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Intel Smart Response Installation Guide - Page 1
Intel Smart Response Technology Installation Guide
This motherboard supports Intel Smart Response Technology. You can find the UI setup instruction and the step by step instructions below.
UI setup instruction:
1. Complete initial system setup, including installing the OS to a RAID mode system, then install all required drivers, including RST storage driver version 10.5 or later.
2. You MUST have ...
Intel Rapid Storage Guide - Page 2
Installation Instructions 1. Download the Intel Rapid Storage Technology software from Intel website. Save the file to a known location on your computer's hard drive. 2. Locate the file on your hard drive and double-click it. 3. Click Continue (if needed) to launch the installation program. 4. Click Next at the Welcome screen.
5. Click Next.
2
Intel Rapid Storage Guide - Page 12
... to load the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology driver during operating system setup.
The F6 installation method is not required for Microsoft Windows 7 or Note
Microsoft Windows 8.
Enable RAID in System BIOS
Use the instructions included with your motherboard to enable RAID in the system BIOS.
1. Click F2 or Delete to enter the BIOS Setup program after the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) memory test...
Intel Rapid Storage Guide - Page 13
... a floppy disk with the Note
necessary files.
4. Press Enter. 5. Select your controller from the list of available SCSI adapters. Use the up
and down arrow keys to scroll through the list as all controllers may not be visible. 6. Press Enter to confirm your controller and continue. At this point, you have successfully installed the driver and Windows setup should continue...
Intel Rapid Storage Guide - Page 16
... system onto a single Serial ATA hard drive when the system is in RAID mode or AHCI mode, the F6 installation method must be used to load the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology driver during operating system installation.
You do not need to use the F6 installation method to install a RAID Note driver on Microsoft Windows 7 and Microsoft Windows 8 because
Intel provided a RAID driver as part of...
Intel Rapid Storage Guide - Page 17
... available SCSI adapters. Use the up
and down arrow keys to scroll through the list as all controllers may not be visible. 6. Press Enter to confirm your controller and continue. At this point, you have successfully installed the Intel Rapid Storage Technology driver and Windows setup should continue. Leave the floppy disk in the floppy drive until the system reboots. Windows setup will...
RAID Installation Guide - Page 7
... your system, and press key to enter BIOS setup utility. Go to Advanced Storage Configuration and set SATA Mode Selection to [RAID]. Press to save the configuration changes and exit setup. STEP 2: Use ASRock Easy RAID Installer Easy RAID Installer can copy the RAID driver from a support CD to your USB storage device with just one simple click in UEFI setup. Please note that this feature is not...
RAID Installation Guide - Page 23
...and 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\Win7_Intel.. 64-bit: ..\AMD64\Win7-64_Intel.. STEP 2: Install Windows...
RAID Installation Guide - Page 24
Start Windows® Installation. When you see "Where do you want to install Windows?" page, please click "Load Driver".
Plug the USB flash disk into your USB port; select "Browse" to find the RAID driver. Then choose the directory you have copied in the first step.
Please keep the USB flash disk installed until the system's first reboot. Continue to install the OS by following the instructions.
...
RAID Installation Guide - Page 25
.... 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 follow the instructions below to fix this problem. Windows® 7 64-bit / 8 64-bit / 8.1 64-bit / 10 64-bit: A. Please request the hotfix KB2505454 through this link:
http://support.microsoft.com...
User Manual - Page 6
... WiFi 2.4/5 GHz Antenna 12
Chapter 2 Installation
13
2.1 Installing the CPU
14
2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink
17
2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM)
18
2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slot)
20
2.5 Onboard Headers and Connectors
21
2.6 Smart Switch
25
2.7 M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Installation Guide
26
Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation
29
3.1 Installing Drivers...
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3.3.3 BIOS & Drivers
37
3.3.4 Setting
38
3.4 Creative SoundBlaster Cinema3
39
3.5 Enabling USB Ports for Windows® 7 Installation
40
Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY
43
4.1 Introduction
43
4.2 EZ Mode
44
4.3 Advanced Mode
45
4.3.1 UEFI Menu Bar
45
4.3.2 Navigation Keys
46
4.4 Main Screen
47
4.5 OC Tweaker Screen
48
4.6 Advanced Screen
56
4.6.1 CPU Configuration
57
4.6.2...
User Manual - Page 9
... latest VGA cards and CPU support list on ASRock's website as well. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com.
1.1 Package Contents
• ASRock Fatal1ty Z270 Gaming-ITX/ac Series Motherboard (Mini-ITX Form Factor) • ASRock Fatal1ty Z270 Gaming-ITX/ac Series Quick Installation Guide • ASRock Fatal1ty Z270 Gaming-ITX/ac Series Support CD • 2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional...
User Manual - Page 14
...® CPU) * To install Windows® 7 OS, a modified installation disk with xHCI drivers packed into the ISO file is required. Please refer to page 40 for more detailed instructions. * For the updated Windows® 10 driver, please visit ASRock's website for details: http://www.asrock.com
Certifications
• FCC, CE, WHQL, RCM, BSMI • ErP/EuP Ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is...
User Manual - Page 37
Fatal1ty Z270 Gaming-ITX/ac Series
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 enhance the motherboard's features.
Running The Support CD
To begin using the support CD, insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive. The CD automatically displays the Main Menu if "AUTORUN" is enabled in ...
User Manual - Page 38
3.2 F-Stream
F-Stream is ASRock's multi purpose software suite with a new interface, more new features and improved utilities.
3.2.1 Installing F-Stream
F-Stream can be downloaded from ASRock Live Update & APP Shop. After the installation, you will find the icon "F-Stream" on your desktop. Double-click the "F-Stream" icon, F-Stream main menu will pop up.
3.2.2 Using F-Stream
There are five ...
User Manual - Page 41
Fatal1ty Z270 Gaming-ITX/ac Series
3.3 ASRock Live Update & APP Shop
The ASRock Live Update & APP Shop is an online store for purchasing and downloading software applications for your ASRock computer. You can quickly and easily install various apps and support utilities. With ASRock Live Update & APP Shop, you can optimize your system and keep your motherboard up to date simply with a few clicks....
User Manual - Page 48
... Controller (xHCI) drivers packed into the ISO file.
Requirements
• A Windows® 7 installation disk or USB drive • A Windows® PC • Win7 USB Patcher (included in the ASRock Support CD or downloaded from
website)
Scenarios You have an ODD and PS/2 ports:
If there is an optical disc drive, PS/2 ports and PS/2 Keyboard or mouse on your computer, you can skip the instructions...
User Manual - Page 51
Fatal1ty Z270 Gaming-ITX/ac Series
Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY
4.1 Introduction
This section explains how to use the UEFI SETUP UTILITY to configure your system. You may run the UEFI SETUP UTILITY by pressing or right after you power on the computer, otherwise, the Power...back on.
Because the UEFI software is constantly being updated, the following UEFI setup screens and descriptions are for ...
User Manual - Page 56
... set up overclocking features.
Because the UEFI software is constantly being updated, the following UEFI setup screens and descriptions are for reference purpose only, and they may not exactly match what you see on your screen.
Advanced Turbo
You can use this option to increase your system performance. This option appears only when your CPU supports...