ASRock X79 Extreme4-M manual Serial ATA3 SATA3 Hard Disks Installation

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2.16 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) Hard Disks Installation

This motherboard adopts Intel® X79 chipset that supports Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) hard disks and RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10 and Intel Rapid Storage3.0) functions. You may install SATA / SATAII hard disks on this moth- erboard 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 con- nector.

STEP 4: Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA / SATAII hard disk.

2.17 Serial ATA3 (SATA3) Hard Disks Installation

This motherboard adopts Intel® X79 chipset that supports Serial ATA3 (SATA3) hard disks and RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10 and Intel Rapid Storage3.0) functions for SATA3_0 and SATA3_1 connectors. It also adopts ASMedia ASM1061 chipset that supports Serial ATA3 (SATA3) hard disks for SATA3_A0 connector. You may install SATA3 hard disks on this motherboard for internal storage devices. This section will guide you to install the SATA3 hard disks.

STEP 1: Install the SATA3 hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis.

STEP 2: Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA3 hard disk.

STEP 3: Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard’s SATA3 con- nector.

STEP 4: Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA3 hard disk.

Please be noted that SATA3_A0 does not support RAID function. If you want to use RAID function on SATA3 connectors, please use SATA3_0 and SATA3_1 connectors.

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Contents X79 Extreme4-M Copyright Notice DisclaimerContents Uefi Setup Utility Introduction Uefi Menu BarPackage Contents IntroductionSpecifications Bios Feature ConnectorSmart Switch USB3.0Hardware Unique FeatureSupport CD MonitorPage Page Page Motherboard Layout Off No Link Blinking I/O PanelLAN Port LED Indications LinkPage Pre-installation Precautions Screw HolesCPU Installation Locate Pin1 and the two orientation key notches Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink With fan operation or contact other componentsInstallation of Memory Modules Dimm Installing a DimmInstalling an expansion card Expansion Slots PCI and PCI Express SlotsSlitm and Quad Slitm Operation Guide RequirementsASRock SLIBridge Card Driver Installation and Setup For Windows XP / XP 64-bit OS For Slitm mode onlyDouble-click Nvidia Settings icon on your Windows taskbar Select Nvidia Control Panel tab Select Control Panel tabInstalling Two CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM Operation GuideCrossFire Bridge Install the required drivers to your system For Windows XP OSFor Windows 7 / VistaTM OS Surround Display Feature \ Surround Display InformationASRock Smart Remote Installation Guide CIR sensors in different anglesASRock XFast Charger Operation Guide Jumpers Setup DescriptionClear Cmos Jumper Serial ATA3 Connectors Onboard Headers and ConnectorsSerial Ataii Connectors Serial ATA Sata Data CablePorts on the I/O panel, there is USB 3.0 Header Besides two default USBOptional wireless transmitting One USB 3.0 header on thisIndicate system power status Power LED Header Please connect the chassisPower LED to this header to Power offATX Power Connector Supply to this connectorATX 12V Power Connector Smart Switches 15 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 UnplugDriver Installation Guide Set up UefiUse RAID Installation Guide to set RAID configuration Installing Windows XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions Install Windows XP / XP 64-bit OS on your systemUntied Overclocking Technology Introduction Uefi Menu BarNavigation Keys Navigation KeysMain Screen F10OC Tweaker Screen Core Current Limit Turbo Boost Power LimitDram Timing Control Load XMP Setting Additional Turbo VoltageDram tRP Command Rate CRDram Power Down Mode Dram tRASMemory Test When Fast Boot Phase SheddingMemory Power Savings Mode Memory Fast BootVoltage Control CPU Core Voltage Load Power Saving ModeUser Default CPU Load-Line CalibrationAdvanced Screen System BrowserInstant Flash CPU Configuration CPU C3 State Support CPU Thermal ThrottlingEnhance Halt State C1E CPU C6 State SupportNorth Bridge Configuration South Bridge Configuration Storage Configuration Serial Port Super IO ConfigurationUse this item to enable or disable the onboard serial port Serial Port AddressAcpi Configuration USB 3.0 Controller USB ConfigurationUSB 2.0 Controller Legacy USB SupportIntel ME Subsystem Configuration ME Version ME SubsystemHardware Health Event Monitoring Screen Boot Screen Security Screen Exit Screen Software Support Installing OS on a HDD Larger Than 2TB in Ahci Mode Installing OS on a HDD Larger Than 2TB in RAID Mode Copy Intel RAID drivers into a USB flash diskWindows VistaTM 64-bit Page Windows 7 64-bit