ASROCK ALIVENF6G-VSTA, Installation Manual

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ASRock ALiveNF6G-VSTA Motherboard
2.9 Serial A 2.9 Serial A
2.9 Serial A 2.9 Serial A
2.9 Serial ATTTTTA (SA A (SA
A (SA A (SA
A (SATTTTTA) / Serial A A) / Serial A
A) / Serial A A) / Serial A
A) / Serial ATTTTTAII (SA AII (SA
AII (SA AII (SA
AII (SATTTTTAII) Hard Disks AII) Hard Disks
AII) Hard Disks AII) Hard Disks
AII) Hard Disks
Installation Installation Installation Installation Installation
This motherboard adopts NVIDIA
®
GeForce 6100 / nForce 430 or GeForce 6150SE /
nForce 430 chipset that supports Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) hard disks
and RAID functions. You may install SATA / SATAII hard disks on this motherboard for
internal storage devices. This section will guide you to install the SATA / SATAII hard
disks.
STEP 1: Install the SATA / SATAII hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis.
STEP 2: Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA / SATAII hard disk.
STEP 3: Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard’s SATAII
connector.
STEP 4: Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA / SATAII hard
disk.
2.10 2.10 2.10 2.10 2.10 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F Hot Plug and Hot Swap F Hot Plug and Hot Swap F Hot Plug and Hot Swap F Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SA unctions for SA unctions for SA unctions for SA unctions for SATTTTTA / SA A / SA A / SA A / SA A / SATTTTTAII AII AII AII AII
HDDs HDDs
HDDs HDDs HDDs
This motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for SATA / SATAII
Devices.
NOTE
What is Hot Plug Function?
If the SATA / SATAII HDDs are NOT set for RAID configuration, it is
called “Hot Plug” for the action to insert and remove the SATA / SATAII
HDDs while the system is still power-on and in working condition.
However, please note that it cannot perform Hot Plug if the OS has
been installed into the SATA / SATAII HDD.
What is Hot Swap Function?
If SATA / SATAII HDDs are built as RAID1 then it is called “Hot Swap”
for the action to insert and remove the SATA / SATAII HDDs while the
system is still power-on and in working condition.
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2.11 2.11 2.11 Driver Installation Guide
Driver Installation Guide
Driver Installation Guide Driver Installation Guide Driver Installation Guide
To install the drivers to your system, please insert the support CD to your optical drive
first. Then, the drivers compatible to your system can be auto-detected and listed on
the support CD driver page. Please follow the order from up to bottom side to install
those required drivers. Therefore, the drivers you install can work properly.
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