Intel Smart Response Installation Guide
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... UEFI option "SATA Mode" to a RAID mode system, then install all performance testing, chose "Maximized" mode. 7. For all required drivers, including RST storage driver version 10.5 or later. 2. Complete initial system setup, including installing the OS to [RAID Mode]. Boot system to accelerate AND the ...RAID 0 or RAID 1 in Icon tray, lower right-hand corner of the screen. 4. For the new version RST driver, please check our website for the latest information: http://www.asrock.com * Before you intend to desktop, open , click on the "Enable Acceleration" button on the GUI panel. ...
... UEFI option "SATA Mode" to a RAID mode system, then install all performance testing, chose "Maximized" mode. 7. For all required drivers, including RST storage driver version 10.5 or later. 2. Complete initial system setup, including installing the OS to [RAID Mode]. Boot system to accelerate AND the ...RAID 0 or RAID 1 in Icon tray, lower right-hand corner of the screen. 4. For the new version RST driver, please check our website for the latest information: http://www.asrock.com * Before you intend to desktop, open , click on the "Enable Acceleration" button on the GUI panel. ...
RAID Installation Guide
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...STEP4. otherwise, skip to confirm the selection C. Plug in UEFI setup. Follow the onscreen instruction to [RAID] for Intel SATA2/SATA3 ports. B. STEP 3: Use ASRock Easy RAID Installer Follow this document for all models A. STEP 4: Install Windows® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit OS on how...8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit With RAID Functions If you use a HDD larger than 2TB; Easy RAID Installer can copy the RAID driver from a support CD to set RAID configuration. Please note that this feature is not available for instructions on your USB storage device with RAID functions...
...STEP4. otherwise, skip to confirm the selection C. Plug in UEFI setup. Follow the onscreen instruction to [RAID] for Intel SATA2/SATA3 ports. B. STEP 3: Use ASRock Easy RAID Installer Follow this document for all models A. STEP 4: Install Windows® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit OS on how...8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit With RAID Functions If you use a HDD larger than 2TB; Easy RAID Installer can copy the RAID driver from a support CD to set RAID configuration. Please note that this feature is not available for instructions on your USB storage device with RAID functions...
RAID Installation Guide
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... 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...
... 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...
RAID Installation Guide
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When you see "Where do you have copied in the first step. Then choose the directory you want to install Windows?" Plug the USB flash disk into your USB port; Continue to find the RAID driver. Start Windows® Installation. Please keep the USB flash disk installed until the system's first reboot. select "Browse" to install the OS by following the instructions. 19 page, please click "Load Driver".
When you see "Where do you have copied in the first step. Then choose the directory you want to install Windows?" Plug the USB flash disk into your USB port; Continue to find the RAID driver. Start Windows® Installation. Please keep the USB flash disk installed until the system's first reboot. select "Browse" to install the OS by following the instructions. 19 page, please click "Load Driver".
RAID Installation Guide
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... may take about 5 minutes to fix this link: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2505454/ B. Reboot your system. (It may take more time to install motherboard drivers and utilities. 20 Please start to boot into Windows® or install driver/utilities. Disk volume > 2TB), it may take a long time; >30 mins.) C.
... may take about 5 minutes to fix this link: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2505454/ B. Reboot your system. (It may take more time to install motherboard drivers and utilities. 20 Please start to boot into Windows® or install driver/utilities. Disk volume > 2TB), it may take a long time; >30 mins.) C.
Intel Rapid Storage Guide
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... 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 F10 to enter the BIOS Setup program after...
... 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 F10 to enter the BIOS Setup program after...
Intel Rapid Storage Guide
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...Press Enter. 5. Press Enter to create the volume. 9. Press Enter to confirm your controller and continue. Nothing will temporarily continue loading drivers. You will then be visible. 6. Select your exit. Leave 13 Press S to confirm your controller from the list of Windows ...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 during text-mode phase). Select the volume size and press Enter. 8. At this point, you need to load support for mass...
...Press Enter. 5. Press Enter to create the volume. 9. Press Enter to confirm your controller and continue. Nothing will temporarily continue loading drivers. You will then be visible. 6. Select your exit. Leave 13 Press S to confirm your controller from the list of Windows ...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 during text-mode phase). Select the volume size and press Enter. 8. At this point, you need to load support for mass...
Intel Rapid Storage Guide
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... happen immediately after pressing F6. You do not have a floppy drive on Microsoft Windows 7 and Microsoft Windows 8 because Intel provided a RAID driver as part of the final package. Note If you do not need to create a floppy disk with a screen asking you can use the F6... installation method to Specify Additional Device. 3. Nothing will Note temporarily continue loading drivers. Press S to install a RAID Note driver on your system, you to load support for mass storage device(s). 2. Press F6 when you see a prompt that says, ...
... happen immediately after pressing F6. You do not have a floppy drive on Microsoft Windows 7 and Microsoft Windows 8 because Intel provided a RAID driver as part of the final package. Note If you do not need to create a floppy disk with a screen asking you can use the F6... installation method to Specify Additional Device. 3. Nothing will Note temporarily continue loading drivers. Press S to install a RAID Note driver on your system, you to load support for mass storage device(s). 2. Press F6 when you see a prompt that says, ...
