ASRock K8Upgrade-NF3 driver and firmware
Related ASRock K8Upgrade-NF3 Manual Pages
Download the free PDF manual for ASRock K8Upgrade-NF3 and other ASRock manuals at ManualOwl.com
RAID Installation Guide - Page 1
Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration
1. Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation 2 1.1 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation 2 1.2 Making a SATA Driver Diskette 3
2. Guide to RAID Configurations 4 2.1 Introduction of RAID 4 2.2 RAID Configuration Precautions 6 2.3 BIOS Configuration Utility 7 2.3.1 Enter BIOS Configuration Utility 7 2.3.2 Create Disk Array 8
1
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 Installation Guide - Page 8
2.3.2 Create Disk Array
Create RAID 0 After the system powers on, press key to enter BIOS setup utility. Highlight Advanced and press , then the main interface of BIOS setup utility will appear. Please set the option SATA Opera tion Mode to [RAID].
Advanced
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
IDE Configuration
OnBoard IDE Controller OnBoard SATA Controller
SATA Operation Mode
Primary IDE Master Primary IDE ...
RAID Installation Guide - Page 12
... 1 After the system powers on, press key to enter BIOS setup utility. Highlight Advanced and press , then the main interface of BIOS setup utility will appear. Please set the option SATA Opera tion Mode to [RAID].
Advanced
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
IDE Configuration
OnBoard IDE Controller OnBoard SATA Controller
SATA Operation Mode
Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave Secondary IDE Master Secondary...
RAID Installation Guide - Page 15
..., the below window appears.
NVIDIA RAID IDE ROM BIOS 4.81 Copyright (C) 2004 NVIDIA Corp.
Detecting array . . . 0 Healthy NVIDIA JBOD 74.54G
Press F10 to enter RAID setup utility . . .
After rebooting your computer, wait until you seee the RAID software prompting you to press . The RAID prompt appears as a part of the system POST and boot process prior to loading the OS...
User Manual - Page 3
...10 2.1 CPU Installation 11 2.2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink 11 2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM 12 2.4 Expansion Slots (Future CPU Port, PCI and AGP Slots 13 2.5 Jumpers Setup 15 2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 16 2.7 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation 19 2.8 Realtek Audio Driver Installation For Windows ME 19 2.9 Installing Windows 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit With RAID...
User Manual - Page 5
... Contents
1 x ASRock K8Upgrade-NF3 Motherboard (ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 7.5-in, 30.5 cm x 19.1 cm)
1 x ASRock K8Upgrade-NF3 Quick Installation Guide 1 x ASRock K8Upgrade-NF3 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 ASRock 8CH I/O Shield...
User Manual - Page 7
ASRock 8CH I/O: BIOS: OS:
1 PS/2 Mouse Port, 1 PS/2 Keyboard Port 1 Serial Port: COM1 1 Parallel Port (ECP/EPP Support) 4 Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports 1 RJ-45 Port Audio Jack: Side Speaker / Rear Speaker / Central/Bass /
Line In / Front Speaker / Microphone (see CAUTION 6) AMI Legal BIOS Supports "Plug and Play" ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support CPU Frequency Stepless Control ...
User Manual - Page 13
... 1 Future CPU Port, 4 PCI slots and 1 AGP slot on K8Upgrade-NF3 motherboard.
Future CPU Port (Yellow-Colored Port): Future CPU Port allows you to upgrade your AMD 754-Pin CPU to AMD 939-Pin CPU by installing an add-on ASRock 939CPU Board into this future CPU Port on K8UpgradeNF3 motherboard. You may also install ASRock M2CPU Board into this future CPU Port on this motherboard to upgrade your AMD...
User Manual - Page 19
2.7 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation
This motherboard supports Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks and RAID functions. This section will guide you to install the SATA hard disks. STEP 1: Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis. STEP 2: Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA hard disk. STEP 3: Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard's SATA
connector. ...
User Manual - Page 20
... to install Windows 2000, Windows XP or Windows XP 64-bit on your SATA HDDs with RAID functions, please follow the below steps.
STEP 1: Make a SATA 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...
User Manual - Page 21
2.10 Installing Windows 2000 / Windows XP / Windows XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions
If you just want to install Windows 2000, Windows XP or Windows XP 64-bit on your SATA HDDs without RAID functions, you don't have to make a SATA driver diskette. Besides, there is no need for you to change the BIOS setting. You can start to install Windows 2000, Windows XP or Windows XP 64-bit on...
User Manual - Page 22
...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 39
... 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 40
... 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 Windows XP only) 3. Double-click...
Quick Installation Guide - Page 4
...
1 x ASRock K8Upgrade-NF3 Motherboard (ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 7.5-in, 30.5 cm x 19.1 cm)
1 x ASRock K8Upgrade-NF3 Quick Installation Guide 1 x ASRock K8Upgrade-NF3 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 ASRock 8CH I/O Shield
4 ASRock...
Quick Installation Guide - Page 14
2.6 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation
This motherboard supports Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks and RAID functions. This section will guide you to install the SATA hard disks.
STEP 1: Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis. STEP 2: Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA hard disk. STEP 3: Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard's SATA
connector. ...
Quick Installation Guide - Page 15
... finishing the installation of Windows 98 SE / Windows ME, please install Windows SE 98 / Windows ME registry patch file provided in the support CD, which is located in the folder at the following patch: .. \ Nvidia SATA patch for Win98/ME Then the SATA HDD can be used in SATA 1 or SATA 2 port.
Windows 98 SE / Windows ME does not support RAID function.
15 ASRock K8Upgrade-NF3 Motherboard
English
Quick Installation Guide - Page 16
... using the Support CD, insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive. It will display the Main Menu automatically if "AUTORUN" is enabled in your computer. If the Main Menu does not appear automatically, locate and double-click on the file "ASSETUP. EXE" from the "BIN" folder in the Support CD to display the menus.
16 ASRock K8Upgrade-NF3 Motherboard
English
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 ASRock sup port CD. After you finish the driver installation, you can create, delete, or rebuild any RAID array. Please enter NVRAIDMAN by clicking on StartШʳ
ʳ
ProgramsШNVIDIA CorporationШRAID ManagerШRAID Manager.
Then, the below screen appears...