ASRock X79 Extreme4-M manual Points of attention, before you process the Hot Plug

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How to Hot Plug a SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD:

Points of attention, before you process the Hot Plug:

Please do follow below instruction sequence to process the Hot Plug, improper procedure will cause the SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD damage and data loss.

Step 1

Please connect SATA power cable 1x4- Step 2 pin end (White) to the power supply

1x4-pin cable.

Connect SATA data cable to the motherboard’s SATAII / SATA3 connector.

SATA power cable 1x4-pin power connector (White)

Step 3 Connect SATA 15-pin power cable connector (Black) end to SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD.

Step 4

Connect 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.

Step 1

Unplug SATA data cable from SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD side.

Step 2

Unplug SATA 15-pin power cable connector (Black) from SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD side.

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Contents X79 Extreme4-M Disclaimer Copyright NoticeContents Introduction Uefi Menu Bar Uefi Setup UtilityIntroduction Package ContentsSpecifications Smart Switch ConnectorBios Feature USB3.0Support CD Unique FeatureHardware MonitorPage Page Page Motherboard Layout LAN Port LED Indications I/O PanelOff No Link Blinking LinkPage Screw Holes Pre-installation PrecautionsCPU Installation Locate Pin1 and the two orientation key notches With fan operation or contact other components Installation of CPU Fan and HeatsinkInstalling a Dimm Installation of Memory Modules DimmExpansion Slots PCI and PCI Express Slots Installing an expansion cardRequirements Slitm and Quad Slitm Operation GuideASRock 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 Control Panel tab Select Nvidia Control Panel tabCrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM Operation Guide Installing Two CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics CardsCrossFire Bridge Install the required drivers to your system For Windows XP OSFor Windows 7 / VistaTM OS \ Surround Display Information Surround Display FeatureCIR sensors in different angles ASRock Smart Remote Installation GuideASRock XFast Charger Operation Guide Jumpers Setup DescriptionClear Cmos Jumper Serial Ataii Connectors Onboard Headers and ConnectorsSerial ATA3 Connectors Serial ATA Sata Data CableOptional wireless transmitting USB 3.0 Header Besides two default USBPorts on the I/O panel, there is One USB 3.0 header on thisPower LED to this header to Power LED Header Please connect the chassisIndicate system power status Power offSupply to this connector ATX Power ConnectorATX 12V Power Connector Smart Switches Status Code Description 15 Dr. DebugPage Page Page Serial ATA3 SATA3 Hard Disks Installation What is Hot Swap Function? What is Hot Plug Function?Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for Sata / Sataii HDDs 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 Unplug Points of attention, before you process the Hot PlugDriver Installation Guide Set up UefiUse RAID Installation Guide to set RAID configuration Install Windows XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system Installing Windows XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID FunctionsUntied Overclocking Technology Uefi Menu Bar IntroductionMain Screen Navigation KeysNavigation Keys F10OC Tweaker Screen Dram Timing Control Load XMP Setting Turbo Boost Power LimitCore Current Limit Additional Turbo VoltageDram Power Down Mode Command Rate CRDram tRP Dram tRASMemory Power Savings Mode Phase SheddingMemory Test When Fast Boot Memory Fast BootUser Default Load Power Saving ModeVoltage Control CPU Core Voltage CPU Load-Line CalibrationAdvanced Screen System BrowserInstant Flash CPU Configuration Enhance Halt State C1E CPU Thermal ThrottlingCPU C3 State Support CPU C6 State SupportNorth Bridge Configuration South Bridge Configuration Storage Configuration Use this item to enable or disable the onboard serial port Super IO ConfigurationSerial Port Serial Port AddressAcpi Configuration USB 2.0 Controller USB ConfigurationUSB 3.0 Controller Legacy USB SupportME Subsystem Intel ME Subsystem Configuration ME VersionHardware Health Event Monitoring Screen Boot Screen Security Screen Exit Screen Software Support Installing OS on a HDD Larger Than 2TB in Ahci Mode Copy Intel RAID drivers into a USB flash disk Installing OS on a HDD Larger Than 2TB in RAID ModeWindows VistaTM 64-bit Page Windows 7 64-bit