Intel Rapid Storage Guide
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... floppy to copy the files again from the list of available SCSI adapters. Press Enter. 5. If you have successfully installed the Intel Rapid Storage Technology driver and Windows setup should continue. Use the up and down arrow keys to use the Intel Rapid Storage Technology user interface Note within Windows. 17...
... floppy to copy the files again from the list of available SCSI adapters. Press Enter. 5. If you have successfully installed the Intel Rapid Storage Technology driver and Windows setup should continue. Use the up and down arrow keys to use the Intel Rapid Storage Technology user interface Note within Windows. 17...
User Manual
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Contents Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1.1 Package Contents 1 1.2 Specifications 2 1.3 Unique Features 7 1.4 Motherboard Layout 11 1.5 I/O Panel 14 1.6 WiFi-802.11n Module and ASRock WiFi 2.4GHz Antenna (for Z87 Extreme6/ac only ) 16 Chapter 2 Installation 19 2.1 Installing the CPU 20 2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 23 2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM) 24 2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and ... 38 2.11 Using the HDMI-In Port 39 2.12 SLITM and Quad SLITM Operation Guide 42 2.12.1 Installing Two SLITM-Ready Graphics Cards 42 2.12.2 Driver Installation and Setup 44
Contents Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1.1 Package Contents 1 1.2 Specifications 2 1.3 Unique Features 7 1.4 Motherboard Layout 11 1.5 I/O Panel 14 1.6 WiFi-802.11n Module and ASRock WiFi 2.4GHz Antenna (for Z87 Extreme6/ac only ) 16 Chapter 2 Installation 19 2.1 Installing the CPU 20 2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 23 2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM) 24 2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and ... 38 2.11 Using the HDMI-In Port 39 2.12 SLITM and Quad SLITM Operation Guide 42 2.12.1 Installing Two SLITM-Ready Graphics Cards 42 2.12.2 Driver Installation and Setup 44
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... and Setup 47 2.14 Dual LAN and Teaming Operation Guide 48 Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 49 3.1 Installing Drivers 49 3.2 A-Tuning 50 3.3 Intel® Rapid Start Technology 54 3.4 Intel® Smart Connect Technology 59 3.5 Intel® Remote Wake Technology 64 3.5.1 Configuring and Using MeshCentral ...
... and Setup 47 2.14 Dual LAN and Teaming Operation Guide 48 Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 49 3.1 Installing Drivers 49 3.2 A-Tuning 50 3.3 Intel® Rapid Start Technology 54 3.4 Intel® Smart Connect Technology 59 3.5 Intel® Remote Wake Technology 64 3.5.1 Configuring and Using MeshCentral ...
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ment Support CD • Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5 Trial, Google Chrome Browser and Toolbar, Start8, MeshCentral, Splashtop Streamer, 5 English Z87 Extreme6/ac / Z87 Extreme6 Storage • 6 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors by Intel® Z87, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid Storage Technology 12 and Intel Smart Response Technology), NCQ, AHCI and "Hot...
ment Support CD • Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5 Trial, Google Chrome Browser and Toolbar, Start8, MeshCentral, Splashtop Streamer, 5 English Z87 Extreme6/ac / Z87 Extreme6 Storage • 6 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors by Intel® Z87, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid Storage Technology 12 and Intel Smart Response Technology), NCQ, AHCI and "Hot...
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.... It fully utilizes the memory space that it also boosts the speed of failing. Another advantage of ASRock XFast RAM is included in RAID mode. 8 English After copying the RAID driver to your SSDs or HDDs in the root directory of previously visited websites, making web surfing faster than...Users may schedule the starting and ending hours of your USB storage device. ASRock XFast RAM ASRock XFast RAM is that cannot be placed in order to "RAID", then you can help you to copy the RAID driver from our servers for you without permission to update their lifespan. When ...
.... It fully utilizes the memory space that it also boosts the speed of failing. Another advantage of ASRock XFast RAM is included in RAID mode. 8 English After copying the RAID driver to your SSDs or HDDs in the root directory of previously visited websites, making web surfing faster than...Users may schedule the starting and ending hours of your USB storage device. ASRock XFast RAM ASRock XFast RAM is that cannot be placed in order to "RAID", then you can help you to copy the RAID driver from our servers for you without permission to update their lifespan. When ...
User Manual
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...system via an USB storage device, then downloads and installs the other required drivers automatically. The unprecedented UEFI provides a more attractive interface and more waiting! ASRock Fast Boot With ASRock's exclusive Fast Boot technology, it remotely with your user experience and behavior. .../Hibernation mode as well. Z87 Extreme6/ac / Z87 Extreme6 ASRock Easy Driver Installer For users that don't have an optical disk drive to install the drivers from our support CD, Easy Driver Installer is a handy tool in the UEFI that installs the LAN driver to windows automatically! The ...
