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Installing OS on a HDD Larger Than 2TB in RAID Mode

This motherboard is adopting UEFI BIOS that allows Windows

OS to be installed

on a large size HDD (>2TB). Please follow below procedure to install the operating
system.

1. Please make sure to use

Windows

Vista

64-bit (with SP1 or above)

Windows

7 64-bit

2. Press <F2> or <Delete> at system POST. Set

RAID Mode

in UEFI Setup Utility >

Advanced > Storage Con guration > SATA Mode.
3. Choose

onboard RAID 3TB+ unlocker

UEFI Mode For GPT partition

. Press

<F10> to save the change and exit.
4. Press <F11> to enter Boot Manual. Choose

UEFI : Built - in EFI Shell

5. Key in

drvcfg

, for example you will see below:

Drv[4E] Ctrl[B5] Lang[eng]

6. Key in

dh [Drv number]

, for example: key in

dh 4E

Summary of Contents for A55 Pro3

Page 2: ...ties or conditions of merchantability or tness for a particular purpose In no event shall ASRock its directors of cers employees or agents be liable for any indirect special incidental or consequential damages including damages for loss of pro ts loss of business loss of data interruption of business and the like even if ASRock has been advised of the possibility of such damages arising from any d...

Page 3: ...al ATA2 SATA2 Hard Disks Installation 36 2 12 Serial ATA3 SATA3 Hard Disks Installation 36 2 13 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA SATA2 HDDs 37 2 14 Hot Plug Function for SATA3 HDDs 37 2 15 SATA SATA2 SATA3 HDD Hot Plug and Hot Swap Feature and Operation Operation Guide 38 2 16 Driver Installation Guide 40 2 17 Installing Windows 7 7 64 bit VistaTM VistaTM 64 bit XP XP 64 bit With RAID Func...

Page 4: ...h Bridge Con guration 52 3 4 4 Storage Con guration 53 3 4 5 Super IO Con guration 54 3 4 6 ACPI Con guration 55 3 4 7 USB Con guration 57 3 5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 58 3 6 Boot Screen 59 3 7 Security Screen 60 3 8 Exit Screen 61 4 Software Support 62 4 1 Install Operating System 62 4 2 Support CD Information 62 4 2 1 Running Support CD 62 4 2 2 Drivers Menu 62 4 2 3 Utilities Men...

Page 5: ...is manual occur the updated ver sion will be available on ASRock website without further notice You may nd the latest VGA cards and CPU support lists on ASRock website as well ASRock website http www asrock com If you require technical support related to this motherboard please visit our website for speci c information about the model you are using www asrock com support index asp 1 1 Package Cont...

Page 6: ...slots Supports AMD Quad CrossFireXTM CrossFireXTM and Dual Graphics Graphics AMD Radeon HD 65XX 64XX graphics DirectX 11 Pixel Shader 5 0 Max shared memory 512MB see CAUTION 4 Dual VGA Output support HDMI and D Sub ports by independent display controllers Supports HDMI 1 4a Technology with max resolution up to 1920x1200 60Hz Supports D Sub with max resolution up to 1920x1600 60Hz Supports Auto Lip...

Page 7: ... x RJ 45 LAN Port with LED ACT LINK LED and SPEED LED HD Audio Jack Rear Speaker Central Bass Line in Front Speaker Microphone see CAUTION 6 SATA3 2 x SATA3 6 0 Gb s connectors by ASMedia ASM1061 support NCQ AHCI and Hot Plug functions USB 3 0 2 x USB 3 0 ports by Etron EJ168A support USB 1 0 2 0 3 0 up to 5Gb s Connector 5 x SATA2 3 0 Gb s connectors support RAID RAID 0 RAID 1 and RAID 10 NCQ AHC...

Page 8: ...oster ASRock U COP see CAUTION 14 Hardware CPU Temperature Sensing Monitor Chassis Temperature Sensing CPU Chassis Power Fan Tachometer CPU Chassis Quiet Fan CPU Chassis Fan Multi Speed Control Voltage Monitoring 12V 5V 3 3V Vcore OS Microsoft Windows 7 7 64 bit VistaTM VistaTM 64 bit XP SP3 XP 64 bit compliant Certifications FCC CE WHQL ErP EuP Ready ErP EuP ready power supply is required see CAU...

Page 9: ...HBR is supported under Windows 7 64 bit 7 VistaTM 64 bit VistaTM 6 For microphone input this motherboard supports both stereo and mono modes For audio output this motherboard supports 2 channel 4 chan nel 6 channel and 8 channel modes Please check the table on page 13 for proper connection 7 ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility AXTU is an all in one tool to ne tune different system functions in a user fr...

