ASRock P67 Extreme4 Gen3 manual Points of attention, before you process the Hot Plug

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2.18SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation

Guide

This motherboard supports Hot Plug feature for SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD in RAID / AHCI mode. Please read below operation guide of Hot Plug feature carefully. Before you process the SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD Hot Plug, please check below cable accessories from the motherboard gift box pack.

A. 7-pin SATA data cable

B. SATA power cable with SATA 15-pin power connector interface

A. SATA data cable (Red)		B. SATA power cable

SATA 7-pin connector

Caution

The SATA 15-pin power connector (Black) connect

to SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD

1x4-pin conventional power connector (White) connect to power supply

1.Without SATA 15-pin power connector interface, the SATA / SATAII / SATA3 Hot Plug cannot be processed.

2.Even some SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDDs provide both SATA 15-pin power connector and IDE 1x4-pin conventional power connector interfaces, the IDE 1x4-pin conventional power connector interface is deﬁnitely not able to support Hot Plug and will cause the HDD damage and data loss.

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 of our motherboard is indicated in the product spec on our website: www.asrock.com

2.Make sure your SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD can support Hot Plug function from your dealer or HDD user manual. The SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD, which cannot support Hot Plug function, will be damaged under the Hot Plug operation.

3.Please make sure the SATA / SATAII / SATA3 driver is installed into system properly. The latest SATA / SATAII / SATA3 driver is available on our support website: www.asrock.com

4.Make sure to use the SATA power cable & data cable, which are from our motherboard package.

5.Please follow below instructions step by step to reduce the risk of HDD crash or data loss.

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Contents P67 Extreme4 Gen3 Copyright Notice DisclaimerContents Introduction Uefi Menu Bar Utilities MenuPackage Contents IntroductionSpecifications Smart Switch ConnectorUSB3.0 Support CD Bios FeatureUnique Feature HardwarePage Page Page Motherboard Layout 24.4cm 9.6LAN Port LED Indications I/O PanelTable for Audio Output Connection Page Pre-installation Precautions Screw HolesCPU Installation Page Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink Installation of Memory Modules Dimm Dual Channel Memory ConﬁgurationsInstalling a Dimm Notch break BreakExpansion Slots PCI and PCI Express Slots Installing an expansion cardPcie slots Slitm and Quad Slitm Operation Guide RequirementsASRock SLIBridge2S Card For Windows XP / XP 64-bit OS For Slitm mode only Driver Installation and SetupDouble-click Nvidia Settings icon on your Windows taskbar Select Nvidia Control Panel tab Select Control Panel tabPage CrossFire Bridge Installing Three CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards CrossFireTM Bridge For Windows XP OS Install the required drivers to your systemFor Windows 7 / VistaTM OS Page \ Surround Display Information Surround Display FeatureJumpers Setup DescriptionOnboard Headers and Connectors USB 2.0 Headers USB 3.0 HeaderSeveral system front panel System Panel HeaderFunctions Chassis Speaker Header Speaker to this headerSupply to this connector ATX Power Connector Please connect an ATX powerATX 12V Power Connector Serial port Header Installation Guide of Front USB 3.0 PanelSerial port module Installation Guide of Rear USB 3.0 Bracket Smart Switches13 Dr. Debug Status Code DescriptionPage Page Page Serial ATA3 SATA3 Hard Disks Installation Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for Sata / Sataii HDDs What is Hot Plug Function?What is Hot Swap Function? Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA3 HDDsPoints of attention, before you process the Hot Plug Points of attention, before you process the Hot Plug Points of attention, before you process the Hot UnplugSet up Uefi Driver Installation GuideInstalling Windows XP / XP 64-bit With RAID Functions Make a Sata / Sataii / SATA3 Driver DisketteSetting Up a RAID Ready System Use RAID Installation Guide to set RAID conﬁgurationMigrating a RAID Ready System to RAID 0, RAID 1 or RAID Set up Uefi Installing Windows XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions Page Introduction Uefi Menu BarMain Screen Navigation KeysTo jump to the Exit Screen or exit the current screen OC Tweaker Screen Command Rate CR Dram Timing Control Dram Conﬁguration Load XMP SettingRAS# to CAS# Delay tRCD Write Recovery Time tWRMemory Fast Boot RAS to RAS Delay tRRDWrite to Read Delay tWTR Memory Power Down ModeUser Default Use this to select VTT Voltage. The default value is AutoUse this to select Vccsa Voltage. The default value is Auto VTT VoltageAdvanced Screen Instant FlashCPU Configuration No-Excute Memory Protection CPU Thermal ThrottlingIntel Virtualization Technology Local x2APICVT-d North Bridge ConfigurationLow Mmio Align Primary Graphics AdapterSouth Bridge Configuration Onboard Debug Port LED Marvell SATA3 Bootable Storage ConfigurationMarvell SATA3 Operation Mode Sata ModeSuper IO Configuration Acpi Configuration USB 3.0 Controller USB ConfigurationUSB 2.0 Controller Legacy USB SupportHardware Health Event Monitoring Screen Boot Screen Security Screen Exit Screen Software Support Contact InformationInstalling OS on a HDD Larger Than 2TB