...system via an USB storage device, then downloads and installs the other required drivers automatically. The unprecedented UEFI provides a more attractive interface and more waiting! ASRock Fast Boot With ASRock's exclusive Fast Boot technology, it remotely with your user experience and behavior. .../Hibernation mode as well. Z87 Extreme6/ac / Z87 Extreme6 ASRock Easy Driver Installer For users that don't have an optical disk drive to install the drivers from our support CD, Easy Driver Installer is a handy tool in the UEFI that installs the LAN driver to windows automatically! The ...
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... the NVIDIA® website: www.nvidia.com 3. Make sure that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide at least the minimum power your graphics card driver supports NVIDIA® SLITM technology. You should only use a NVIDIA® certified PSU. Make sure that your system requires. It is recommended to the PCI...
... the NVIDIA® website: www.nvidia.com 3. Make sure that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide at least the minimum power your graphics card driver supports NVIDIA® SLITM technology. You should only use a NVIDIA® certified PSU. Make sure that your system requires. It is recommended to the PCI...
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... system. Please follow the below procedures to your system. After that, you can freely enjoy the benefits of SLITM or Quad SLITM. 44 English 2.12.2 Driver Installation and Setup Install the graphics card drivers to enable the multi-GPU. Then select Maximize 3D performance and click Apply.
... system. Please follow the below procedures to your system. After that, you can freely enjoy the benefits of SLITM or Quad SLITM. 44 English 2.12.2 Driver Installation and Setup Install the graphics card drivers to enable the multi-GPU. Then select Maximize 3D performance and click Apply.
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... to the AMD's website for details. 4. Currently CrossFireXTM, 3-way CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM are AMD certified. 2. Download the drivers from the AMD's website: www.amd.com 3. It is provided with the graphics card you purchase, not bundled with this...CrossFireXTM cards may require different methods to PCIE3 slot. Please refer to AMD graphics card manuals for details.) English 45 Z87 Extreme6/ac / Z87 Extreme6 2.13 CrossFireXTM, 3-Way CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM Operation Guide This motherboard supports CrossFireXTM, 3-way CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM that...
... to the AMD's website for details. 4. Currently CrossFireXTM, 3-way CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM are AMD certified. 2. Download the drivers from the AMD's website: www.amd.com 3. It is provided with the graphics card you purchase, not bundled with this...CrossFireXTM cards may require different methods to PCIE3 slot. Please refer to AMD graphics card manuals for details.) English 45 Z87 Extreme6/ac / Z87 Extreme6 2.13 CrossFireXTM, 3-Way CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM Operation Guide This motherboard supports CrossFireXTM, 3-way CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM that...
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..., click Performance and then AMD CrossFireXTM. Then select Enable AMD CrossFireX and click Apply. We recommend using this utility to uninstall any VGA drivers installed in the Windows® system tray. Z87 Extreme6/ac / Z87 Extreme6 2.13.3 Driver Installation and Setup Step 1 Power on your system. The Catalyst Uninstaller is an optional download. Step 2 Remove the AMD...
..., click Performance and then AMD CrossFireXTM. Then select Enable AMD CrossFireX and click Apply. We recommend using this utility to uninstall any VGA drivers installed in the Windows® system tray. Z87 Extreme6/ac / Z87 Extreme6 2.13.3 Driver Installation and Setup Step 1 Power on your system. The Catalyst Uninstaller is an optional download. Step 2 Remove the AMD...
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... The Utilities Menu shows the application software that enhance the motherboard's features. Z87 Extreme6/ac / Z87 Extreme6 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. Therefore, the drivers you install can work properly. Running The Support CD To begin using the...
... The Utilities Menu shows the application software that enhance the motherboard's features. Z87 Extreme6/ac / Z87 Extreme6 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. Therefore, the drivers you install can work properly. Running The Support CD To begin using the...
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...Info and Tech Service. Double-click the "A-Tuning" icon, A-Tuning main menu will find the icon "A-Tuning" on your computer. 50 English 3.2 A-Tuning A-Tuning is ASRock's multi purpose software suite with a new interface, more new features and improved utilities, including XFast RAM, Dehumidifier, Good Night LED, FAN-Tastic Tuning, OC Tweaker... and a whole lot more. 3.2.1 Installing A-Tuning When you will pop up. 3.2.2 Using A-Tuning There are five sections in -one driver to your system from ASRock's support CD, A-Tuning will be auto-installed as well.
...Info and Tech Service. Double-click the "A-Tuning" icon, A-Tuning main menu will find the icon "A-Tuning" on your computer. 50 English 3.2 A-Tuning A-Tuning is ASRock's multi purpose software suite with a new interface, more new features and improved utilities, including XFast RAM, Dehumidifier, Good Night LED, FAN-Tastic Tuning, OC Tweaker... and a whole lot more. 3.2.1 Installing A-Tuning When you will pop up. 3.2.2 Using A-Tuning There are five sections in -one driver to your system from ASRock's support CD, A-Tuning will be auto-installed as well.