ASRock N68C-GS FX manual Sataii Hard Disk Setup Guide, Western Digital, Samsung, Hitachi

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2 . 8 SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide

Before installing SATAII hard disk to your computer, please carefully read below SATAII hard disk setup guide. Some default setting of SATAII hard disks may not be at SATAII mode, which operate with the best performance. In order to enable SATAII function, please follow the below instruction with different vendors to correctly adjust your SATAII hard disk to SATAII mode in advance; otherwise, your SATAII hard disk may fail to run at SATAII mode.

Western Digital

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If pin 5 and pin 6 are shorted, SATA 1.5Gb/s will be enabled.

On the other hand, if you want to enable SATAII 3.0Gb/s, please remove the jumpers from pin 5 and pin 6.

SAMSUNG

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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If pin 3 and pin 4 are shorted, SATA 1.5Gb/s will be enabled.

On the other hand, if you want to enable SATAII 3.0Gb/s, please remove the jumpers from pin 3 and pin 4.

HITACHI

Please use the Feature Tool, a DOS-bootable tool, for changing various ATA features. Please visit HITACHI’s website for details: http://www.hitachigst.com/hdd/support/download.htm

The above examples are just for your reference. For different SATAII hard disk products of different vendors, the jumper pin setting methods may not be the same. Please visit the vendors’ website for the updates.

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Contents N68C-S FX CALIFORNIA, USA only Copyright NoticeDisclaimer Contents Software Support Package Contents IntroductionLAN SpecificationsCPU Unique Feature ConnectorBios Feature Rear Panel I/OCertifications HardwareMonitor Page Page Page Motherboard Layout N68C-GS FX / N68C-S FX I/O Panel N68C-GS FX LAN Port LED IndicationsI/O Panel N68C-S FX Installation Pre-installation PrecautionsCPU Installation Installation of CPU Fan and HeatsinkInstallation of Memory Modules Dimm DDR3A1 DDR3B1Installing a Dimm Notch breakInstalling an expansion card Expansion Slots PCI and PCI Express SlotsFor Windows 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS Easy Multi Monitor FeatureFor Windows XP / XP 64-bit OS Jumpers Setup PS2USBPWR1Onboard Headers and Connectors IDE1Internal Audio Connectors ATX Power Connector ATX 12V Power Connector Samsung Sataii Hard Disk Setup GuideWestern Digital HitachiHot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for Sata / Sataii HDDs What is Hot Plug Function?What is Hot Swap Function? Sata / Sataii HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide Points of attention, before you process the Hot PlugHow to Hot Plug a Sata / Sataii HDD How to Hot Unplug a Sata / Sataii HDDSet Up Bios Driver Installation GuideInstalling Windows XP / XP 64-bit With RAID Functions Make a Sata / Sataii Driver DisketteUse RAID Installation Guide to set RAID configuration \ RAID Installation GuideUntied Overclocking Technology Bios Menu Bar ESC Navigation KeysMain Screen N68C-GS FXOC Tweaker Screen CPU Configuration Overclock ModeOverclock Mode Auto N68C-S FXPcie Frequency MHz Boot Failure GuardBoot Failure Guard Count CPU/LDT Spread SpectrumCPU Frequency Multiplier Memory ConfigurationMultiplier/Voltage Change Processor VoltageTras TrcdTRP TRCTrrd TWRTrfc TwtrASRock Instant Flash CPU ConfigurationAdvanced Screen CPU Configuration Front Panel Onboard LANOnboard HD Audio Share MemoryAcpi Configuration IDE Device Configuration Storage ConfigurationSata Operation Mode OnBoard IDE ControllerType Latency Timer PCIPnP ConfigurationPCI Latency Timer PCI IDE BusMasterSerial Port Address Floppy ConfigurationOnBoard Floppy Controller Parallel Port AddressEPP Version Parallel Port ModeECP Mode DMA Channel Parallel Port IRQUSB Controller USB Keyboard/Remote Power OnUSB Mouse Power On USB 2.0 SupportCPU Quiet Fan Target CPU TemperatureHardware Health Event Monitoring Screen Target Fan SpeedBoot Up Num-Lock Boot ScreenBoot From Onboard LAN Full Screen LogoChange Supervisor Password Security ScreenExit Screen Running The Support CD Install Operating SystemSupport CD Information Drivers Menu