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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.
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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
... F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. This message appears at the beginning of Windows setup (during text-mode phase).
Nothing will happen immediately after pressing F6. Setup will temporarily continue loading drivers. You will then be prompted Note with a screen asking you to load support for mass storage device(s).
2. Press S to Specify Additional Device. 3. When you see...
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
... 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 available for all models A. Plug in your USB flash drive into a USB port...
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
... hard disk (ex. 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® 10 64-bit: A. Please request the hotfix KB2505454 through this link:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2505454/ B. After installing Windows®...
Core-X CPU Support List - Page 1
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N/A
Supported
*For further details on RST (Rapid Storage Technology), Optane, RSTe (Rapid Storage Technology enterprise), and VROC (Intel® Virtual RAID on CPU), please refer to the official information released by Intel and the website driver update released by ASRock.
Memory Configuration
i7-7800X and above (Skylake-X CPU)
8 DIMMs working simultaneously
When installing memory modules...
User Manual - Page 4
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1.3 Motherboard Layout
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1.4 I/O Panel
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Chapter 2 Installation
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2.1 Installing the CPU
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2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink
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2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM)
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2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots)
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2.5 Jumpers Setup
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2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors
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2.7 Smart Switch
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2.8 SLITM and Quad SLITM Operation Guide
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2.8.1 Installing Two SLITM...
User Manual - Page 5
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3.3.3 BIOS & Drivers
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3.3.4 Setting
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3.4 ASRock RGB LED
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Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY
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4.1 Introduction
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4.2 EZ Mode
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4.3 Advanced Mode
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4.3.1 UEFI Menu Bar
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4.3.2 Navigation Keys
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4.4 Main Screen
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4.5 OC Tweaker Screen
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4.6 Advanced Screen
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4.6.1 CPU Configuration
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4.6.2 IIO Configuration
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4.6.3 Chipset Configuration
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4.6.4 Storage...
User Manual - Page 7
... VGA cards and CPU support list on ASRock's website as well. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com.
1.1 Package Contents
• ASRock X299 Extreme4 Motherboard (ATX Form Factor) • ASRock X299 Extreme4 Quick Installation Guide • ASRock X299 Extreme4 Support CD • 1 x I/O Panel Shield • 4 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional) • 1 x ASRock SLI_HB_Bridge_2S Card...
User Manual - Page 34
... Guide
This motherboard supports NVIDIA® SLITM and Quad SLITM (Scalable Link Interface) technology that allows you to install up to two identical PCI Express x16 graphics cards.
Requirements 1. You should only use identical SLITM-ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA® certi-
fied. 2. Make sure that your graphics card driver supports NVIDIA® SLITM technology.
Download the drivers...
User Manual - Page 39
X299 Extreme4
2.9.2 Driver Installation and Setup
Step 1 Power on your computer and boot into OS. Step 2 Remove the AMD drivers if you have any VGA drivers installed in your system.
The Catalyst Uninstaller is an optional download. We recommend using this utility to uninstall any previously installed Catalyst drivers prior to installation. Please check AMD's website for AMD driver updates.
Step...
User Manual - Page 49
X299 Extreme4
3.2 A-Tuning
A-Tuning is ASRock's multi purpose software suite with a new interface, more new features and improved utilities.
3.2.1 Installing A-Tuning
A-Tuning can be downloaded from ASRock Live Update & APP Shop. After the installation, you will find the icon "A-Tuning" on your desktop. Double-click the "ATuning" icon, A-Tuning main menu will pop up.
3.2.2 Using A-Tuning
There are...
User Manual - Page 52
... and downloading software applications for your ASRock computer. You can quickly and easily install various apps and support utilities. With ASRock APP Shop, you can optimize your system and keep your motherboard up to date simply with a few clicks.
Double-click utility.
on your desktop to access ASRock Live Update & APP Shop
*You need to be connected to the Internet to download apps...
User Manual - Page 60
...the UEFI SETUP UTILITY by pressing or right after you power on the computer, otherwise, the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) will continue with its test routines. If you wish to enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY after... turning the system off and then back on.
Because the UEFI software is constantly being updated, the following UEFI setup screens and descriptions are for reference purpose only, and they may ...
User Manual - Page 65
... set up overclocking features.
X299 Extreme4
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...
User Manual - Page 89
... Tools
X299 Extreme4
RGB LED
RGB LED and header allows users to connect LED strip and create their unique PC style easily.
UEFI Tech Service
Contact ASRock Tech Service if you are having trouble with your PC. Please setup network configuration before using UEFI Tech Service.
Easy RAID Installer
Easy RAID Installer helps you to copy the RAID driver from the support CD to your USB storage device...