Page 10: ... SmartView a new function of internet browser is the smart start page for IE that combines your most visited web sites your history your Face book friends and your real time newsfeed into an enhanced view for a more personal Internet experience ASRock motherboards are exclu sively equipped with the SmartView utility that helps you keep in touch with friends on the go To use SmartView feature pleas...

Page 11: ... Product was a provision regulated by Eu ropean Union to de ne the power consumption for the completed system According to EuP the total AC power of the completed system shall be under 1 00W in off mode condition To meet EuP standard an EuP ready motherboard and an EuP ready power supply are required According to Intel s suggestion the EuP ready power supply must meet the standard of 5v standby po...

Page 12: ...R 1 White 36 PCI Slot PCI1 16 System Panel Header PANEL1 White 37 PCI Express 2 0 x16 Slot PCIE2 Blue 17 SATA2 Connector SATA2_3 Blue 38 PCI Express 2 0 x1 Slot PCIE1 White 18 SATA2 Connector SATA2_5 Blue 39 Chassis Fan Connector CHA_FAN2 19 SATA2 Connector SATA2_4 Blue Super I O CMOS BATTERY ATXPWR1 AMD A55 FCH Hudson D2 Chipset COM1 PCIE1 PCI1 LAN AUDIO CODEC 1 CLRCMOS1 1 CPU_FAN1 HDLED RESET PL...

Page 13: ...tails in accordance with the type of speaker you use TABLE for Audio Output Connection Audio Output Channels Front Speaker Rear Speaker Central Bass Line In or No 8 No 5 No 4 Side Speaker No 7 2 V 4 V V 6 V V V 8 V V V V It is recommended to install the USB Keyboard Mouse cable to USB 2 0 ports USB01 or USB45 instead of USB 3 0 ports 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 1 2 4 3 5 8 1 PS 2 Mouse Port Green 9 Mi...

Page 14: ...your computer you will nd Mixer tool on your system Please select Mixer ToolBox click Enable playback multi streaming and click ok Choose 2CH 4CH 6CH or 8CH and then you are allowed to select Realtek HDA Pri mary output to use Rear Speaker Central Bass and Front Speaker or select Realtek HDA Audio 2nd output to use front panel audio ...

Page 15: ...vere damage to the motherboard peripherals and or components 1 Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component 2 To avoid damaging the motherboard components due to static elec tricity NEVER place your motherboard directly on the carpet or the like Also remember to use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safety grounded object before you handle components 3 Hold components b...

Page 16: ...ed 2 2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink After you install the CPU into this motherboard it is necessary to install a larger heatsink and cooling fan to dissipate heat You also need to spray thermal grease between the CPU and the heatsink to improve heat dis sipation Make sure that the CPU and the heatsink are securely fastened and in good contact with each other Then connect the CPU fan to the...

Page 17: ...e Slot White Slot 1 Populated Populated 2 Populated Populated 3 Populated Populated Populated Populated For the con guration 3 please install identical DDR3 DIMMs in all four slots 1 If you want to install two memory modules for optimal compatibility and reliability it is recommended to install them in the slots of the same color In other words install them either in the set of blue slots DDR3_A1 ...

Page 18: ...M on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the slot The DIMM only ts in one correct orientation It will cause permanent damage to the motherboard and the DIMM if you force the DIMM into the slot at incorrect orientation Step 3 Firmly insert the DIMM into the slot until the retaining clips at both ends fully snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated notch break notc...

Page 19: ... PCI Express x16 graphics cards on PCIE2 and PCIE3 slots Therefore PCIE2 slot will work at x16 bandwidth while PCIE3 slot will work at x4 bandwidth 3 Please connect a chassis fan to motherboard chassis fan connec tor CHA_FAN1 CHA_FAN2 or CHA_FAN3 when using multiple graphics cards for better thermal environment Installing an expansion card Step 1 Before installing the expansion card please make su...

Page 20: ...pdates 2 5 1 Graphics Card Setup Different CrossFireXTM cards may require different methods to enable CrossFi reXTM feature For other CrossFireXTM cards that AMD has released or will release in the future please refer to AMD graphics card manuals for detailed installation guide Step 1 Insert one Radeon graphics card into PCIE2 slot and the other Radeon graphics card to PCIE3 slot Make sure that th...

