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RAID Installation Guide - Page 2
2. AMD Windows RAID Installation Guide 19 2.1 Components of RAIDXpert Installation Software 19 2.2 Browser Support 19 2.3 Installing RAIDXpert 19 2.4 Logging into RAIDXpert 22 2.5 Regular Connection 22 2.6 Secure Connection 22 2.7 Creating a New Logical Drive 23 2.8 Connecting to RAIDXpert from the Internet 26 2.9 Running RAIDXpert without Network Connection 26
2
RAID Installation Guide - Page 3
... driver diskette, press or to enter BIOS setup to set the option to RAID mode by following the detailed instruction of the "User Manual" in our support CD or "Quick Installation Guide", then you can start to use the Option ROM to configure RAID.
1.1 Introduction to RAID
The term "RAID" stands for "Redundant Array of Independent Disks", which is a method combining two or more hard disk drives...
RAID Installation Guide - Page 19
... 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 SATA logical drives that exist anywhere on a network. Its browser-based GUI provides email notification of all major events/alarms, memory...
User Manual - Page 3
...Surround Display Features 20
2.7 ASRock Smart Remote Installation Guide 23
2.8 Jumpers Setup 25
2.9 Onboard Headers and Connectors 26
2.10 Serial ATA3 (SATA3) Hard Disks Installation 30
2.11 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA3 HDDs 30
2.12 SATA 3 HDD Hot Plug and Hot SwapFeature and Operation
Operation Guide 31
2.13 Driver Installation Guide 33 2.14 Installing Windows®...
User Manual - Page 4
... 45 3.4.4 Storage Configuration 46 3.4.5 Super IO Configuration 47 3.4.6 ACPI Configuration 48 3.4.7 USB Configuration 50 3.5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 51 3.6 Boot Screen 52 3.7 Security Screen 54 3.8 Exit Screen 55
4. Software Support 56
4.1 Install Operating System 56 4.2 Support CD Information 56 4.2.1 Running Support CD 56 4.2.2 Drivers Menu 56...
User Manual - Page 5
.../support/index.asp
1.1 Package Contents
ASRock A75M-DGS Motherboard (Micro ATX Form Factor) ASRock A75M-DGS Quick Installation Guide ASRock A75M-DGS Support CD 2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional) 1 x I/O Panel Shield
ASRock Reminds You... To get better performance in Windows® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit, it is recommended to set the BIOS option in Storage...
User Manual - Page 7
... power connector
- Front panel audio connector
- 2 x USB 2.0 headers (support 4 USB 2.0 ports)
BIOS Feature
- 32Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support
- Supports "Plug and Play"
- ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events
- Supports jumperfree
- SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support
- CPU, DRAM, VDDP, SB Voltage Multi-adjustment
Support CD
- Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version),
CyberLink...
User Manual - Page 10
...even supports continuous charging when your PC enters into Standby mode (S1), Suspend to RAM (S3), hibernation mode (S4) or power off (S5). With APP Charger driver installed, you can easily enjoy the marvelous charging experience.
ASRock XFast USB ASRock XFast USB can boost USB storage device performance. The performance may depend on the properties of the device.
ASRock XFast LAN ASRock XFast LAN...
User Manual - Page 18
... the default UEFI setting of "Dual Graphics" option on [Auto]. Step 2. Install one AMD RADEON HD6670 / 6570 / 6450 PCI Express graphics
card to PCIE1 slot (black). Step 3. Connect the monitor cable to the onboard VGA port. Please be noted that
the current VGA driver / VBIOS can allow Dual Graphics output from onboard display only. For any future update, please refer to...
User Manual - Page 21
... adjust the UEFI setup, the default value of "Share Memory", [Auto], will disable D-Sub function when the add-on VGA card is inserted to this motherboard.
4. Install the onboard VGA driver and the add-on PCI Express VGA card driver to your system. If you have installed the drivers already, there is no need to install them again.
5. Set up a multi-monitor display.
For Windows® XP / XP...
User Manual - Page 23
...Press or to enter BIOS Setup Utility. Make sure the option "CIR Controller" is setting at [Enabled]. (Advanced -> Super IO Configuration -> CIR Controller -> [Enabled])
If you cannot find this option, please shut down your system and install Multi-Angle CIR Receiver to the other front USB port then try again.
Step5. Enter Windows. Execute ASRock support CD and install CIR Driver. (It is listed...
User Manual - Page 33
....
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 an USB floppy or a floppy
disk.)
A.
Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to boot your system.
B.
During POST at the beginning of system boot-up, press key, and
then a window for boot devices selection appears...
User Manual - Page 34
.... STEP 4: Install Windows® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on
your system. For Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit, please copy the RAID driver from
our support CD to your USB flash first: VistaTM: \Drivers\Serial ATA For Floppy Disk\AMD\Vista_RAID VistaTM 64-bit: \Drivers\Serial ATA For Floppy Disk\AMD\Vista64_RAID
Win7: \Drivers\Serial ATA For...
User Manual - Page 35
... 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 37
...Because the UEFI software is constantly being updated, the following UEFI setup screens and ...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...
User Manual - Page 56
...-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...
User Manual - Page 61
16. Follow Windows® Installation Guide to install OS. If you install Windows® 8 64-bit / 7 64-bit / VistaTM 64-bit in a large hard disk (ex. Disk volume > 2TB), it may take more time to boot into Windows® or install driver/utilities. If you encounter this problem, you will need to following instructions to fix this problem. Windows® VistaTM 64-bit: Microsoft...
User Manual - Page 63
C. Reboot your system. D. After reboot, please start to install motherboard drivers and utilities. Windows® 8 64-bit / 7 64-bit: A. Please request the hotfix KB2505454 thru this link:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2505454/ B. After installing Windows® 8 64-bit / 7 64-bit, install the hotfix kb2505454.
(This may take long time; >30 mins.) C. Reboot your system. (It may take about...
Quick Installation Guide - Page 4
...-DGS Motherboard (Micro ATX Form Factor) ASRock A75M-DGS Quick Installation Guide ASRock A75M-DGS Support CD 2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional) 1 x I/O Panel Shield
ASRock Reminds You... To get better performance in Windows® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit, it is recommended to set the BIOS option in Storage Configuration to AHCI mode. For the BIOS setup...
Quick Installation Guide - Page 6
... 12V power connector
- Front panel audio connector
- 2 x USB 2.0 headers (support 4 USB 2.0 ports)
BIOS Feature
- 32Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support
- Supports "Plug and Play"
- ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events
- Supports jumperfree
- SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support - CPU, DRAM, VDDP, SB Voltage Multi-adjustment
Support CD
- Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), CyberLink...