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RAID Installation Guide - Page 2
... driver diskette, press 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", you can start to use NVIDIA RAID Utility to configure RAID.
This section includes examples of using NVRAID RAID Utility for creating RAID arrays. If your motherboard is equipped with two SATA / SATAII ports, you...
RAID Installation Guide - Page 5
... to install Windows® 2000 / Windows® XP / Windows® XP 64-bit on your SATA
/ SATAII HDDs with RAID functions, please follow below steps.
STEP 1: Set Up BIOS.
A.
Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration.
B.
Set the "SATA Operation Mode" option to [RAID].
STEP 2: Make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette.
A.
Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to...
RAID Installation Guide - Page 6
.... At the beginning of Windows® setup, press F6 to install a
third-party RAID driver. When prompted, insert the SATA / SATAII driver diskette contain-
ing the NVIDIA® RAID driver. After reading the floppy disk, the drivers will be presented.
Select the drivers to install. The drivers are as below:
A. NVIDIA RAID Driver (required) B. NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller (required)
Please...
RAID Installation Guide - Page 7
... the BIOS RAID
installation guide part of the document in the following path in the Support CD:
.. \ RAID Installation Guide
STEP 3: Install Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on your system.
Insert the Windows® VistaTM / Windows® VistaTM 64-bit optical disk into the optical
drive to boot your system, and follow the instruction to install Windows® VistaTM /
Windows®...
RAID Installation Guide - Page 11
... Vista / Vista 64-bit, there are different installation procedures. Please follow the instructions below according to the OS you install.
2.1 NVIDIA Windows RAID Installation Guide for Windows 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit Users
A. Enter NVRAIDMAN
RAID driver is built in NVIDIA ALL in one driver provided in our support CD. After you finish the driver installation, you can create, delete, or rebuild any...
RAID Installation Guide - Page 21
... Installation Guide for Windows Vista / Vista 64-bit Users
A. Enter Storage
RAID driver is built in NVIDIA ALL in one driver provided in our support CD. After you finish the driver installation, you can create, delete, or rebuild any RAID array. Please enter Storage by clicking on Start → Programs → NVIDIA Corporation → Storage. (There is also a "Storage" shortcut on the desktop...
User Manual - Page 3
...R2.0 12 1.7 Motherboard Layout (ALiveNF7G-HD720p R5.0 13 1.8 ASRock 6CH_DVI I/O 14
2 . Installation 15
Pre-installation Precautions 15 2.1 CPU Installation 16 2.2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink 16 2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM 17 2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots 19 2.5 Dual Monitor and Surround Display Features 20 2.6 HDMI Audio Function Operation Guide 23...
User Manual - Page 4
... Floppy Configuration 51 3.3.7 Super IO Configuration 51 3.3.8 USB Configuration 52 3.4 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 53 3.5 Boot Screen 54 3.5.1 Boot Settings Configuration 54 3.6 Security Screen 55 3.7 Exit Screen 56
4 . Software Support 57
4.1 Install Operating System 57 4.2 Support CD Information 57
4.2.1 Running Support CD 57 4.2.2 Drivers Menu 57 4.2.3 Utilities Menu...
User Manual - Page 5
...
1 x ASRock ALiveNF7G-HD720p Motherboard (Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 8.6-in, 24.4 cm x 21.8 cm)
1 x ASRock ALiveNF7G-HD720p Quick Installation Guide 2 x ASRock ALiveNF7G-HD720p Support CD 1 x Ultra ATA 66/100/133 IDE Ribbon Cable (80-conductor) 1 x 3.5-in Floppy Drive Ribbon Cable 1 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cable (Optional) 1 x Serial ATA (SATA) HDD Power Cable (Optional) 1 x HDMI_SPDIF Cable...
User Manual - Page 7
...
BIOS Feature Support CD Hardware Monitor OS Certifications
ASRock 6CH_DVI I/O - 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port - 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port - 1 x VGA/D-Sub Port - 1 x VGA/DVI-D Port (see CAUTION 10) - 1 x Parallel Port (ECP/EPP Support) - 4 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports - 1 x RJ-45 Port - HD Audio Jack: Line in/Front Speaker/Microphone - 4 x Serial ATAII 3.0Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID...
User Manual - Page 21
...® PCI Express VGA card to PCI Express slot. Please refer to
page 19 for proper expansion card installation procedures for details. 2. Connect the DVI-D monitor cable to the VGA/DVI-D port on the I/O panel of this
motherboard. Connect the D-Sub monitor cable to the VGA/D-Sub port on the I/O panel of this motherboard. 3. Boot your system. Press to enter BIOS setup. Enter "Share Memory" option...
User Manual - Page 35
...64-bit on your SATA / SATAII HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below steps.
Using SATA / SATAII HDDs with NCQ and Hot Plug functions
STEP 1: Set Up BIOS.
A.
Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration.
B.
Set the "SATA Operation Mode" option to [AHCI].
STEP 2: Make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette.
A.
Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to boot your...
User Manual - Page 36
...the OS you install. The
drivers are as below:
A. NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller (required) Windows XP/2000 B. NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller (required) Windows XP64
Please select A for Windows® 2000 / XP in AHCI mode. Please select B for Windows® XP 64-bit in AHCI mode.
Using SATA / SATAII HDDs without NCQ and Hot Plug functions
STEP 1: Set Up BIOS.
A.
Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY...
User Manual - Page 38
..., or rebuild) RAID functions on SATA / SATAII HDDs, you still need to set up "SATA Operation Mode" to [RAID] in BIOS first. Then, please set the RAID configuration by using the Windows RAID installation guide part of the document in the following path in the Support CD: .. \ RAID Installation Guide
NOTE. Currently, the RAID driver for Windows® 2000 / Windows® XP / Windows® XP 64...
User Manual - Page 40
...
This section explains how to use the BIOS SETUP UTILITY to configure your system. The Flash Memory on the motherboard stores the BIOS SETUP UTILITY. You may run the BIOS SETUP UTILITY when you start up the computer. Please press during the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) to enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY, otherwise, POST will continue with its test routines. If you...
User Manual - Page 57
...-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 18
...® PCI Express VGA card to PCI Express slot. Please refer to
page 16 for proper expansion card installation procedures for details. 2. Connect the DVI-D monitor cable to the VGA/DVI-D port on the I/O panel of this
motherboard. Connect the D-Sub monitor cable to the VGA/D-Sub port on the I/O panel of this motherboard. 3. Boot your system. Press to enter BIOS setup. Enter "Share Memory" option...
Quick Installation Guide - Page 30
... motherboard gift box pack,
please choose the one for Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit.)
B.
During POST at the beginning of system boot-up, press key, and
then a window for boot devices selection appears. Please select CD-
ROM as the boot device.
C.
When you see the message on the screen, "Generate Serial ATA driver
diskette [YN]?", press .
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Quick Installation Guide - Page 31
...XP in AHCI mode. Please select B for Windows® XP 64-bit in AHCI mode.
Using SATA / SATAII HDDs without NCQ and Hot Plug functions
STEP 1: Set Up BIOS.
A.
Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration.
B.
Set the "SATA Operation Mode" option to [non-RAID].
STEP 2: Install Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system.
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Quick Installation Guide - Page 33
... the Support CD: .. \ RAID Installation Guide
NOTE. Currently, the RAID driver for Windows® 2000 / Windows® XP / Windows® XP 64-bit OS is not ready yet. As long as we get the Windows® 2000 / Windows® XP / Windows® XP 64-bit RAID driver, we will update it to our website in the future. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com
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