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RAID Installation Guide - Page 1
...1.1 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation 2
2. Guide to RAID Conigurations 3
2.1 Introduction of RAID 3
2.2 RAID Coniguration Precautions 6
2.3 Installing Windows® 8.1 / 8.1 64-bit / 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit With RAID Functions 7
2.4 Coniguring a RAID array 8
2.4.1 Coniguring a RAID array Using UEFI Setup Utility ...... 9
2.4.2 Coniguring a RAID array Using Intel RAID BIOS...
RAID Installation Guide - Page 3
... of RAID
This motherboard adopts Intel southbridge chipset that integrates RAID controller supporting RAID 0 / RAID 1/ Intel Rapid Storage / RAID 10 / RAID 5 function with four independent Serial ATA (SATA) channels. This section will introduce the basic knowledge of RAID, and the guide to conigure RAID 0 / RAID 1/ Intel Rapid Storage / RAID 10 / RAID 5 settings.
RAID
The term "RAID" stands...
RAID Installation Guide - Page 7
... and set the option SATA Mode Selection to [RAID]. Press key to save your change before you exit BIOS 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 lash drive into a USB port. B. Enter...
RAID Installation Guide - Page 18
4. Installing Windows® on a HDD larger than 2TB in RAID mode
Windows® 7 / 8 / 8.1 does not support HDD's larger than 2TB. Please make sure to use Windows® 7 64-bit, Windows® 8 64bit, or Windows® 8.1 64-bit. After the UEFI and RAID BIOS setup, please follow the steps below. STEP 1: Copy Intel® RAID drivers into a USB lash disk You can download the drivers from ASRock's...
RAID Installation Guide - Page 19
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 irst step.
Please keep the USB flash disk installed until the system's first reboot. Continue to install the OS by following the instructions.
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RAID Installation Guide - Page 20
.... 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 ix this problem. Windows® 7 64-bit / 8 64-bit / 8.1 64-bit: A. Please request the hotix KB2505454 through this link:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2505454/ B. After installing Windows...
Intel Rapid Storage Guide - Page 12
...load t he I nt el® Rapid St orage Technology driver during operat ing syst em set up.
The F6 inst allat ion m et hod is not required for Microsoft Windows 7 or Note
Microsoft Windows...er t he BI OS Set up program aft er t he Power- On- Self- Test ( POST) m em ory t est begins.
2. Enet r t he Adva nce d m enu. 3. Click t he St or a ge Con figu r a t ion m enu. 4. Swit ch t he SATA Ope r a t ion ...
Intel Rapid Storage Guide - Page 16
... all a t hird part y SCSI or RAI D driver. This m essage appears at the beginning of Windows setup ( during text- m ode phase) .
Not hing will happen im m ediat ely aft er pressing F6. Set up will N ot e t em porarily cont inue loading drivers. You will t hen be prom pt ed wit h a
screen asking you to load support for m ass storage device(s) .
2. Press S t o Spe...
User Manual - Page 5
... BIOS & Drivers
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3.4.4 Setting
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3.5 Start8
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Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY
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4.1 Introduction
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4.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar
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4.1.2 Navigation Keys
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4.2 Main Screen
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4.3 OC Tweaker Screen
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4.4 Advanced Screen
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4.4.1 CPU Coniguration
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4.4.2 Chipset Coniguration
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4.4.3 Storage Coniguration
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4.4.4 Super IO Coniguration
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4.4.5 ACPI Coniguration
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4.4.6 USB...
User Manual - Page 33
X99M Extreme4
2.9 SLITM and Quad SLITM Operation Guide
his 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. Currently, NVIDIA® SLITM and Quad SLITM technology supports Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / 8 / 8 64-bit / 8.1 / 8.1 64-bit OS.
Requirements 1. You should only use ...
User Manual - Page 35
X99M Extreme4
2.9.2 Driver Installation and Setup
Install the graphics card drivers to your system. Ater that, you can enable the Multi-Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) in the NVIDIA® nView system tray utility. Please follow the below procedures to enable the multi-GPU.
Step 1 Double-click the NVIDIA Control Panel icon in the Windows® system tray. Step 2 In the let...
User Manual - Page 36
... you to install up to two identical PCI Express x16 graphics cards. Currently CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM are supported with Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / 8 / 8 64-bit / 8.1 / 8.1 64-bit OS.
1. You should only use identical CrossFireXTM-ready graphics cards that are AMD certiied.
2. Make sure that your graphics card driver supports AMD CrossFireXTM technology. Download the drivers from the...
User Manual - Page 38
2.10.2 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.
he 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 3
Install the ...
User Manual - Page 43
X99M Extreme4
Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation
3.1 Installing Drivers
he 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. he CD automatically displays the Main Menu if "AUTORUN" is enabled in your computer. If the ...
User Manual - Page 44
... from ASRock's support CD, A-Tuning will be auto-installed as well. Ater the installation, you will ind the icon "A-Tuning" on your desktop. Double-click the "A-Tuning" icon, A-Tuning main menu will pop up.
3.2.2 Using A-Tuning
here are six sections in A-Tuning main menu: Operation Mode, Tools, OC Tweaker, System Info, Live Update, Tech Service and Settings.
Operation...
User Manual - Page 52
... and control the remote host installed with the Orbweb.ME Professional host sotware.
Installing Orbweb.ME Professional on the Host Computer
You can find the Orbweb.ME Professional host software in the Support CD or just download it from http://orbweb.me.
Step 1 Click on the Orbweb.ME Professional installer package ile to start installation. Step 2 Follow the onscreen instructions to...
User Manual - Page 57
... iOS or Android Mobile Devices users: Download and install "Orbweb.ME Professional" app from the App Store (iOS) or Play Store (Android). Step 1 Tap the "Orbweb.ME Professional" app icon to launch it. Step 2 Log in with your Orbweb.ME account and password. Step 3 Tap the host computer name that you want to access under the Remote Desktop section.
Step 4 Enter the Windows password...
User Manual - Page 64
3.4.3 BIOS & Drivers
Installing BIOS or Drivers
When the "BIOS & Drivers" tab is selected, you will see a list of recommended or critical updates for the BIOS or drivers. Please update them all soon.
Step 1 Please check the item information before update. Click on Step 2
to see more details.
Click to select one or more items you want to update. Step 3
Click Update to start the update process...
User Manual - Page 88
...3.0 controller mode. Set [Smart Auto] to keep the USB 3.0 driver enabled ater rebooting (USB 3.0 is enabled in BIOS). Set [Auto] to automatically enable the USB 3.0 driver ater entering the OS (USB 3.0 is disabled in BIOS). Set [Enabled] to keep the USB 3.0 driver enabled (Must install driver to use USB devices under Windows® 7). Set [Disabled] to disable the USB 3.0 ports.
Legacy USB Support...
User Manual - Page 92
...don't have an optical disk drive to install the drivers from our support CD, Easy Driver Installer is a handy tool in the UEFI that installs the LAN driver to your system via an USB storage device, then downloads and installs the other required drivers automatically.
UEFI Tech Service
Contact ASRock Tech Service if you are having trouble with your PC. Please setup network coniguration before using...