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User Manual - Page 3
... Operation Guide .......... 20 2.6 Surround Display Feature 24 2.7 Jumpers Setup 24 2.8 Onboard Headers and Connectors 25 2.9 Smart Switches 29 2.10 Dr. Debug 30 2.11 Serial ATA3 (SATA3) Hard Disks Installation 34 2.12 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA3 HDDs 34 2.13 SATA3 HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide 35 2.14 Driver Installation Guide 37 2.15 Installing Windows®...
User Manual - Page 4
... Bridge Configuration 49 3.4.3 Storage Configuration 50 3.4.4 Super IO Configuration 51 3.4.5 ACPI Configuration 52 3.4.6 USB Configuration 53 3.5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 54 3.6 Boot Screen 55 3.7 Security Screen 56 3.8 Exit Screen 57
4 . Software Support 58
4.1 Install Operating System 58 4.2 Support CD Information 58
4.2.1 Running Support CD 58 4.2.2 Drivers Menu 58...
User Manual - Page 5
... guide to BIOS setup and information of the Support CD.
Because the motherboard specifications and the BIOS software might be updated, the content of this manual will be subject to change without notice. In case any modifications of this manual occur, the updated version will be available on ASRock website without further notice. You may find the latest VGA cards and CPU support lists on ASRock...
User Manual - Page 9
... to read the installation guide of memory modules on page 17 for proper installation.
4. Whether 1866/1800/1600MHz memory speed is supported depends on the AM3/AM3+ CPU you adopt. If you want to adopt DDR3 1866/1800/1600 memory module on this motherboard, please refer to the memory support list on our website for the compatible memory modules. ASRock website http://www...
User Manual - Page 10
... a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM. This convenient BIOS update tool allows you to update system BIOS without entering operating systems first like MS-DOS or Windows®. With this utility, you can press key during the POST or press key to BIOS setup menu to access ASRock Instant Flash. Just launch this tool and save the new BIOS file to your USB flash drive, floppy disk...
User Manual - Page 20
... with Windows® VistaTM / 7 OS only. Please check AMD website for ATITM CrossFireXTM driver updates.
1. If a customer incorrectly configures their system they will not see the performance benefits of CrossFireXTM. All three CrossFireXTM components, a CrossFireXTM Ready graphics card, a CrossFireXTM Ready motherboard and a CrossFireXTM Edition co-processor graphics card, must be installed...
User Manual - Page 22
... B. You must have Microsoft .NET Framework installed prior to
downloading and installing the CATALYST Control Center. Please check Microsoft website for details. For Windows® 7 / VistaTM OS: Install the CATALYST Control Center. Please check AMD website for details. Restart your computer. Install the VGA card drivers to your system, and restart your computer. Then you will find "ATI Catalyst...
User Manual - Page 31
... reading has failed Memory initialization error. Invalid memory size or memory modules do not match Memory initialization error. No usable memory detected Unspecified memory initialization error Memory not installed Invalid CPU type or Speed CPU mismatch CPU self test failed or possible CPU cache error CPU micro-code is not found or micro-code update is failed Internal CPU error reset PPI is not...
User Manual - Page 37
... install Windows® XP / XP 64-bit on a RAID disk composed of 2 or more SATA3 HDDs with RAID functions, please follow below steps.
STEP 1: Set up UEFI.
A.
Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage
Configuration.
B.
Set the "SATA Mode" option to [RAID].
STEP 2: Make a SATA3 Driver Diskette. (Please use USB floppy or floppy
disk.)
A.
Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical...
User Manual - Page 38
... up UEFI.
A.
Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage
Configuration.
B.
Set the "SATA Mode" option to [RAID].
STEP 2: Use "RAID Installation Guide" to set RAID configuration.
Before you start to configure RAID function, you need to check the RAID installation
guide in the Support CD for proper configuration. Please refer to the BIOS RAID
installation guide part of the document in...
User Manual - Page 39
... want to install Windows® XP / XP 64-bit on your SATA3 HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below steps.
Using SATA3 HDDs with NCQ and Hot Plug functions (AHCI mode)
STEP 1: Set up UEFI.
A.
Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage
Configuration.
B.
Set the "SATA Mode" option to [AHCI].
STEP 2: Make a SATA3 Driver Diskette.
Make a SATA3 driver diskette by...
User Manual - Page 41
... information
OC Tweaker To set up overclocking features
Advanced To set up the advanced UEFI features
H/W Monitor To display current hardware status
Boot
To set up the default system device to locate and load the
Operating System
Security
To set up the security features
Exit
To exit the current screen or the UEFI SETUP UTILITY
Use < > key or...
User Manual - Page 58
...-ROM drive. The CD automatically displays the Main Menu if "AUTORUN" is enabled in your computer. If the Main Menu did not appear automatically, locate and double click on the file "ASSETUP.EXE" from the BIN folder in the Support CD to display the menus.
4.2.2 Drivers Menu
The Drivers Menu shows the available devices drivers if the system detects the installed devices...
Quick Installation Guide - Page 5
... guide to BIOS setup and information of the Support CD.
Because the motherboard specifications and the BIOS software might be updated, the content of this manual will be subject to change without notice. In case any modifications of this manual occur, the updated version will be available on ASRock website without further notice. You may find the latest VGA cards and CPU support lists on ASRock...
Quick Installation Guide - Page 9
... to read the installation guide of memory modules on page 14 for proper installation.
4. Whether 1866/1800/1600MHz memory speed is supported depends on the AM3/AM3+ CPU you adopt. If you want to adopt DDR3 1866/1800/1600 memory module on this motherboard, please refer to the memory support list on our website for the compatible memory modules. ASRock website http://www...
Quick Installation Guide - Page 10
... friends on-the-go. To use SmartView feature, please make sure your OS version is Windows® 7 / 7 64 bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64 bit, and your browser version is IE8. ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com/Feature/SmartView/index.asp
12. ASRock XFast USB can boost USB storage device performance. The performance may depend on the property of the device.
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Quick Installation Guide - Page 17
... example graphics card. For other CrossFireXTM cards that ATITM has released or will release in the future, please refer to ATITM graphics card manuals for detailed installation guide.
Step 1. Insert one Radeon graphics card into PCIE2 slot and the other Radeon graphics card to PCIE4 slot. Make sure that the cards are properly seated on the slots.
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Quick Installation Guide - Page 19
... VGA card drivers to your system, and restart your computer. Then you will find "ATI Catalyst Control Center" on your Windows® taskbar.
ATI Catalyst Control Center
Step 6.
Double-click "ATI Catalyst Control Center". Click "View", select "CrossFireXTM", and then check the item "Enable CrossFireXTM". Select "2 GPUs" or "4 GPUs" and click "Apply".
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Quick Installation Guide - Page 28
...) Recovery condition triggered by user (Forced recovery) Recovery process started Recovery firmware image is found Recovery firmware image is loaded Reserved for future AMI progress codes Recovery PPI is not available Recovery capsule is not found Invalid recovery capsule Reserved for future AMI error codes DXE Core is started NVRAM initialization
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RAID Installation Guide - Page 10
... Guide
AMD Windows RAID Installation Guide is an instruction for you to configure RAID functions by using RAIDXpert RAID management software under Windows environment. The RAIDXpert software offers local and remote management and monitoring of all AMD SB850 SATA logical drives that exist anywhere on a network. Its browser-based GUI provides email notification of all major events/alarms, memory...