Page 21: ...aphics card you purchase not bundled with this motherboard Please refer to your graphics card vendor for details CrossFire Bridge or Step 3 Connect the DVI monitor cable to the DVI connector on the Radeon graph ics card on PCIE2 slot You may use the DVI to D Sub adapter to convert the DVI connector to D Sub interface and then connect the D Sub monitor cable to the DVI to D Sub adapter ...

Page 22: ...r to downloading and installing the CATALYST Control Center Please check Microsoft website for details For Windows 7 VistaTM OS Install the CATALYST Control Center Please check AMD website for de tails Step 4 Restart your computer Step 5 Install the VGA card drivers to your system and restart your computer Then you will nd ATI Catalyst Control Center on your Windows taskbar ATI Catalyst Control Ce...

Page 23: ...ed or not if not please select it again and then you are able to enjoy the bene t of CrossFireXTM feature Step 7 You can freely enjoy the bene t of CrossFireXTM or Quad CrossFireXTM feature CrossFireXTM appearing here is a registered trademark of AMD Technologies Inc and is used only for identi cation or explanation and to the owners bene t without intent to infringe For further information of AMD...

Page 24: ...MD website for further information Chipset Model Driver AMD RADEON HD6670 ASUS DIS PCIE2 1 ASUS HDMI EAH6670 DI 1GD3 1G DDR3 8 863 AMD RADEON HD6570 MSI DIS PCIE2 1 MSI HDMI R6570 MD1GD3 LP 1G DDR3 8 863 AMD RADEON HD6450 MSI DIS PCIE2 1 MSI HDMI R6450 MD1GD3 LP 1G DDR3 8 863 Enjoy the benefit of AMD Dual Graphics Step 1 Please keep the default UEFI setting of Dual Graphics option on Auto Step 2 I...

Page 25: ...check AMD website for up dates and details Step 9 Click Enable CrossFireTM and click Apply to save your change Step 10 Reboot your system Then you can freely enjoy the bene t of Dual Graphics feature AMD VISION Engine Control Center Step 7 You can also click AMD VISION Engine Control Center on your Windows taskbar to enter AMD VISION Engine Control Center Step 8 In AMD VISION Engine Control Center...

Page 26: ... D Sub and HDMI you can easily enjoy the bene ts of dual monitor feature without installing any add on VGA card to this motherboard This motherboard also provides independent display controllers for D Sub and HDMI to support dual VGA output so that D sub and HDMI can drive same or different display contents To enable dual monitor feature please follow the below steps 1 Connect D Sub monitor cable ...

Page 27: ...fault value of Share Memory Auto will disable D Sub function when the add on VGA card is inserted to this motherboard 4 Install the onboard VGA driver and the add on PCI Express VGA card driver to your system If you have installed the drivers already there is no need to install them again 5 Set up a multi monitor display For Windows XP XP 64 bit OS Right click the desktop choose Properties and sel...

Page 28: ...refore you can enjoy the superior display quality with high de nition HDCP encryption contents Please refer to below instruction for more details about HDCP function What is HDCP HDCP stands for High Bandwidth Digital Content Protection a speci cation developed by Intel for protecting digital entertainment content that uses the DVI interface HDCP is a copy protection scheme to eliminate the possib...

Page 29: ...s are matched correctly 1 2 4 3 5 USB_PWR P P GND ATX 5VSB IRRX IRTX GND DUMMY Step3 Install Multi Angle CIR Receiver to the front USB port If Multi Angle CIR Receiver cannot successfully receive the infrared signals from MCE Remote Controller please try to install it to the other front USB port 3 CIR sensors in different angles 1 Only one of the front USB port can support CIR function When the CI...

Page 30: ...lear and reset the system parameters to default setup please turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power supply After waiting for 15 seconds use a jumper cap to short pin2 and pin3 on CLRCMOS1 for 5 seconds However please do not clear the CMOS right after you update the BIOS If you need to clear the CMOS when you just nish updating the BIOS you must boot up the system rst and th...

Page 31: ... 2 0 Headers Besides four default USB 2 0 9 pin USB6_7 ports on the I O panel there see p 12 No 26 are three USB 2 0 headers on this motherboard Each USB 2 0 header can support two USB 2 0 ports 9 pin USB8_9 see p 12 No 25 9 pin USB10_11 see p 12 No 23 Serial ATA2 Connectors These ve Serial ATA2 SATA2_1 see p 12 No 21 SATA2 connectors support SATA2_2 see p 12 No 20 SATA data cables for internal SA...

