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RAID Installation Guide - Page 3
... install Windows 2000, Windows XP or Windows XP 64-bit on your SATA HDDs without RAID functions, there is no need to make a SATA driver diskette. However, if you want to install Windows 2000, Windows XP or Windows XP 64bit on your SATA HDDs with RAID functions, you will need to make an SATA driver diskette before you start the OS installation.
STEP 1: Insert the Support CD into your optical drive...
RAID Utility for Windows Guide - Page 1
RAID Utility for Windows
1. 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 array. Please enter NVRAIDMAN by clicking on Start Programs NVIDIA Corporation Mediashield Mediashield. (There is also a "Mediashield" shortcut on the desktop.)
Then, the below screen appears...
User Manual - Page 3
...Connectors 17 2.8 SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide 21 2.9 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) Hard Disks
Installation 22 2.10 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA / SATAII HDDs .... 22 2.11 Driver Installation Guide 22 2.12 HDMR Card and Driver Installation 23 2.13 Installing Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM Without RAID
Functions 23 2.14 Installing Windows® 2000 / XP...
User Manual - Page 4
3.3.7 Super IO Configuration 35 3.3.8 USB Configuration 36 3.4 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 37 3.5 Boot Screen 38 3.5.1 Boot Settings Configuration 38 3.6 Security Screen 39 3.7 Exit Screen 40
4 . Software Support 41
4.1 Install Operating System 41 4.2 Support CD Information 41
4.2.1 Running Support CD 41 4.2.2 Drivers Menu 41 4.2.3 Utilities Menu 41 4.2.4 Contact ...
User Manual - Page 5
...ASRock AM2NF4G-SATA2 Motherboard (Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 9.6-in, 24.4 cm x 24.4 cm)
1 x ASRock AM2NF4G-SATA2 Quick Installation Guide 1 x ASRock AM2NF4G-SATA2 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 HD 8CH I/O Shield 1 x COM Port...
User Manual - Page 7
... - 4 pin 12V power connector - CD in header - Front panel audio connector - 2 x USB 2.0 headers (support 4 USB 2.0 ports)
(see CAUTION 8) - 4Mb AMI BIOS - AMI Legal BIOS - Supports "Plug and Play" - ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events - Supports jumperfree - SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version) - CPU Temperature Sensing - Motherboard Temperature Sensing...
User Manual - Page 8
... audio output, this motherboard supports 2-channel, 4-channel, 6-channel, and 8-channel modes. Please check the table on page 11 for proper connection.
7. Before installing SATAII hard disk to SATAII connector, please read the "SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide" on page 21 to adjust your SATAII hard disk drive to SATAII mode. Besides, you are allowed to downgrade the SATAII hard disk to SATA...
User Manual - Page 16
... on AM2NF4G-SATA2 motherboard.
PCIE Slots: PCIE1 (PCIE x 16 slot) is used for PCI Express cards with x16 lane width graphics cards. PCIE2 (PCIE x 1 slot) is used for PCI Express cards, such as Gigabit LAN card, SATA2 card, etc.
PCI Slots: PCI slots are used to install expansion cards that have the 32-bit PCI interface.
HDMR slot: The HDMR slot is used to insert an ASRock HDMR card with v.92 Modem...
User Manual - Page 21
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RRXD1 DDTR#1 DDSR#1 CCTS#1
1 RRI#1
RRTS#1 GND TTXD1 DDCD#1
This COM1 header supports a serial port module.
2.8 SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide
Before installing SATAII hard disk to your computer, please carefully read below SATAII hard disk setup guide. Some default setting of SATAII hard disks may not be at SATAII mode, which operate with the best performance. In order to enable...
User Manual - Page 23
... 1: Make a SATA / SATAII Driver Diskette.
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. Please select CD-
ROM as the boot device.
C.
When you see the message on the screen, "Do you want to generate
Serial ATA driver diskette [YN...
User Manual - Page 24
...\Manual\RAID Utility for Windows Guide
2.15 Untied Overclocking Technology
This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology, which means during overclocking, FSB enjoys better margin due to fixed PCI / PCIE buses. Before you enable Untied Overclocking function, please enter "Overclock Mode" option of BIOS setup to set the selection from [Auto] to [CPU, PCIE, Async.]. Therefore, CPU...
User Manual - Page 25
...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...and then back on.
Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated, the following BIOS setup screens and descriptions are for reference ...
User Manual - Page 41
... BIN folder in the Support CD to display the menus.
4.2.2 Drivers Menu
The Drivers Menu shows the available devices drivers including ASRock Express GbL PCI Express LAN card driver if the system detects the installed devices. Please install the necessary drivers to activate the devices.
4.2.3 Utilities Menu
The Utilities Menu shows the applications software that the motherboard supports. Click on...
User Manual - Page 42
... using this feature, please make sure to install "AMD Processor Driver" from the "Support CD" first. If you are using Windows® 2000/XP operating system, please follow the instruction below to enable AMD's Cool 'n' QuietTM technology:
1. From the Windows® 2000/XP operating system, click the Start button. Select Settings, then Control Panel.
2. Switch to Classic View. (for...
Quick Installation Guide - Page 4
... cm x 24.4 cm)
1 x ASRock AM2NF4G-SATA2 Quick Installation Guide 1 x ASRock AM2NF4G-SATA2 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 HD 8CH I/O Shield 1 x COM Port Bracket 1 x HDMR Card (Optional)
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Quick Installation Guide - Page 6
... - 4 pin 12V power connector - CD in header - Front panel audio connector - 2 x USB 2.0 headers (support 4 USB 2.0 ports)
(see CAUTION 8) - 4Mb AMI BIOS - AMI Legal BIOS - Supports "Plug and Play" - ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events - Supports jumperfree - SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version) - CPU Temperature Sensing - Motherboard Temperature Sensing...
Quick Installation Guide - Page 7
... for USB 2.0 works fine under Microsoft® Windows® VistaTM / XP 64-bit / XP SP1 or SP2 / 2000 SP4.
9. Microsoft® Windows® VistaTM driver is not ready yet. We will update it to our website in the future. Please visit our website for Microsoft® Windows® VistaTM driver and related information. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com
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Quick Installation Guide - Page 12
... to [16MB], [32MB], [64MB], or [128MB]. Please note that the value you select should be less than the total capability of the system memory. The default value of "Share Memory" is [Auto], which will disable onboard VGA function when installing VGA card. After setting up BIOS, you can install VGA cards and VGA card drivers to enjoy multi-monitors.
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Quick Installation Guide - Page 17
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This COM1 header supports a serial port module.
2.7 SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide
Before installing SATAII hard disk to your computer, please carefully read below SATAII hard disk setup guide. Some default setting of SATAII hard disks may not be at SATAII mode, which operate with the best performance. In order to enable SATAII function, please follow the below instruction with different vendors...
Quick Installation Guide - Page 19
... a window for boot devices selection appears. Please select CD-
ROM as the boot device.
C.
When you see the message on the screen, "Do you want to generate
Serial ATA driver diskette [YN]?", press .
D.
Then you will see these messages,
Please insert a diskette into the floppy drive.
WARNING! Formatting the floppy diskette will
lose ALL data in it!
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