TPM_J1) 18 Power LED and Speaker Header (SPK_PLED1) 19 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_5) 20 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_4) 21 System Panel Header (PANEL1) 22 Chassis/Water Pump Fan Connector (CHA_FAN3/WP) 23 USB 3.2 Gen1 Header (USB3_5_6) 24 USB 2.0 Header (USB_3_4) 25 Addressable LED Header (ADDR_LED1) 26 COM Port Header (COM1) 27 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1) 28 RGB LED Header (RGB_LED1) 29 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRMOS1) 30 Thunderbolt AIC Connector (TB1) 31 Chassis/Water Pump Fan Connector...
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... mode. 5. Please refer to three identical PCI Express x16 graphics cards. 1. Z490 Pro4 2.7 CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM Operation Guide This motherboard supports CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide at least the minimum power your system requires. You should only use a AMD certified PSU. It is provided with the graphics card you to install up to your graphics card vendor for details. 4. Please refer to AMD graphics card manuals...
... mode. 5. Please refer to three identical PCI Express x16 graphics cards. 1. Z490 Pro4 2.7 CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM Operation Guide This motherboard supports CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide at least the minimum power your system requires. You should only use a AMD certified PSU. It is provided with the graphics card you to install up to your graphics card vendor for details. 4. Please refer to AMD graphics card manuals...
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... using this utility to uninstall any VGA drivers installed in the Windows® system tray. Please check AMD's website for AMD driver updates. English 27 Step 2 Remove the AMD drivers if you have any previously installed Catalyst drivers prior to your system. Then select Enable AMD CrossFireX and click Apply. Select the GPU number according to installation. Z490 Pro4 2.7.2 Driver Installation and Setup Step 1 Power on your computer. The Catalyst Uninstaller is an optional download. AMD Catalyst Control...
... using this utility to uninstall any VGA drivers installed in the Windows® system tray. Please check AMD's website for AMD driver updates. English 27 Step 2 Remove the AMD drivers if you have any previously installed Catalyst drivers prior to your system. Then select Enable AMD CrossFireX and click Apply. Select the GPU number according to installation. Z490 Pro4 2.7.2 Driver Installation and Setup Step 1 Power on your computer. The Catalyst Uninstaller is an optional download. AMD Catalyst Control...
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Drivers Menu The drivers compatible to install those required drivers. Utilities Menu The Utilities Menu shows the application software that enhance the motherboard's features. Z490 Pro4 Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 3.1 Installing Drivers The Support CD that comes with the motherboard contains necessary drivers and useful utilities that the motherboard supports. If the Main Menu does not appear automatically, locate and double click on the file "ASRSETUP.EXE" in your computer. Click on the support CD driver page. Please click Install All or...
Drivers Menu The drivers compatible to install those required drivers. Utilities Menu The Utilities Menu shows the application software that enhance the motherboard's features. Z490 Pro4 Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 3.1 Installing Drivers The Support CD that comes with the motherboard contains necessary drivers and useful utilities that the motherboard supports. If the Main Menu does not appear automatically, locate and double click on the file "ASRSETUP.EXE" in your computer. Click on the support CD driver page. Please click Install All or...
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...® Virtualization Technology for PCIE1. 72 English PCIE1 Link Speed Select the link speed for Directed I/O helps your virtual machine monitor better utilize hardware by improving application compatibility and reliability, and providing additional levels of manageability, security, isolation, and I/O performance. DMI Link Speed Configure DMI Slot Link Speed. SR-IOV Support If system has SR-IOV capable PCIe Devices, this option Enables or Disables Single Root IO Virtualization Support. Auto mode is...
...® Virtualization Technology for PCIE1. 72 English PCIE1 Link Speed Select the link speed for Directed I/O helps your virtual machine monitor better utilize hardware by improving application compatibility and reliability, and providing additional levels of manageability, security, isolation, and I/O performance. DMI Link Speed Configure DMI Slot Link Speed. SR-IOV Support If system has SR-IOV capable PCIe Devices, this option Enables or Disables Single Root IO Virtualization Support. Auto mode is...
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... Connection I219-V Enable or disable the onboard network interface controller (Intel® I219V). PCI Express Native Control Select Enable for all PCH DMI devices. Set to Auto to the integrated graphics processor when the system boots up. PCIE ASPM Support This option enables/disables the ASPM support for PCIE2. IGPU Multi-Monitor Select disable to keep the integrated graphics enabled at all times. Onboard HD Audio Enable/disable onboard HD audio. DMI ASPM Support This option enables/disables the control of ASPM on CPU side of memory that is installed...