Page 32: ...o panel please install it to the front panel audio header as below A Connect Mic_IN MIC to MIC2_L B Connect Audio_R RIN to OUT2_R and Audio_L LIN to OUT2_L C Connect Ground GND to Ground GND D MIC_RET and OUT_RET are for HD audio panel only You don t need to connect them for AC 97 audio panel E To activate the front mic For Windows XP XP 64 bit OS Select Mixer Select Recorder Then click FrontMic F...

Page 33: ... power LED hard drive activity LED speaker and etc When connecting your chassis front panel module to this header make sure the wire assignments and the pin assign ments are matched correctly Power LED Header Please connect the chassis 3 pin PLED1 power LED to this header to see p 12 No 14 indicate system power status The LED is on when the system is operating The LED keeps blinking in S1 state Th...

Page 34: ...pt a traditional 20 pin ATX power supply To use the 20 pin ATX power supply please plug your power supply along with Pin 1 and Pin 13 ATX 12V Power Connector Please connect an ATX 12V 8 pin ATX12V1 power supply to this connector see p 12 No 2 Though this motherboard provides 8 pin ATX 12V power connector it can still work if you adopt a traditional 4 pin ATX 12V power supply To use the 4 pin ATX p...

Page 35: ...der providing 2 pin HDMI_SPDIF1 SPDIF audio output to HDMI see p 12 No 31 VGA card allows the system to connect HDMI Digital TV projector LCD devices Please connect the HDMI_SPDIF connector of HDMI VGA card to this header SPDIFOUT GND 1 ...

Page 36: ...Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard s SATA2 connector STEP 4 Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA SATA2 hard disk 2 12 Serial ATA3 SATA3 Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts ASMedia ASM1061 chipset that supports Serial ATA3 SATA3 hard disks You may install SATA3 hard disks on this motherboard for inter nal storage devices This section will guide...

Page 37: ...talled into the SATA SATA2 HDD What is Hot Swap Function If SATA SATA2 HDDs are built as RAID 1 then it is called Hot Swap for the action to insert and remove the SATA SATA2 HDDs while the system is still power on and in working condition 2 14 Hot Plug Function for SATA3 HDDs This motherboard supports Hot Plug function for SATA3 in AHCI mode ASMedia ASM1061 chipset provides hardware support for Ad...

Page 38: ... interface The SATA 15 pin power connector Black connect to SATA SATAII SATA3 HDD Points of attention before you process the Hot Plug 1 Below operation procedure is designed only for our motherboard which supports SATA SATAII SATA3 HDD Hot Plug The SATA SATAII SATA3 Hot Plug feature might not be supported by the chipset because of its limitation the SATA SATAII SATA3 Hot Plug support information o...

Page 39: ...SATA data cable to the SATA SATAII SATA3 HDD How to Hot Unplug a SATA SATAII SATA3 HDD Points of attention before you process the Hot Unplug Please do follow below instruction sequence to process the Hot Unplug improper procedure will cause the SATA SATAII SATA3 HDD damage and data loss Please connect SATA power cable 1x4 pin end White to the power supply 1x4 pin cable Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 ...

Page 40: ... disk composed of 2 or more SATA SATA2 HDDs with RAID functions please follow below steps STEP 1 Set up UEFI A Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Con guration B Set the SATA Mode option to RAID for SATA2_1 to SATA2_5 ports STEP 2 Make a SATA SATA2 Driver Diskette Please use USB floppy or floppy disk A Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to boot your system B During P...

Page 41: ...ake a SATA SATA2 Driver Diskette Make a SATA SATA2 driver diskette by following section 2 17 1 step 2 on page 40 STEP 4 Install Windows 7 7 64 bit VistaTM VistaTM 64 bit OS on your system STEP 3 Use RAID Installation Guide to set RAID configuration Before you start to con gure RAID function you need to check the RAID installation guide in the Support CD for proper con guration Please refer to the ...

Page 42: ...ndows XP XP 64 bit on your SATA SATA2 SATA3 HDDs without RAID functions please follow below steps Using SATA SATA2 SATA3 HDDs with NCQ and Hot Plug functions AHCI mode STEP 1 Set up UEFI A Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Con guration B Set the SATA Mode option to AHCI for SATA2_1 to SATA2_5 ports Set the SATA3 Con guration option to AHCI for SATA3_1 and SATA3_2 ports STEP 2 Make a...

