ASRock K8SLI-eSATA2 driver and firmware
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RAID Installation Guide - Page 11
... driver and utility are installed correctly, you can find ULi RAID utility from Windows Programs as shown below, or find ULi RAID Utility at task bar. Run ULi RAID utility from Windows Program or click on 'Configuration' at task bar. The Configuration dialog box appears.
ULi RAID Utility
The information of the connected drives is displayed. (RAID 0x2 indicates RAID 0 with two drives, RAID...
User Manual - Page 4
3.3.8 USB Configuration 47 3.4 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 47 3.5 Boot Screen 48
3.5.1 Boot Settings Configuration 48 3.6 Security Screen 49 3.7 Exit Screen 50
4 . Software Support 51
4.1 Install Operating System 51 4.2 Support CD Information 51
4.2.1 Running Support CD 51 4.2.2 Drivers Menu 51 4.2.3 Utilities Menu 51 4.2.4 Contact Information 51
APPENDIX: AMD's Cool 'n' ...
User Manual - Page 5
... K8SLI-eSATA2 Motherboard (ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 8.2-in, 30.5 cm x 20.8 cm)
1 x ASRock K8SLI-eSATA2 Quick Installation Guide 1 x ASRock K8SLI-eSATA2 Support CD 1 x Ultra ATA 66/100/133 IDE Ribbon Cable (80-conductor) 1 x 3.5-in Floppy Drive Ribbon Cable 4 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional) 2 x Serial ATA (SATA) HDD Power Cables (Optional) 1 x ASRock eSATAII I/O Shield 1 x ASRock SLI...
User Manual - Page 7
...4 pin 12V power connector - SLI/XFIRE power connector - CD in header - Front panel audio connector - 2 x USB 2.0 headers (support 4 USB 2.0 ports)
(see CAUTION 8) - 2Mb 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...
User Manual - Page 18
... your graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA
SLITM technology. Download the latest driver from the NVIDIA website (www. nvidia.com). 3. Make sure that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide at least the minimum power required by your system.
Enjoy the benefit of SLITM
Step 1. Step 2.
Adjust the jumpers on this motherboard to enable PCIE1 slot (PCIE x 8) and PCIE3...
User Manual - Page 19
.... Step6.
Connect a VGA cable or a DVI-I cable to the monitor connector and the DVI connector of the graphics card that is inserted to PCIE1 slot. Connect a 4-pin ATX power cable to SLI/XFIRE power connector.
Step7. Step8.
Power on your computer and boot into OS. Install the "SLI Enabled" driver of our support CD to your system. Then, reboot your system. Install the graphics card drivers to your...
User Manual - Page 29
... 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 to correctly adjust your SATAII hard disk to SATAII...
User Manual - Page 31
2.12 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA / SATAII HDDs and eSATAII Devices
K8SLI-eSATA2 motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for SATA / SATAII / eSATAII Devices in RAID / AHCI mode. ULi M1697 chipset provides hardware support for Advanced Host controller Interface (AHCI), a new programming interface for SATA host controllers developed thru a joint industry effort. AHCI also ...
User Manual - Page 32
... RAID functions, you need to make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette before you start the OS installation.
STEP 1: Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to boot your system. (Do NOT insert any floppy diskette into the floppy drive at this moment!)
STEP 2: During POST at the beginning of system boot-up, press key, and then a window for boot devices...
User Manual - Page 33
... BIOS setup to set the option from [RAID] to [AHCI]. 2. Make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette by following the proper steps of section 2.13
on page 32. 3. Start Windows 2000, windows XP, or Windows XP 64-bit OS installation.
2.15 Untied Overclocking Technology
This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology, which means during overclocking, FSB enjoys better margin due to fixed PCI / PCIE...
User Manual - Page 34
...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 51
... 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 52
... feature, please make sure to install "AMD Processor Driver" from the "Support CD" first. If you are using Windows 2000 / XP/ XP 64-bit operating system, please follow the instruction below to enable AMD's Cool 'n' QuietTM technology:
1. From the Windows 2000 / XP/ XP 64-bit operating system, click the Start button. Select Settings, then Control Panel.
2. Switch to Classic...
Quick Installation Guide - Page 4
...in x 8.2-in, 30.5 cm x 20.8 cm)
1 x ASRock K8SLI-eSATA2 Quick Installation Guide 1 x ASRock K8SLI-eSATA2 Support CD 1 x Ultra ATA 66/100/133 IDE Ribbon Cable (80-conductor) 1 x 3.5-in Floppy Drive Ribbon Cable 4 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional) 2 x Serial ATA (SATA) HDD Power Cables (Optional) 1 x ASRock eSATAII I/O Shield 1 x ASRock SLI Bridge
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Quick Installation Guide - Page 6
...4 pin 12V power connector - SLI/XFIRE power connector - CD in header - Front panel audio connector - 2 x USB 2.0 headers (support 4 USB 2.0 ports)
(see CAUTION 8) - 2Mb 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...
Quick Installation Guide - Page 14
... and another graphics card to PCIE3 slot. Make sure that the cards are properly seated on the slots.
Step3. Step4.
If required, connect an auxiliary power source to the PCI Express graphics cards. Align and insert the SLI Bridge to the goldfingers on each graphics card. Make sure that the SLI Bridge is firmly in place.
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Quick Installation Guide - Page 15
.... Step6.
Connect a VGA cable or a DVI-I cable to the monitor connector and the DVI connector of the graphics card that is inserted to PCIE1 slot. Connect a 4-pin ATX power cable to SLI/XFIRE power connector.
Step7. Step8.
Power on your computer and boot into OS. Install the "SLI Enabled" driver of our support CD to your system. Then, reboot your system. Install the graphics card drivers to your...
Quick Installation Guide - Page 25
..., for changing various ATA features. Please visit HITACHI's website for details: http://www.hitachigst.com/hdd/support/download.htm
The above examples are just for your reference. For different SATAII hard disk products of different vendors, the jumper pin setting methods may not be the same. Please visit the vendors' website for the updates.
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Quick Installation Guide - Page 27
... eSATAII ports instead of opening your chassis to exchange your SATAII hard disk.
If you obey "safely remove hardware" mechanism like USB flash drive, you can enable eSATAII device write cache on the driver by ULi RAID configuration tools to enhance the eSATAII performance. While keeping write data to disk can be flush out when removing the eSATAII device.
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Quick Installation Guide - Page 28
... you install the OS. Before you start to configure the RAID function, you need to check the installation guide in the Support CD for proper configuration. Please find the document, "Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration", at the following path in the Support CD:
.. \ Information \ Manual \ RAID Installation Guide \ English.pdf
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