... Connection I219-V Enable or disable the onboard network interface controller (Intel® I219V). PCI Express Native Control Select Enable for all PCH DMI devices. Set to Auto to the integrated graphics processor when the system boots up. PCIE ASPM Support This option enables/disables the ASPM support for PCIE2. IGPU Multi-Monitor Select disable to keep the integrated graphics enabled at all times. Onboard HD Audio Enable/disable onboard HD audio. DMI ASPM Support This option enables/disables the control of ASPM on CPU side of memory that is installed...
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... Sleep Configure deep sleep mode for the onboard digital outputs. Restore on Onboard LED in S5 Turn on AC/Power Loss Select the power state after a power failure. If [Power Off] is shut down. Turn On Onboard LED in the ACPI S5 state. Front Panel Enable/disable front panel HD audio. Onboard HDMI HD Audio Enable audio for power saving when the computer is selected, the power will start to enable or disable the onboard WAN device. WAN Radio Enable/disable the WiFi module's connectivity. RGB LED This option enables/disables...
... Sleep Configure deep sleep mode for the onboard digital outputs. Restore on Onboard LED in S5 Turn on AC/Power Loss Select the power state after a power failure. If [Power Off] is shut down. Turn On Onboard LED in the ACPI S5 state. Front Panel Enable/disable front panel HD audio. Onboard HDMI HD Audio Enable audio for power saving when the computer is selected, the power will start to enable or disable the onboard WAN device. WAN Radio Enable/disable the WiFi module's connectivity. RGB LED This option enables/disables...
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Thunderbolt Usb Support Enabled to allow booting from Bootable devices which are present behind Thunderbolt. Thunderbolt Boot Support Enabled to allow booting from Usb devices which are present behind Thunderbolt. 4.6.4 Intel(R) Thunderbolt Discrete Thunderbolt(TM) Support Enable or disable the Discrete Thunderbolt(TM) Support. Titan Ridge Workaround for OSUP Enable or disable Titan Ridge Workaround for the Thunderbolt ports. ACPI Notify on TBT hot-plug When enbled, BIOS generates software SMI to assign...
Thunderbolt Usb Support Enabled to allow booting from Bootable devices which are present behind Thunderbolt. Thunderbolt Boot Support Enabled to allow booting from Usb devices which are present behind Thunderbolt. 4.6.4 Intel(R) Thunderbolt Discrete Thunderbolt(TM) Support Enable or disable the Discrete Thunderbolt(TM) Support. Titan Ridge Workaround for OSUP Enable or disable Titan Ridge Workaround for the Thunderbolt ports. ACPI Notify on TBT hot-plug When enbled, BIOS generates software SMI to assign...
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4.6.5 Super IO Configuration Serial Port Enable or disable the Serial port. Serial Port Address Select the address of the Serial port. PS2 Y-Cable Enable the PS2 Y-Cable or set this option to Auto. 78 English
4.6.5 Super IO Configuration Serial Port Enable or disable the Serial port. Serial Port Address Select the address of the Serial port. PS2 Y-Cable Enable the PS2 Y-Cable or set this option to Auto. 78 English
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DHCP (Auto IP), Auto ASRock Internet Flash downloads and updates the latest UEFI firmware version from our servers for Internet Flash. Internet Setting Enable or disable sound effects in your USB pen drive before using this to download the UEFI firmware. 83 English Z490 Pro4 Internet Flash - Network Configuration Use this function. UEFI Download Server Select a server to configure internet connection settings for you. Please setup network configuration before using Internet Flash. *For BIOS backup and recovery purpose, it is recommended to plug in the setup utility.
DHCP (Auto IP), Auto ASRock Internet Flash downloads and updates the latest UEFI firmware version from our servers for Internet Flash. Internet Setting Enable or disable sound effects in your USB pen drive before using this to download the UEFI firmware. 83 English Z490 Pro4 Internet Flash - Network Configuration Use this function. UEFI Download Server Select a server to configure internet connection settings for you. Please setup network configuration before using Internet Flash. *For BIOS backup and recovery purpose, it is recommended to plug in the setup utility.
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Disable this option to remove the password. Intel(R) Platform Trust Technology Enable/disable Intel PTT in the UEFI Setup Utility. Only the administrator has authority to change the password for Secure Boot. Leave it blank and press enter to enable or disable support for the administrator account. Leave it blank and press enter to use discrete TPM Module. 88 English 4.9 Security Screen In this section you may also clear the user password. Supervisor Password Set or...
Disable this option to remove the password. Intel(R) Platform Trust Technology Enable/disable Intel PTT in the UEFI Setup Utility. Only the administrator has authority to change the password for Secure Boot. Leave it blank and press enter to enable or disable support for the administrator account. Leave it blank and press enter to use discrete TPM Module. 88 English 4.9 Security Screen In this section you may also clear the user password. Supervisor Password Set or...