Page 43: ...alling Windows 7 7 64 bit VistaTM VistaTM 64 bit Without RAID Functions If you want to install Windows 7 7 64 bit VistaTM VistaTM 64 bit on your SATA SATA2 SATA3 HDDs without RAID functions please follow below steps Using SATA SATA2 SATA3 HDDs with NCQ and Hot Plug functions AHCI mode STEP 1 Set up UEFI A Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Con guration B Set the SATA Mode option to A...

Page 44: ...e 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 not exactly match what you see on your screen 3 1 1 UEFI Menu Bar The top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections Main To set up the system time date information OC Tweaker To set up overclocking feature...

Page 45: ...ng up the selected screen F1 To display the General Help Screen F9 To load optimal default values for all the settings F10 To save changes and exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY ESC To jump to the Exit Screen or exit the current screen 3 2 Main Screen When you enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY the Main screen will appear and display the system overview System Time Hour Minute Second Use this item to specify t...

Page 46: ...gy This item appears only when the processor you adopt supports this fea ture Use this to select enable or disable AMD Turbo Core Technology Con guration options Auto and Disabled The default value is Auto Processor Maximum Frequency It will display Processor Maximum Frequency for reference Processor Maximum Voltage It will display Processor Maximum Voltage for reference Multiplier Voltage Change ...

Page 47: ... this item to enable or disable DDR power down mode Bank Interleaving Interleaving allows memory accesses to be spread out over banks on the same node or accross nodes decreasing access contention Channel Interleaving It allows you to enable Channel Memory Interleaving Con guration op tions Disabled Auto The default value is Auto CAS Latency tCL Use this item to change CAS Latency tCL Auto Manual ...

Page 48: ...etting The default is Auto Write to Read Delay tWTR Use this item to change Write to Read Delay tWTR Auto Manual setting The default is Auto Read to Precharge tRTP Use this item to change Read to Precharge tRTP Auto Manual setting The default is Auto Four Activate Window tFAW Use this item to change Four Activate Window tFAW Auto Manual setting The default is Auto Voltage Control DRAM Voltage Use ...

Page 49: ...16 12 le system If you execute Instant Flash utility the utility will show the UEFI les and their respective information Select the proper UEFI le to update your UEFI and reboot your system after UEFI update process completes 3 4 Advanced Screen In this section you may set the con gurations for the following items CPU Con gu ration Nouth Bridge Con guration South Bridge Con guration Storage Con gu...

Page 50: ...te that enabling this function may re duce CPU voltage and memory frequency and lead to system stability or compatibility issue with some memory modules or power supplies Please set this item to Disable if above issue occurs SVM When this option is set to Enabled a VMM Virtual Machine Architecture can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by AMD V The default value is Enabled Con g...

Page 51: ...ure The default value is Auto Configuration options Auto 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB and 512MB Onboard HDMI HD Audio This allows you to enable or disable the Onboard HDMI HD Audio fea ture Dual Graphics This item appears only when you install AMD RADEON HD6670 6570 6450 graphics card on this motherboard Use this to enable or disable Dual Graphics feature If you enable this option you can choose onboard ...

Page 52: ...nel On Off Play Use this item to enable or disable On Off Play Technology The defaultval ue is Enabled When On Off Play is enabled Deep Sx will be disabled If you want to enable Deep Sx please disable On Off Play rst Onboard LAN This allows you to enable or disable the onboard LAN feature Good Night LED Enable this option to turn off Power LED and Port80 LED when the system is power on The keyboar...

Page 53: ...TA IDE Combined Mode This item is for SATA2_5 and eSATA2 ports Use this item to enable or dis able SATA IDE combined mode The default value is Enabled If you want to build RAID on SATA2_5 and eSATA2 ports please disable this item SATA3 Configuration This item is for SATA3_1 and SATA3_2 ports Use this item to adjust SATA3 con guration The default value of this option is IDE Mode Con guration option...

Page 54: ... Address Use this item to set the address for the onboard serial port Con guration options 3F8 IRQ4 and 3E8 IRQ4 Infrared Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboard infrared port Infrared Port Address Use this item to set the address for the onboard infrared port Con guration options 2F8 IRQ3 and 2E8 IRQ3 ...

Page 55: ...tem starts to boot up when the power recovers PS 2 Keyboard Power On Use this item to enable or disable PS 2 keyboard to turn on the system from the power soft off mode PCI Devices Power On Use this item to enable or disable PCI devices to turn on the system from the power soft off mode Ring In Power On Use this item to enable or disable Ring In signals to turn on the system from the power soft of...

Page 56: ...ACPI HPET table Use this item to enable or disable ACPI HPET Table The default value is Enabled Please set this option to Enabled if you plan to use this moth erboard to submit Windows VistaTM certi cation ...

Page 57: ...bled Please refer to below descriptions for the details of these four options Enabled Enables support for legacy USB Auto Enables legacy support if USB devices are connected Disabled USB devices are not allowed to use under legacy OS and UEFI setup when Disabled is selected If you have USB compatibility is sue it is recommended to select Disabled to enter OS UEFI Setup Only USB devices are allowed...

Page 58: ...ing This allows you to set the chassis fan 2 speed Con guration options Full On and Manual Mode The default is value Full On Chassis Fan 3 Setting This allows you to set the chassis fan 3 speed Con guration options Full On and Manual Mode The default is value Full On 3 5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen In this section it allows you to monitor the status of the hardware on your system inclu...

Page 59: ... launch Configuration options Legacy ROM and EFI Compatible ROM The default vale is Legacy ROM Full Screen Logo Use this item to enable or disable OEM Logo The default value is Enabled AddOn ROM Display Use this option to adjust AddOn ROM Display If you enable the option Full Screen Logo but you want to see the AddOn ROM information when the system boots please select Enabled Con guration options ...

Page 60: ...60 3 7 Security Screen In this section you may set or change the supervisor user password for the system For the user password you may also clear it ...

Page 61: ...owing message Discard changes and exit setup Select OK to exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY without saving any changes Discard Changes When you select this option it will pop out the following message Discard changes Select OK to discard all changes Load UEFI Defaults Load UEFI default values for all the setup questions F9 key can be used for this operation Launch EFI Shell from filesystem device Attemp...

Page 62: ... drive The CD automatically displays the Main Menu if AUTORUN is enabled in your com puter If the Main Menu did not appear automatically locate and double click on the le ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder in the Support CD to display the menus 4 2 2 Drivers Menu The Drivers Menu shows the available devices drivers if the system detects the installed devices Please install the necessary drivers to ac...

Page 63: ...staTM 64 bit with SP1 or above or Windows 7 64 bit 2 Press F2 or Delete at system POST Set AHCI Mode in UEFI Setup Utility Advanced Storage Con guration SATA Mode 3 Choose the item UEFI xxx to boot in UEFI Setup Utility Boot Boot Option 1 xxx is the device which contains your Windows installation les Normally it is an optical drive You can also press F11 to launch boot menu at system POST and choo...

Page 64: ...ws VistaTM 64 bit with SP1 or above or Windows 7 64 bit 2 Press F2 or Delete at system POST Set RAID Mode in UEFI Setup Utility Advanced Storage Con guration SATA Mode 3 Choose onboard RAID 3TB unlocker UEFI Mode For GPT partition Press F10 to save the change and exit 4 Press F11 to enter Boot Manual Choose UEFI Built in EFI Shell 5 Key in drvcfg for example you will see below Drv 4E Ctrl B5 Lang ...

Page 65: ...ber Ctrl number to enter Raid Utility For example key in drvcfg s 4E B5 8 Choose Logical Drive Main Menu to set up Raid Drive 9 Choose Logical Drive Create Menu to create a Raid Drive 10 Choose Usable Physical Drive List to select Raid HDD ...

Page 66: ... setting and key in the Raid size 13 After set up Raid size please click Start to Create 14 Press F10 to exit Utility 15 During reboot please press F11 to enter Boot Manual Choose UEFI SCSI CD DVD Drive This option only shows on Windows 7 64 bit and VistaTM 64 bit OS ...

Page 67: ...ities If you encounter this problem you will need to following instructions to x this problem Windows VistaTM 64 bit Microsoft does not provide hotfix for this problem Below steps are Microsoft suggested solution A Disable System Restore a Type systempropertiesprotection in the Start Menu Then press Enter b De select Local Disks for System Restore Then Click Turn System Restore Off to con rm Then ...

Page 68: ... Volume Shadow Copy service a Type computer management in the Start Menu then press Enter b Go to Services and Applications Services Then double click Volume Shadow Copy c Set Startup type to Disable then Click OK ...

Page 69: ...the hot x KB2505454 thru this link http support microsoft com kb 2505454 B After installing Windows 7 64 bit install the hot x kb2505454 This may take long time 30 mins C Reboot your system It may take about 5 mins to boot D The Windows will install this hot x then reboot by itself E Please start to install motherboard drivers and utilities ...

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